{"id":8278,"date":"2023-01-23T22:29:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T03:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/?page_id=8278"},"modified":"2023-01-24T09:41:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T14:41:04","slug":"2022-maine-dairy-seminar-mdia-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/dairy\/2022-maine-dairy-seminar-mdia-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Maine Dairy Seminar and MDIA Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Thursday March 10, 2022, 9:00 a.m.-3:15 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Elks Lodge Waterville, Maine<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It has been two years since the Maine dairy community last met in person. The <strong>2022 Maine Dairy Seminar and Maine Dairy Industry Association (MDIA) Annual Meeting<\/strong> provided those in the dairy field an opportunity for gathering together for fellowship, a trade show, and several presentations from various experts in the subject matter. (<a href=\"#schedule-of-events\">Schedule<\/a> and <a href=\"#speakers\">Speaker Bios<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\u2014 <em>Sincerely, Glenda Pereira and David Marcinkowski, UMaine Extension Dairy Specialists, and Tade Sullivan, Executive Director, MDIA<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>VIDEO: Featured Virtual Speaker Rick Grant, Boosting Milk Components with Top-Notch Management<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Maine Dairy Conference: Boosting Milk Components\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KdlTBxqqCmM?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Dairy Industry Association hosted the Maine Dairy Conference March 10, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Boosting Milk Components with Top-notch Management&#8221; was presented by Rick Grant, president of the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, New York.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Dairy Livestock Team provides both full and part-time livestock producers with a wide array of research-based, educational programs, and information. For more information visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/dairy\/\">Dairy page<\/a> on UMaine Extension&#8217;s Livestock website.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Registration Closed, Event Has Passed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>For All Participants:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Advanced registration was <strong>FREE<\/strong> (Sponsored by the Maine Dairy Industry Association, additional <a href=\"#event-sponsors\">Event Sponsors<\/a> listed below) and included <strong>refreshments and lunch <\/strong>(<a href=\"#accommodations\">general and food accommodation information at the bottom of this page).<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>For Vendors:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You should have received a registration form in the mail. Please fill out the registration form and mail it back with your check.<\/p>\n<h3>Questions:<\/h3>\n<p>Please contact either <strong>Melissa Libby Babcock<\/strong>, at <a href=\"mailto:melissa.libby1@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">melissa.libby1@maine.edu<\/a>, phone: 207.581.2788, or contact <strong>Glenda Pereira<\/strong>, at <a href=\"mailto:glenda.pereira@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">glenda.pereira@maine.edu<\/a>, phone: 207.581.3240.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"schedule-of-events\"><\/a>Schedule of Events, March 10, 2022<\/h3>\n<p><strong>9:00 a.m. <\/strong>\u2014 Registration, Refreshments, and Trade Show<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:30 a.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Featured Speaker: Dr. Juan Romero, University of Maine, (<a href=\"#juan-romero\">Bio<\/a>) \u201cRecent Updates on the Use of Preservatives for Hay and Wet Brewer\u2019s Grain Silage\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:15 a.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Featured Speaker: Dr. Glenda Pereira, University of Maine, (<a href=\"#glenda-pereira\">Bio<\/a>) \u201cComparison of Crossbreds to Holsteins for Confinement and Pasture Production Herds\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:45 a.m.<\/strong> \u2014 MDIA Annual Meeting Election of Officers Legislative Update<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MDIA Projects and Activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>11:45 a.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Maine Dairy Shrine Awards<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Introduction of Trade Show Participants<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:15 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Buffet Lunch and Trade Show<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Industry Updates<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:45 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Maine Dairy Farm Family of the Year, Virtual Tour<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:00 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Maine Dairy Promotion Board Update<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:15 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Featured Virtual Speaker: Dr. Rick Grant, The Miner Institute, (<a href=\"#rick-grant\">Bio<\/a>) \u201cBoosting Milk Components with Top-Notch Management\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:15 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Questions and Adjourn<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"speakers\"><\/a>Speaker Bios:<\/h3>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/foodandagriculture\/romero2\/\">Juan Romero<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Ph.D., University of Maine<a id=\"juan-romero\"><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8012 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Juan-Romero-photo-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Juan Romero\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Juan-Romero-photo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Juan-Romero-photo-93x140.jpg 93w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Juan-Romero-photo-317x476.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Juan-Romero-photo-423x635.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Juan-Romero-photo.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Romero<\/strong> is an Associate Professor of Animal Nutrition in the School of Food and Agriculture. Romero aims to expand the understanding of the factors that affect forage quality and conservation in order to develop novel additives that will improve the profitability of livestock producers. Specifically, his program focuses on the methodological use of fungal enzymes to solve specific issues in silage production and the development of biologically-based additives to enhance the stability of conserved forages. In order to better understand the processes that affect silage and hay production, Dr. Romero not only relies on well-established agronomic and nutritional techniques but also on next-generation sequencing and proteomics to push the envelope by developing novel research hypotheses. Dr. Romero pioneered the use of proteomics to compare commercially-available fibrolytic enzymes in animal nutrition, suggesting for the first time specific enzymes involved in improving ruminal fiber digestibility, and the use of next-generation sequencing to assess the corn and oats silage microbiome. Dr. Romero has also used next-generation sequencing to describe bacterial communities in the liquid and solid fractions of the rumen under the influence of different biological additives.