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Three locations. Attend whichever suits your schedule!

Please register by March 9, 2023. How to register:

1. Click the blue button to open the registration link for desired location and/or date.
2. You will be redirected to a registration webpage to enter your contact information and reserve your spot. 
3. If you need help registering, please call or email the local contact.

Register for Maine Workshop 

• March 20 and 21, 2023
• 10 AM to 2 PM, Augusta, ME
• Local contact: glenda.pereira@maine.edu | 207-581-3240

Register for New Hampshire Workshop

• March 27 and 28, 2023
• 10 AM to 2 PM, Boscawen, NH
• Local contact: sarah.allen@unh.edu | 501- 425-5401

Register for Vermont Workshop

• April 3 and 4, 2023
• 10 AM to 2 PM, Barre, VT
• Local contact: whitney.hull@uvm.edu | 802-279-7517

Why Dairy Farmers Should Attend

• Meet your state Extension dairy specialists and dairy educators
• Learn alongside other dairy farmers
• Free, in-person, business training about dairy-farm financial calculations and how to use them to help your business
• Learn about diversification choices and using risk management planning
• Lunch and materials provided at no cost to attendees

Additional Information

• Read and share the event flyer
• To request a disability-related accomodation, please contact the local contact 21 days before the workshop.

Funding is provided by the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NEDBIC) one of the nation's four USDA Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives.

The NEDBIC offers grants to dairy farms, service providers, provides support to dairy businesses through projects that promote the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products in an eleven-state region, which includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry offers further resources, promotional support, information and financial support for Maine dairies.