2019 Katahdin Registration form

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Attend the 15th
Annual Katahdin Expo Sale & Educational Workshop
2nd International Katahdin Congress
August 15-17, 2019
Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion
Tennessee Tech University
2390 Gainsboro Grade, Cookeville, TN 38501
Educational Workshops - Katahdin Hair Sheep International is once again excited to provide an excellent educational
program. We have several producers with practical knowledge as well as sheep extension specialists and researchersall
helping us learn how to raise and market sheep. Even if you have attended before,it is definitely time to attend again and
if you have not been to one of our Expo programs, it is past time. Our speakers have lots of experience talking to
producers. Moderate registration fees make this program a valuable investment.
Dr. Temple Grandin - Dr. Temple Grandin will be the Expo’s keynote speaker at 3:15 p.m. Friday August 16. Dr.
Grandin became a prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior. Today she is a professor of
Animal Science at Colorado State University. She also has a successfulcareer consulting on both livestock handling
equipment design and animal welfare. She has been featured on NPR (National Public Radio) and a BBC Special – "The
Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow". She has also appeared on National TV shows such as Larry King Live, 20/20, Sixty
Minutes, Fox and Friends, and she has a 2010 TED talk. Articles about Dr. Grandin have appeared in Time Magazine,
New York Times, Discover Magazine, Forbes and USA Today. HBO made an Emmy Award winning movie about her
life and she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016.
2nd International Katahdin Congress - A group of prominent international Katahdin breeders will be featured as part
of the 2nd annual International Katahdin Congress.
KHSI Annual Meeting – Will be held 4:30 p.m. Friday August 16. Please attend and have a voice in your association.
Katahdin National - Expo Sale – 15th
Annual Sale on Saturday August 17 at 11:30 AM.
Visit and buy from leading flocks in the U.S. They will be on display starting Thursday afternoon. The
Expo Sale catalog provides excellent background information on each consigned sheep. Catalog will be
available by mid -July with links at the KHSI website at: https://www.katahdins.org/expo/ or Willoughby
Livestock Sales at: https://www.wlivestock.com/pages/9114.
Meals - Three meals are included in the program from Thursday evening prior to the education
program through Friday evening. Lunch and dinner with lamb will be served on Friday. On Friday
evening dessert will be available at the sale barn. Pick up a dish or cone of ice cream and view the sale
animals. All are welcome for the ice cream social.
Hotels
La Quinta 931-520-3800, release rooms by July 1 - $99 + tax
Best Western 931-526-7115, release rooms by July 30 - $70 double queen, $75 king + tax
Fairfield Inn 931-854-1050, release rooms by July 26 - $99 + tax
Towneplace Suites 931-548-0950, release rooms by July 26 - $109 + tax
Holiday Inn Express 931-881-2000, release rooms by July 26 - $119 + tax
Comfort Inn & Suites 931-372-0086, release rooms by Aug 1 - $99.99 double queen/$94.99 king + tax
Comfort Suites 931-372-1881, release rooms by Aug 1 - $99.99 double queen/$94.99 king + tax

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15th
Annual Katahdin Expo & Sale
2nd International Katahdin Congress
August 15-17, 2019 Cookeville, Tennessee
Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion,
Tennessee Tech University
2390 Gainsboro Grade, Cookeville, TN 38501
Tentative Schedule
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019
12:00 Noon Expo Sale sheep check-in
4:00 pm.Registration & Check-in
5:00 pm.Dinner
Evening ConcurrentSessions
1.Management, Selection, Preparation for Show ing Katahdins - Henry Shultz
2.Basics of the National Sheep Improvement Program & ls NSIP for my flock
(for those that have not submitted data to NSIP) - Rusty Burgett
3.NSIP for Katahdin Flocks Already Receiving EBVs - Dr Ron Lew is
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2019
7:00 am.Registration & Check-in Continued
Morning 1) Cooking with Lamb – Nick Forrest, OH
2) Katahdin Producer Panel
3) Katahdins atthe Leading Edge of USA Sheep Genetics - Using DNA, Data Collection,& Genetics - Dr Joan
Burke, USDA Arkansas
4) Rusty Burgett – Nutrition
5) Ron Lewis – Genomics 101
6) Dan Persons - Shearwell
Noon Lunch
Afternoon 2nd International Katahdin Congress
Dr Javier Lara - Mexico
Dr. Lynn Tait - Canada
Ricardo Zapater - Puerto Rico
Dr HelmutBethancourt - Dominican Republic
3:15 pm.Keynote Speaker - Dr Temple Grandin,Colorado State University
4:30 pm.2019 KHSI Annual Membership Meeting
Evening.
Dinner
Ice Cream Social,Sale Barn
Bidder Check-in
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2019
9:00 am.Sale Animal Display
Bidder Check In
11:30 am. 15th Annual KHSI Expo/National Sale

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2019 KATAHDIN HAIR SHEEP INTERNATIONAL EXPO REGISTRATION FORM
15th Annual Katahdin Expo Sale & Educational Workshop
2nd International Katahdin Congress
August 15-17, 2019
Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion
Tennessee Tech University
2390 Gainsboro Grade, Cookeville, TN 38501
For early savings and meal reservations, please mail this form with payment so that we receive it by August 6th.*
The registration fees cover facilities, programs, speaker travel, breaks and meals on Thursday and Friday.
Workshop Registration: fees include Thursday evening sandwiches, Friday lunch & dinner. Attendees may walk
in on Thursday or Friday and pay at the door but are not guaranteed food.
# People
Expo Workshops for first family/farm member
Cost Total
(Thu/Fri; includes 3 meals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expo Workshops for additional Family/Farm Members
(Thu/Fri; includes 3 meals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$80.00
$70.00
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Expo Workshops Youth age 19 or younger
(Thu/Fri; includes 3 meals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40.00 _
Late Registration (if received after August 6th
_
$15 extra for each late person) ..................................number x $15.00
Late Registra
$15
Youth Activities (free; sign up so we can plan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free
Dr. Temple Grandin ticket only (no expo registration)………………. $20.00 _______
*IMPORTANT: It really helps our hosts and volunteers if you register and pay ahead of time. Thanks!!
Total enclosed………………………………………………………….
(Please include full names of all attending so that we can prepare name tags. Use space below or on back if necessary.)
Names:_ Phone #:
email address
Address:_
Send form & check to: KHSI Operations, PO Box 739, Fowlerville, MI 48836
*by August 6th for early bird prices. *.
QUESTIONS? Contact us at info@katahdins.org or (717) 335-8280 ext 1