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a id=\"glenda-pereira\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/about\/staff-directory\/glenda-pereira\/\">Glenda Pereira<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Ph.D., University of Maine<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8013 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Glenda-Pereira-photo-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Glenda Pereira\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Glenda-Pereira-photo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Glenda-Pereira-photo-93x140.jpg 93w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Glenda-Pereira-photo-317x475.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Glenda-Pereira-photo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Pereira<\/strong> is the Extension Dairy Specialist and an Assistant Professor in the School of Food and Agriculture. In this role, Pereira conducts applied research and develops educational programs for dairy producers across the state of Maine and New England. Dr. Pereira is a recent grad of the University of Minnesota where she focused on precision dairy, crossbreeding, low-input, pasture-based, and feed efficiency.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a id=\"rick-grant\"><\/a>Rick Grant <\/strong>Ph.D., The Miner Institute<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8015 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Rick-Grant-photo-1-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rick Grant\" width=\"150\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Rick-Grant-photo-1-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Rick-Grant-photo-1-103x140.jpg 103w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Rick-Grant-photo-1-317x432.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Rick-Grant-photo-1-423x577.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Rick-Grant-photo-1-634x865.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Rick-Grant-photo-1.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Grant<\/strong> received his B.S. degree in Animal Science, with a dairy science emphasis, from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. He received a Ph.D. in Animal Science-Ruminant Nutrition from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Subsequently, Dr. Grant was a post-doctoral scientist at the US Dairy-Forage Research Center located at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, working with Dr. Dave Mertens on measuring and modeling rumen forage degradation and passage. From 1990 to 2003, Dr. Grant was a Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Since 2003, he has been President of the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, NY, a non-profit educational and research institution focused on dairy cattle, forage, equine, and nutrient management.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a id=\"event-sponsors\"><\/a>Event Sponsors:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8278 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/CES_logo_2blue.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"logo: University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/CES_logo_2blue.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/CES_logo_2blue-105x60.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Agrimark.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"logo: Agrimark\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Agrimark.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Agrimark-105x60.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8029'>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agrimark.coop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agri\u2022Mark Family Dairy Farms<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Dairy-Farmers-of-America.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"logo: Dairy Farmers of America\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Dairy-Farmers-of-America.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Dairy-Farmers-of-America-105x60.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8030'>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfamilk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dairy Farmers of America<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Maine-Dairy-and-Nutrition-Council.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"logo: Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council and Maine Dairy Promotion Board\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Maine-Dairy-and-Nutrition-Council.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Maine-Dairy-and-Nutrition-Council-105x60.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8031'>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drinkmainemilk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Dairy &amp; Nutrition Council and Maine Dairy Promotion Board<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Maine-Dairy-Industry-Association.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Maine Dairy Industry Association logo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Maine-Dairy-Industry-Association.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Maine-Dairy-Industry-Association-105x60.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8027'>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mainedairy.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Dairy Industry Association<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Solid-Morrisons_Custom_Feeds_Logo_Design_-_New.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"logo for Morrisons Custom Feeds\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Solid-Morrisons_Custom_Feeds_Logo_Design_-_New.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Solid-Morrisons_Custom_Feeds_Logo_Design_-_New-105x60.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8051'>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/morrisonsfeeds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morrison&#8217;s Custom Feeds<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Northeast-Agribusiness-and-Feed-Alliance.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance logo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Northeast-Agribusiness-and-Feed-Alliance.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/Northeast-Agribusiness-and-Feed-Alliance-105x60.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8028'>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northeastalliance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northeast Agribusiness &amp; Feed Alliance<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/03\/OrganicValley_logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Organic Valley logo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/03\/OrganicValley_logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/03\/OrganicValley_logo-105x60.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8057'>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.organicvalley.coop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organic Valley<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><a id=\"accommodations\"><\/a>If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact either <strong>Melissa Libby Babcock<\/strong>, at <a href=\"mailto:melissa.libby1@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">melissa.libby1@maine.edu<\/a>, phone: 207.581.2788 or <strong>Glenda Pereira<\/strong>, at <a href=\"mailto:glenda.pereira@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">glenda.pereira@maine.edu<\/a>, phone: 207.581.3240 to discuss your needs. 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