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22nd Annual Vermont Grazing & Livestock Conference

Welcome to the 22nd Annual Vermont Grazing & Livestock Conference!

8:00am EST

Registration Open Main Lobby

9:00am EST

Communication, Markets, and Multi-Species Value Part 1 TheatreBlaine Hitzfield • Blake Hitzfield • Diana Rodgers • Heather Sandford • Kate Stillman

10:30am EST

Morning Refreshment Break Waterlot

10:45am EST

Communication, Markets, and Multi-Species Value Part 2 TheatreBlaine Hitzfield • Blake Hitzfield • Diana Rodgers • Heather Sandford • Kate Stillman

12:00pm EST

Lunch Dining Room

1:00pm EST

Marketing and Customer Engagement Part 1 TheatreDiana Rodgers • Kate Stillman Value-Added and Multi-Species Business Part 1 WaterlotBlaine Hitzfield • Blake Hitzfield

2:45pm EST

Marketing and Customer Engagement Part 2 TheatreDiana Rodgers • Kate Stillman Value-Added and Multi-Species Business Part 2 WaterlotHeather Sandford

4:00pm EST

Tradeshow Open with Afternoon Refreshments Morey Room

4:30pm EST

Required Ag Practices Example Inspection and Q&A Garden View

5:30pm EST

Buffet Dinner at Lake Morey--Separate Tickets Needed! Dining Room

7:00pm EST

Documentary Film & Discussion: Tomorrow TheatreSeth Itzkan

7:30am EST

Tradeshow Open With Morning Refreshments Morey Room

7:45am EST

Registration Open Main Lobby

9:00am EST

The #1 Barrier To Direct Marketing (And what to do about it!) EdgewaterBlaine Hitzfield • Blake Hitzfield Unlock the Keys to Start Grazing Right TheatreCheryl Cesario Kids Conference Session 1 Garden ViewNoel Perriello • Rachel Popoli • Carrie Riker Testing Models of Land Reclamation Captain's RoomMarc Cesario • Jon Turner The Ins and Outs of Grass-Fed Beef Genetics Terrace BallroomBig Picture Beef • Morgan Hartman • Niko Horster • Steve Schubart Living Downstream in Long Island Sound Lakside EastJudy Preston Producing Pastured Piggery Pork WaterlotHeather Sandford Rousing Research Roundup Lakeside WestJuan Alvez • Joshua Faulkner

10:30am EST

Morning Refreshment Break Morey Room

10:45am EST

Keynote: Kale vs. Cow: The Case for Better Meat Terrace BallroomDiana Rodgers Kids Conference Session 2 Garden ViewNoel Perriello • Rachel Popoli • Carrie Riker

12:00pm EST

Please Visit the Tradeshow! Morey Room

1:30pm EST

Beef Profitability Case Studies Terrace BallroomSam Smith Understanding Soil Health TheatreDidi Pershouse Kids Conference Session 3 Garden ViewNoel Perriello • Rachel Popoli • Carrie Riker Young Farmers: Getting Creative to Access Land Captain's RoomBobolink Farms • Coty Fisher • Colene Reed Grazing Heifers: An Opportunity for Medium and Large Dairy Farms EdgewaterFay Benson • Kimberly Hagen Farmer Stress and Burn-out: You’re Not Alone! Lakeside WestTroy Bishopp • Jake Jacobs • Brian Maloney Farm Diversity: Finding the Right Balance of Multiple Enterprises. WaterlotBruce Hennessey Maximizing Impacts with VGFA Mini Grants Lakside EastJackson Evans • Aaron Guman • Graham Unangst-Rufenacht

3:00pm EST

How a Catastrophe Can Change Your Business Model WaterlotBruce Hennessey Focus on Forages: Plant ID and Grazing Response Terrace BallroomSid Bosworth Kids Conference Session 4 Garden ViewNoel Perriello • Rachel Popoli • Carrie Riker Farming in the Age of Climate Change and Environmental Concerns Lakside EastJoshua Faulkner • Kimberly Hagen Using Water and Weighing Technologies to Your Advantage TheatreGallagher Animal Management Digging In! Rural Vermont’s Groundswell Tour: Results & Next Steps Captain's RoomGraham Unangst-Rufenacht Using Horses as Tools in a Multi-Species System EdgewaterGwyneth Harris Updates from the Grazing Research Lab at Philo Ridge Farm Lakside EastJuan Alvez

4:30pm EST

Ice Cream Social Featuring Strafford Creamery Morey Room