Event

Time

Location

Details

Tour of Tyson and Empirical Foods 

8-8:15 am

Front of Denny Sanford Premier Center-Sioux Falls

A Bus Will Be Provided-Do Not Be Late

Tour of Tyson and Empirical Foods

10 – 11:00 a.m.

Dakota Dunes, SD

It will be Cool-Wear Appropriate Clothing-Pictures are not Permitted

Buses load to Depart

11:00 – 11:15

Front of Each Building

Lunch & Plant Tour at Uncle Ed’s Specialty Meats

12:30-3:30 p.m.

Uncle Ed’s Specialty Meats-Sioux Falls

Depart Uncle Ed’s

3:30-4pm

Buses will pick you up in front of Uncle Ed’s 

Buses will Drop Everyone off at Denny Sanford Premier Center

President’s Reception

7pm

TBD

Ramada Hotel

Event

Time

Location

Details

Registration/Product Check In

8:00. – 11:00 a.m.

Main Hall-Denny Sanford Premier Center

See the SDAMP booth to register and check your product in as well as pick up your convention packet

Supplier Set Up

8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Denny Sanford Ballroom

Suppliers can begin setting up their booths in the main ballroom

Continuing Education

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

SD Animal Industry Board

How to Perform Proper Sampling for Labs and Other Details that You Should Know

11-12pm

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

Speaker: Laura Rouche, SDSU

How to perform and ship lab samples

Ex: E-Coli, Listeria, etc. 

Sampling of Products/Free light Lunch/Question and Answers

12-12:30pm

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

Round Table Discussion

Additional Revenue Streams for your Business-Teaching Classes to the Public and Promoting your Products

12-1:30pm

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

Speaker:????

Adding Value To Your Retail and Customers Products for the Small and Extra Small Processors

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

Tom Katen

SD Beef Council

3-3:30pm

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

Class:

SD Pork Council

3:30-4pm

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

Exhibit Hall Open

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Ballroom

Free Keg available as well as a cash bar for mixed drinks

PBR Bull Bash

Unleash the Beast

Meet in front of the Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

7:15pm

PBR Starts at 7:45

SDAMP has purchased T-Shirts for those who marked one down in their registration.The PBR Rodeo would be a great time for everyone to wear these

Event

Time

Location

Details

Registration

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Main Hall -Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

Bull Session

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

Open Panel Discussion-Bring Lots of Questions on Pricing, Etc.

H2B Visas-Everything you Need to Know

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

Are you Having Trouble Finding Employees? You May Qualify for H2B Visas

Labeling-How to Properly Set Up a Label and How to get a Nutritional Label

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

Speaker: AAMP Representative

Supplier Meeting

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Convention Hall/Ballroom

In Front of VC999 Booth

Product Judging

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Denny Sanford Rooms Ballroom

Lunch

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Denny Sanford Rooms Ballroom

Must Have a Ticket

Board Meeting

Election of New Board Members

12:30 p.m. -1:00 p.m.

Denny Sanford Rooms Ballroom

Please stay in your seats after lunch! New board members will be elected during this time

An In Depth Discussion on Marinades and what makes them work- Enhancing Meat and Improving Quality- Water Holding Ingredients

How to Make More Money on What you Already Have

1-3pm

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

Speaker: Tom Katen

What Has AAMP Been Doing For You?  What are the Hot Topics that Affect You?

3-3:30pm

Denny Sanford Rooms 6-10

AAMP Representative

Social Hour 

5:00 p.m.

DSPC Ballroom

Banquet

6:00 p.m.

Ballroom

Dinner/Scholarship Winners/Product Show Winners