Thursday special day…

8:00 Registration

8:30  Program starts   (Track 1 – Greg Judy – “Mob Grazing is For Real”
Location:  Best Western

                                   (Track 2 – Gearld Fry  -  “Breeding for Grass Fed Gourmet Meat”
                                         Location:   Ramada Inn

                                   (Track 3 – Dr. Charles Sydnor, Dr. Susan Duckett, Chef ___, Ridge  
                                                  Shinn – “Healthy Land, Healthy Cows, Healthy Families”
Location:    Ramada Inn

12::00  Leave for Braeburn Farm  for pasture demonstrations

12:30   Lunch

1:30  Demonstrations

4:00  Adjourn  (wine and cheese get together with all participants)

This will be a convenient time to view the Select Sale animals at the nearby Alamance County Livestock Association auction barn.

 

Friday:

Location:  all Friday sessions at Best Western, Burlington

7:30  Member registration

8:00  Membership meeting –

         Registration for non-members

9:00   Gourmet Beef on Grass – IV – opening session

          Welcome:  Jeff Moore, president of NADA

          Welcome:  Dr. Charles Sydnor of Braeburn Farm

9:30   Greg Judy – “Tips on doing more for less”

10:45  Break

11:00   Dr. Susan Duckett – “The grass fed difference”

noon    Lunch

1:00     Michael Gourlay – “You gotta do the numbers”

2:00     Dr. John Andre –“Getting the most out of your pastures”

3:00     Jim Helfter, CEO Helfter Feeds –"Full Circle - The Importance of Soils in Animal Health"

4:00    Roundtable – your chance etc.

5:00     Social hour – complete the day

6:00     Dinner

7:00      Keynote Speech Mel Coleman – “The state of grass fed and its future”

8:30      Adjourn

 

Saturday

8:00      Arrive at Braeburn Farm -  coffee

8:30      Host Dr. Charles Sydnor describes his multi-species grazing operation – cows, 
                                    sheep, pigs, chickens – “One big happy, profitable family”

9:30      Pasture walk…tour…Greg Judy…Gearld Fry…John Andre…Eliza MacLean

noon     Depart for sale barn

12:30    Lunch and view animals

2:00      Board of directors election

2:30      Select Sale

4:00       Adjourn

5:00       Chili dinner – a chance to compare notes, get one more question answered, all
                                     against a scenic backdrop and beautiful Red Devon cattle.