Thursday, January 14th

9:00 - 12:00 PM Industry Meetings – To schedule a meeting and reserve a spot, contact Heather Flashinski at 715-289-4896

11:30 AM Registration Opens

Welcome – Kevin Mahalko and Wally Sedlar (GrassWorks President and Vice President)

Breakouts Dairy Track Sponsor Track

1:15 - 2:45 PM “Getting Started Dairy Farming: Learn and Earn with the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship”Speakers:- Laura Paine, DGA Program Director, and a panel of Masters and Apprentices

2:00 - 2:45 PM“Training the Next Generation: What it Takes to be a Great Mentor” Speakers:- Nadia Alber, the WI School for Beginning Dairy Farmers- Kristina Ralph, Organic Valley

“Grazing Management Effects on Soil Charecteristics” Speakers:- Chelsea Zegler, University of Wisconsin- Madison- Geoff Brink, USDA - ARS

2:00 - 2:45 PM“Pasture Grasses and Grazing Mixes”Speakers:- Karl Dallefeld, Prairie Creek Seed- Kevin Mahalko, Mahalko Dairy and GrassWorks

“Grazing and Soil Health – It’s a WIN-WIN!”Speakers:- Ben and Denise Bartlett, Log Cabin Livestock

“Are you Getting Your Share of the Grazing Provision in the Farm Bill?”Speakers: Ag Risk Managers

Thursday, January 14th cont’d

Breakouts Dairy Track

3:00 - 4:30 PM “Getting Started Dairy Farming: DGA Success Stories”Speakers:- Tom Cadwallader, and a panel of DGA Graduates

3:45 - 4:30 PM Speed Dating: Looking for an Apprentice? Looking for a place to get started in farming? Come and find the person you’re looking for at this informal mixer.

“Integrating Cover Crops into Livestock Grazing Systems”Speaker:- Ray Archuletta, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

“Using self- regulated individual minerals as the Key to animal health” Speaker:- Doc Richard Holliday – DVM, ABC Plus and Helfter Feeds, Inc.

4:45 - 5:45 PM Happy Hour in tradeshow room

6:00 PM Dinner with Francis Thicke on “The Successful Dairy Farm of the Future” and the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Program

Evening networking and music time!

Friday, January 15th 7:00 AM Registration Opens

8:00 - 8:45 AM General Session: “Keeping our Roots Deep in our Community” Speaker: Ana Skemp, Deep Roots Community Farm

Breakouts Dairy Track Silvopasture Track Sponsor Track

9:00 - 10:30 AM “Dairy Grazing Your Way”Speakers:- Stacie and Daryn Koopal, Sarcoxie, MO- Nolan Lenzen, Eagle Bend, MN- Dale Carter, Mountain Grove, MO

“Grazing Wisconsin’s Public Lands I: Opportunities, challenges, and research”Speakers:- Greta Landis and Courtney Robinson, University of Wisconsin Madison (A round table discussion will be in a smaller room immediately following this session.)

9:45 - 10:30 AM “Investment Analysis for Graziers”Speaker:- Paul Dietmann, Badgerland Financial

“Silvopasture: Ag educators, Foresters, Natu-ral Resource Managers thinking outside the box”Speakers:- Diane Mayerfeld- And Invited Guests

“The Power Beneath Your Feet: 7 Power-ful Practices to Streamline your Way to Animal Health and Wealth”Speaker:- Vail Dixon, Simple Soil Solutions and About Being Conscious Grass Beef

Friday, January 15th cont’d10:30 - 11:30 AM Poster Presentations/visit the tradeshow

11:30 - 1:00 PM Lunch and GrassWorks Annual Meeting and Photo showcase

1:00 - 1:30 PM Visit the tradeshow OR watch “The First Millimeter: Healing the Earth”

Breakouts Dairy Track Silvopasture Track Sponsor Track

1:30 - 3:00 PM “Adding Value to Your Milk: Grass-fed, Organic, and A2-A2”Speakers:- Dr. Brad Heins, U of Minn.- Francis Thicke

