Registration Open for 2025 Southeast Value-Added Dairy Conference!

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Registration is now open for the sixth annual Southeast Value-Added Dairy Conference! This year the conference will be held at The University of Tennessee’s Agricultural and Natural Resources Building located at 2431 Joe Johnson Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996. Workshops and presentations will be held July 31 & August 1, with optional farm tours on Wednesday, July 30.

Each year, the Southeast Value-Added Dairy Conference provides educational and networking opportunities for producers and industry partners. This year, sessions will focus on Value-Added Dairy Decision-Making Tools, Ice Cream Making Science, Crisis Preparation, Business Planning/Evaluation, Scalable Quality and Compliance Protocols for Cheesemakers, Sensory Analysis, Succession Planning, and More! 

Register before July 14th HERE and receive the early bird discount!

Conference Hotel:  Hilton Knoxville, 501 W. Church Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902. The booking link isHERE.

You may also make a booking on the SEVAD Conference block by calling (865) 523-2300 and referencing the group code:­­ SEDCA.

The last day to make reservations for this group is Monday, June 30, 2025, by 5:00 P.M. EST.  The group rate will not be available after this time.

A travel stipend of up to $700 is available for those actively engaged in operating or planning (must plan on being permitted in the next 12 months) a dairy processing or production business. Apply HERE.

Dairy Business Pre-Conference Visits (7/30) include: Sweetwater Valley Farm is a diversified farming operation that serves as home to over 1,500 dairy cows and multiple beef cows, as well as a source of crop production and farmstead cheese.

University of Tennessee Little River Dairy Unit focuses on applied and innovative research under conventional and precision management. The farm is uniquely set up to compare precision management through robotic milking, automated calf feeding, and individual animal management against traditional parlor and calf management.

For those interested in sponsorship opportunities, click HERE.

Additionally, the SDBII Value-Added Dairy Experiential Short Course will be merged with SEVAD this year. For those accepted into the course, conference registration and lodging will be covered free of charge. After the conference, participants will continue on with the group visiting small-scale processors in Western and Central North Carolina concluding on Monday August 4. Apply for the short course HERE.

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Brittany Whitmire, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionBrittany WhitmireDairy Extension Associate Email Brittany Agricultural & Resource Economics
NC State Extension, NC State University
Updated on Jun 6, 2025
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