2024 Southeast Value-Added Dairy Conference & Carolina Meat Conference
Meat and Cheese Together at Last
July 30-31, 2024
With optional farm tours on the 29th
Boone, North CarolinaFor the Earlybird Dairy Scholarship
Complete the linked Google formEvent Highlights
- Local meat and cheese tastings
- Hands-on workshops
- Live Demos
- Targeted presentations and activities
The 2024 SEVAD annual conference will be held in Boone, North Carolina on July 30th and 31st with an optional farm tour on July 29th. This year the Southeast Dairy Business Innovation initiative will collaborate with the Carolina Meat Conference to provide hands-on educational and networking opportunities, innovative marketing and packaging techniques, how to get access to retail space, food safety and hazard audits, networking opportunities, hands-on training, and technical and business assistance!
Dairy-specific farmers, processors, students, apprentices, and allied businesses are eligible to receive a partial ($150 value) scholarship. You can apply for this scholarship online. Scholarships are due by June 15, 2024. Awardees will be notified no later than July 1, 2024. If you are awarded a scholarship, you will be sent a comp code via email, which you will use to register for the conference using the registration link above.
To participate in the North Carolina State Fair Dairy Products Competition and Southeast Farmstead Dairy Products Competition. These competitions will be judged simultaneously on Wednesday 31st at Appalachian State University, 287 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608. Register Online. Rules will be posted at a later date.
For Additional information please visit the SEVAD website or the Carolina Meat Conference website.