2:15 - 3:00 PM “Adding Value to Your Milk: Starting a Farmstead Creamery”Speakers:- Beth Marcoot, Marcoot Creamery, Greenville, IL- Francis Thicke, Radiance Dairy, Fairfield, IA

“Managing Pastures to Maximize Soil Health”Speaker:- Ray Archuletta, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

“Establishing Silvopasture”Speakers:- Keefe Keeley, Savanna Institute- Geoff King, Sunnyhill Acres

“Moving Soil Test Numbers Rapidly & in a Positive Direction”Speaker:- Jerry Scheppele, Frommelt Ag Services and Full Sircle Products

3:00 - 3:30 PM Visit the tradeshow

Friday, January 15th cont’d10:30 - 11:30 AM Poster Presentations/visit the tradeshow

11:30 - 1:00 PM Lunch and GrassWorks Annual Meeting and Photo showcase

1:00 - 1:30 PM Visit the tradeshow OR watch “The First Millimeter: Healing the Earth”

Breakouts Dairy Track Silvopasture Track Sponsor Track

1:30 - 3:00 PM “Adding Value to Your Milk: Grass-fed, Organic, and A2-A2”Speakers:- Dr. Brad Heins, U of Minn.- Francis Thicke

2:15 - 3:00 PM “Adding Value to Your Milk: Starting a Farmstead Creamery”Speakers:- Beth Marcoot, Marcoot Creamery, Greenville, IL- Francis Thicke, Radiance Dairy, Fairfield, IA

“Managing Pastures to Maximize Soil Health”Speaker:- Ray Archuletta, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

“Establishing Silvopasture”Speakers:- Keefe Keeley, Savanna Institute- Geoff King, Sunnyhill Acres

“Moving Soil Test Numbers Rapidly & in a Positive Direction”Speaker:- Jerry Scheppele, Frommelt Ag Services and Full Sircle Products

3:00 - 3:30 PM Visit the tradeshow

Friday, January 15th cont’dBreakouts Dairy Track Silvopasture Track

3:30 - 5:00 PM “Forage Quality of Cover Crops and other U of MN Research” Speaker: - Drs. Jim Paulson and Brad Heins, University of MN

4:15 - 5:00 PM “Best Tricks and Handy Hints”Speakers:- Stacey and Daryn Koopals, Sarcoxie, MO- Nolan Lenzen, Eagle Bend, MN- Dale Carter, Mountain Grove, MO

“Soil Health Principles” Speaker:- Ray Archuletta, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

“Multi-species Approaches to Weed Control in Pastures”Speaker:- Cherrie Nolden, UW Madison and Wonder Acres

4:15 - 5:00 PM“Animal Welfare benefits of Silvopasture”Speaker:- Jennifer Burton, Organic Valley

5:00 - 6:00 PM Happy Hour

6:00 - 7:30 PM Buffet Dinner with Keynote: “Stories from the Land” Speaker: Jerry Apps

7:30 - Midnight Live Auction w/ music and socializing afterward

Saturday, January 16th 7:00 AM Registration Opens

8:00 - 8:45 AM General Session: “Economic Sustainability for Generations: Red Neck Ranching” Speaker: Steve Kenyon, Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd.

Breakouts Dairy Track

9:00 - 10:30 AM “Improving the Dairy herd: Selecting the best genetics for your grass-fed dairy”Speakers:- Panel of Dairy Genetics Company Reps, Dr. Brad Heins, Moderator

“Livestock Guard Dog Selection, care and training” Speaker:- Cherrie Nolden, UW Madison and Wonder Arces

9:45 - 10:30 AM “Leasing and Contract Grazing”Speakers:- Laura Paine, Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship- Steven Kenyon, Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd.

