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Dairy Tour To Vermont
March 23 - 26, 2010
About the Tour | Tour Details | Hotels | Program | Registration
Printable Brochure
About the Tour
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Hosted by:
Professional Dairy Managers of PA and
Penn State Dairy Alliance,
an initiative of Cooperative Extension |
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Only one bus is available.
Until December 31, PDMP Members will have the first option on seats. On January 1, 2010 the remaining seats will be available on a first come-first served basis to anyone in the dairy industry. The registration fee includes all meals and bus transport during the tour; hotel reservations will be made for you, but are not included in the fee.
2010 Dairy Tour Itinerary
 Dairy Producers On the Road and Learning Together
A Tour with an Emphasis on Value Added Opportunities
Tuesday, March 23 – Arrive in Burlington, Vermont
(Transportation to and from Vermont is on your own - either drive or fly into Burlington International Airport)
| 7:00 pm |
Welcome Reception at the hotel
(Tour travelers meet & receive their information packets; light refreshments)
Reception Sponsored by Dairylea Cooperative and Dairy Farmers of America - Northeast Council |
Wednesday, March 24 – Dairy Tour Day #1
| 6:00 am |
Breakfast at the hotel and at 7:00 am bus departs for stops at: |
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Green Mountain Dairy, Sheldon, VT |
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Branon’s West View Maples, Fairfield, VT - At the height of maple sugaring season!
11:30 am - Lunch at West View Maples |
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Pleasant Valley Farm, Richford, Vermont |
| 6:00 pm |
Dinner at Cow Palace Steakhouse, Derby, VT with leaders from Dairy Farmers Working Together
Dinner Sponsored by GHD, Inc. and Martin Machinery, LLC |
Thursday, March 25 – Dairy Tour Day #2
| 6:00 am |
Breakfast at the hotel and at 7:00 am bus departs for stops at: |
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Cow Town Dairy, Derby, VT |
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Maxwell Neighborhood Dairy, Coventry, VT
11:30 am - Lunch at a Coventry restaurant as guests of Vermont Feed Dealers and Manufacturers Assoc. |
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Jasper Hill Dairy & Creamery, Greensboro, VT |
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Cabot Creamery, Cabot, VT |
| 7:00 pm |
Dinner at Wildflower Inn, Lyndonville, VT with farm hosts & representatives from the Holstein Association |
Friday, March 26 – Dairy Tour Day #3
| 6:00 am |
Breakfast at the hotel and at 7:00 am bus departs for stops at: |
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Hatchland Dairy, North Haverhill, NH (just over the state line) |
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Vermont Butter & Cheese, Websterville, VT |
| 12:30 pm |
Lunch at Capitol Plaza, Montpelier, VT with Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Roger Albee |
| 1:30 pm |
Depart for Burlington (Airport arrival at approx. 2:30 pm and then return to Doubletree Hotel for car pick-up.) |
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