SDARL Class IV Seminar 7

Milbank/Aberdeen

November 14-16, 2007

Dairy Industry/Expanding Agriculture in SD

 

 

Lodging

Seminar Meeting Locations

  Milbank:             Super 8 Motel

  Milbank:             Midwest Dairy Institute*

                                605-432-9000

                *from intersection Hwy 212 & 15: 15 mi N on Hwy 15,

                                turn East at Dairy Institute sign, go 2˝ mi

                *from intersection Hwy 12 & 15: 4 mi S on Hwy 15,

                                turn East at Dairy institute sign, go 2˝ mi

                                Park South of the Chalet Learning Center

 

November 14       East Hwy 12

                                Milbank, SD  57252

                                Ph 605-432-9288

 

  Aberdeen:           Holiday Inn Express

November 15       3310 7th Ave SE

                                Aberdeen, SD  57402

                                Ph 605-725-4000

 

 

 

 

Management Team:

  GSM:               Milbank- Craig Bieber

                            Aberdeen- Russell Hazel

 

  Reporter:         John Anderson

                Valley Queen Cheese

                200 E Railway Ave

                Milbank, SD  57252

                605-432-4563

 

  Aberdeen:              Holiday Inn Express

 

                                Hutterville Colony*

                                14625 401st Ave

                                Stratford, SD  57474

                *from Aberdeen: 6mi E to Bath corner, 9 mi S,

                                5 mi E, 4 mi S, 1 mi E

 

 

 

                                Flame Restaurant & Lounge (upstairs)

 

                                2 S Main St

 

                                Aberdeen, SD  57402

 

                                605-225-2082

 

Wednesday, November 14

                *Tour Attire – (no blue jeans)

                *Meeting location -  Midwest Dairy Institute

 

12:30 p.m.       Lunch at Midwest Dairy Institute

 

1:15 p.m.         Announcements, Updates & Agenda

·         Dan H. Gee, SDARL Executive Director

 

2:00 p.m.         Manure Management, Methane Digestor, Tour MDI

·         Howard Manlove, Dairy Farm Manager

·         Jeff Loutsch, Energy Manager

 

4:00 p.m.         Break 

 

4:15 p.m.         History of Valley Queen Cheese and “The Business of Manufacturing Cheese”

·          Mark Leddy – CEO, Valley Queen Cheese

 

6:00 p.m.         Wine, Cheese Reception

 

6:30 p.m.         Dinner at Midwest Dairy Institute

 

7:30 p.m.         Travel in China

·         Dr. Ding Du, Dr. Dick Shane & Guests - SDSU Economics Department

 

Thursday, November 15

                *Tour Attire for Valley Queen Tour

                *Coat & tie for afternoon, evening program

                *Continental Breakfast at Super 8 Motel, Milbank

               

7:30 a.m.         Tour Valley Queen Cheese

·         Kirk Baldwin, Plant Manager & Mark Leddy, CEO

Valley Queen Cheese

 

9:45 a.m.         Depart for Aberdeen

 

11:45 a.m.       Lunch at Holiday Inn Express Conference Room, Aberdeen

 

1:00 p.m.         Student Loan Finance Corporation & IKOR

·         Norg Sanderson, Student Loan Finance Corporation

·         Steve Tye, IKOR

 

2:15 p.m.         Break

 

2:30 p.m.         Book Reports “Uphill Against Water”

·         SDARL Class IV

 

3:00 p.m.         Discussion “Uphill Against Water”

·         Peter Carrels, Author

 

5:00 p.m.         Reception at the Flame Restaurant and Lounge

·         Rural Leadership North Dakota Class III

·         Alumni and Guests

 

5:45 p.m.         Dinner at the Flame Restaurant

 

6:45 p.m.         After Dinner Program

·         “King Corn”, a feature documentary from Mosaic Films, Inc.

·         Opening remarks from Peter Carrels

·         Discussion to follow 

 

Friday, November 16

                *Coat & Tie for morning program

                *Tour Attire for Hutterite Colony Tour

 

7:30 a.m.         Meet at Holiday Inn Express, Conference Room

 

                        Discussion

·         “Uphill against Water”

·         “King Corn”

·         International Travel

·         Topic assignments for International Travel

·         Possible topics for Class IV Forum

·         Recruiting SDARL Class V members

 

9:15 a.m.         Agricultural Banking

·         Joe Senger, Senior Vice President

Dacotah Bank

 

10:30 a.m.       Depart for Hutterville Colony

 

11:15 a.m.       Hutterville Colony Tour and Discussion

·         George Walder, Minister

Hutterville Colony, Stratford

 

 

2:00 p.m.         Seminar Wrap-Up