“Design and Management of Humane Animal Handling Facilities “ Remodeling and Repurposing the Old Dairy Barn”Speaker:- David Kammel, UW Extension with Biological Systems Engineering

11 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch with showing of “The Sustainable Lands and Lives Documentary” Presenter: Valarie Dantoin

Saturday, January 16th 7:00 AM Registration Opens

8:00 - 8:45 AM General Session: “Economic Sustainability for Generations: Red Neck Ranching” Speaker: Steve Kenyon, Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd.

Breakouts Dairy Track

9:00 - 10:30 AM “Improving the Dairy herd: Selecting the best genetics for your grass-fed dairy”Speakers:- Panel of Dairy Genetics Company Reps, Dr. Brad Heins, Moderator

“Livestock Guard Dog Selection, care and training” Speaker:- Cherrie Nolden, UW Madison and Wonder Arces

9:45 - 10:30 AM “Leasing and Contract Grazing”Speakers:- Laura Paine, Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship- Steven Kenyon, Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd.

“Design and Management of Humane Animal Handling Facilities “ Remodeling and Repurposing the Old Dairy Barn”Speaker:- David Kammel, UW Extension with Biological Systems Engineering

11 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch with showing of “The Sustainable Lands and Lives Documentary” Presenter: Valarie Dantoin

Saturday, January 16th cont’dBreakouts Dairy Track

12:45 - 2:15 PM “Custom heifer raising: Why confinement herds are turning to grazing for their replacement heifers”Speakers: - Jennifer Blazek, UW Extension- Adam Abel, NRCS- Panel of Custom Heifer Graziers

“Profitable Pastures”Speaker:- Steven Kenyon, Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd.

1:00 - 2:15 PM “Beef, Grasses and Climate Change”Speaker:- Christine Nieman – UW Madison

“Pastured Pork Production”Speaker:- Tim Holmes, Animal Welfare Approved

1:00 - 2:15 PM “Pastured Pork Upper Midwest to Canada”Speaker:- Steven Kenyon, Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd.- Tracy Harper, Western Technical College

Saturday, January 16th cont’dBreakouts Dairy Track

2:30 - 4:00 PM “Balancing Long Term goals with short term needs”Speakers:- Tom Cadwallader, Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship - Ben Bartlett, Log Cabin Livestock

“Grazing in a Winter Wonderland”Speaker:- Steven Kenyon, Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd.

“Pastured Chickens: What do the customerswant? Soy free, organic, home made or all pasture raised?”Speaker:- TBA

3:15 - 4:00 PM “The Coney Garth = Grassfed Rabbit”Speaker:- Julie Engel, The Coney Garth

4:00 PM Ice Cream Social – Stay and enjoy some grassfed organic ice cream from one of our local Wisconsin dairies.

Saturday, January 16th cont’dBreakouts Dairy Track

2:30 - 4:00 PM “Balancing Long Term goals with short term needs”Speakers:- Tom Cadwallader, Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship - Ben Bartlett, Log Cabin Livestock

“Grazing in a Winter Wonderland”Speaker:- Steven Kenyon, Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd.

“Pastured Chickens: What do the customers want? Soy free, organic, home made or all pasture raised?”Speaker:- TBA

3:15 - 4:00 PM “The Coney Garth = Grassfed Rabbit”Speaker:- Julie Engel, Regenerative Roots Farm

4:00 PM Ice Cream Social – Stay and enjoy some grassfed organic ice cream from one of our local Wisconsin dairies.

Membership Conference Rates Number Total

Full Conference $185

Two Day Pass - Thurs & Fri OR Fri & Sat * $140

Friday Only $90

Thursday OR Saturday Only * (your choice) $65

Membership Renewal or Intiation $50

Non Membership Rates Number Total

Full Conference $235

Two Day Pass - Thurs & Fri OR Fri & Sat * $170

Friday Only $120

Thursday OR Saturday Only * (your choice) $95

Children

Under 5 FREE

5 - 17 Years Old $50

First Time Attendee Full conference ONLY $150

Extra Banquet Tickets (Thurs OR Fri night *) $25

Subtotal:

* NOTE: Where there is a choice above, please circle which one you will be attending.