AGENDA:
Please note: Friday is NAEBA's February Fling; Friday & Saturday are WCDEFA's 18th Annual
Convention. WOW members are welcome to attend all events, but registration may be required
for some. Contact Myndi if you have any questions.
A separate area for business transactions and socializing will be available for everyone’s use during
the meeting events.
Friday, February 12, 2010 (*NAEBA events will be updated ASAP*)
11:00 AM ~ 1:00 PM *NAEBA board meeting, with lunch (on own, order off menu)
12:00 PM ~ 7:00 PM Set up display booths, raffle buckets, silent auction,
photo contest & antler displays
1:00 PM ~ 2:00 PM *NAEBA Presentation: Scott _______ talking about meat & velvet
2:15 PM ~ 5:00 PM *NAEBA: USAHA update; presentation by Leo Windschitl; members' roundtable
3:00 PM ~ 6:00 PM Presentation: Website Design, by Patrick Nolan
President's Round Table: open discussion hosted by Rick Jensen,
WCDEFA President
5:00 PM Cash bar opens
6:00 PM ~ 7:00 PM NAEBA Dinner (register with them here) OR dinner on your own
7:00 PM ~ 8:00 PM NAEBA Auction, semen & other items
8:00 PM ~ ? Hospitality Room
Saturday, February 13, 2010
7:30 AM Registration opens; photo contest entries taken, silent auction setup
8:00 AM ~ 8:15 AM Opening comments by WCDEFA President Rick Jensen
8:15 AM ~ 10:20 AM WCDEFA Annual Meeting with election of board members & officers
10:30 AM ~ 10:50 AM Break
Photo contest judging begins
10:50 AM ~ 12:00 PM DATCP updates, Dr. Richard Bourie
12:00 PM ~ 12:45 PM WCDEFA Awards Luncheon: Elk Kabobs (mushroom, onion, green pepper)
Vegetables (Winter Blend), Salad Bar, Potato Chips
12:45 PM ~ 1:00 PM Alice in Dairyland, Cheryl O'Brien
1:00 PM ~ 1:30 PM Presentation: Hunts for Heroes
1:30 PM ~ 1:50 PM Something Special from Wisconsin, Lois Federman of DATCP
1:50 PM ~ 2:30 PM Legislative update & economic impact survey, Gary Goyke
2:30 PM ~ 2:50 PM Break
Meat tasting contest
2:50 PM ~ 5:00 PM USDA updates, staff from Rep. Dave Obey's & Sen. Feingold's offices
CWD Symposium, Joel Espe
"On the Fence: CWD Research at the Interface of Wild & Farmed Cervids",
Kurt VerCauteren, PhD
5:00 PM Cash bar opens
5:30 PM ~ 6:30 PM Dinner: Elk Salisbury Steak, Baked Chicken; House Salad, Mashed Potatoes,
Vegetables (California Blend), Rolls, Milk
WOW members + spouse or 1 guest eat free, all others $20/plate, register here
Silent auction closes & photo contest judging ends
6:30 PM ~ 8:00 PM Live auction
8:00 PM ~ 9:00 PM Entertainment: Comedian Dan Kirk
9:00 PM ~ ? Hospitality Room
Welcome to the WOW Winter Meeting 2010
information page!
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Speaker Information:
62nd Alice in Dairyland ~ Cheryl O’Brien
Cheryl O’Brien is serving as the 62nd Alice in Dairyland. As Wisconsin’s agricultural ambassador, she is striving to educate audiences
across Wisconsin about the importance of our state’s diverse agriculture industry in our daily lives.
Cheryl grew up in Eastman, on her family's dairy farm and was very active in different agriculture youth programs. She volunteered her
time at the Wisconsin State Fair Moo Booth/House of Moo and in the classroom with dairy promotions. She graduated with honors from
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in May 2008 with degrees in journalism and mass communications. She has gained experience
in journalism by participating in Panthervision, the Broadcast Club at UW-Milwaukee, and worked as an assignment editor for WISN-
TV/DT in Milwaukee prior to this public relations position.
Cheryl brings a unique perspective to the position with her rural upbringing coupled with school and work experiences in Wisconsin’s
largest metropolitan area.
Alice is a one-year contractual position with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (WDATCP) that
dates back to 1948. Under the direction of the WDATCP Division of Agricultural Development, she travels nearly 40,000 miles
throughout the state and surrounding areas promoting Wisconsin’s agricultural industry and its impact on the state economy. Alice
conducts a large number of media interviews with television, radio, and print publications. She develops and delivers speeches for
numerous urban and rural events and also gives presentations at over one hundred schools.
Alice in Dairyland is Wisconsin’s Agricultural Ambassador.
Lois A. Federman, Senior Agriculture Marketing Specialist, Something Special From Wisconsin
Lois Federman is a Senior Agricultural Marketing Specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection in Madison, Wisconsin. She directs the Something Special from Wisconsin marketing program founded 26 years ago to
assist Wisconsin companies increase the brand presence locally, regionally and nationally. She was also a part of the tea that
developed the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grant program.
Lois is co-owner/operator with her brother of their family's Black Angus Beef farm south of Mineral Point, WI. Together they direct
market their beef to consumers through Farmers' Markets, restaurants, grocery stores and CSAs in Madison, Milwaukee and the
greater Chicago area. Lois is a Director for the WI Beef Council and is past President of the Mineral Point Chamber of Commerce.
Prior to returning to her agricultural roots, her career spanned 20 plus years traveling the world for the internationally know apparel
company, Lands' End, as director of product development and quality control with responsibilities ranging from product, packaging and
labeling design to production factory selection and regulation compliance monitoring.
Kurt VerCauteren, PhD, Research Wildlife Biologist, CWD Project Leader, National Wildlife
Research Center, USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services
Kurt VerCauteren leads research on diseases and damage of deer and elk for the National Wildlife Research Center of USDA APHIS
Wildlife Services. He received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. His current research involves addressing scientific questions that will lead to a better understanding of diseases
and to develop means to manage and control them. Much of his efforts are focused at the interface between free-ranging and captive
cervids. The majority of his studies are designed to be applicable in free-ranging and captive settings.
Topic: "On the Fence: CWD Research at the Interface of Wild and Farmed Cervids"
We at the National Wildlife Research Center of USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services have been addressing research issues associated with
CWD transmission and management at the interface between farmed and wild cervids. We have and continue to work on and around
farmed cervid facilities across the country. The willingness of cervid owners to cooperate with, and participate in, our research has led
to valuable new information. Our efforts have focused on evaluating fenceline issues, detection, decontamination, and spread, among
other things. In this presentation we will share the results of many of these studies.
HOTEL INFORMATION:
Holiday Inn Conference Center
750 South Central Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
Hotel Front Desk: 715-486-1500
Hotel Fax: 715-486-1499
www.holidayinn.com/marshfield
Use the interactive Google map on
the right to get directions.
The elk meat for our meeting
was donated by K & K Ranch
owned by Bruce Krueger.
Thank you Bruce!
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Venison Products Tasting Contest:
(Open to all WOW & WCDEFA members)
Categories
1. Snack sticks
2. Jerky
3. Summer sausage or other sausage
4. Deli meats
- Entrants need to bring 3 pounds of each
entry
- Entries will be judged by the attendees.
- Awards sponsored by the Cervid Livestock
Foundation
Photo Contest:
(Open to all WOW & WCDEFA members)
Categories
1. Buck / Stag / Bull
2. Doe / Hind / Cow
3. Fawn / Calf
4. Photo of anything taken by
children aged 16 or younger
- Amateur photos only
- Label each entry with your name and the
applicable category
- One entry per category per applicant, please
A block of rooms is being held
under "Wisconsin deer & elk
farmers" until January 17th (they
extended it for us). Rooms are
double queen, for $89.99 + tax.
This rate is good for Friday &
Saturday nights.
Antler Scoring Contest:
(Open to all WOW & WCDEFA members)
Deb Jurowski & Bill Vyvyan are bringing in a set of elk & whitetail antlers, respectively. Everyone is
encouraged to take a stab at scoring each set. The person who comes closest to the correct total of
both scores will win a valuable framed print!