Ag Expo

2007 Michigan Dairy Expo Schedule

Monday, July 16

12 p.m. - 5 p.m.	*Cattle move-in begins. Dairy Days exhibitors must have cattle in place by Monday at 5:00 p.m. Open show exhibitors are encouraged to arrive Monday and must be in place by Tuesday at 11:00 p.m. *NO early arrival allowed.

3:30 p.m.	4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Coaches Meeting

4:30 p.m.	4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest

6:00 p.m.	Cattle exhibiting in the Michigan Dairy Days Youth Show must be checked into the show office before 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 17

8:00 a.m.	Michigan Dairy Days Youth Show (beginning with showmanship)

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.	MSU Ag Expo open*

2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.	MMPA Interviews (Classroom A)

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.	Open Show Cattle - Breed Association Entry Check-In at SHOW OFFICE (Cattle exhibiting in the open Breed Shows that have arrived must be checked into the show office)

6:00 p.m.	Michigan Dairy Youth Heifer Replacement Sale

6:30 p.m.	Commercial Heifer Sale

8:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.	State Dairy Judging Coaches Meeting

11:00 p.m.	Open Show Cattle must be in place

Wednesday, July 18

7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.	State Youth Dairy Judging Contest

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.	MSU Ag Expo open*

9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.	The Great Dairy Adventure - Consumer Education Day

12 p.m. - 1 p.m.	Open Show Cattle - Breed Association Entry Check-In at SHOW OFFICE (Cattle exhibiting in the open Breed Shows must be checked into the show office by 1:00 p.m.)

1:00 p.m.	Close of All Open Show Entries

7:00 p.m.	Breed Association Activity

8:30 p.m.	Ice Cream Social

Thursday, July 19

8:00 a.m.	Showmanship - Jersey Open Show (Ring 1)

8:00 a.m.	Guernsey Breed Show** (Ring 2)

9:00 a.m.	Jersey Breed Show** (Ring 1)

9:00 a.m.	Dairy Youth Management Contest Coaches Meeting

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.	MSU Ag Expo open*

9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Dairy Youth Management Contest

11:30 a.m.	All-Michigan Holstein Showmanship** (Ring 2)

12:30 p.m.	All Breeds Pee-Wee Showmanship (Ring 1)

1:30 p.m.	All-Michigan Holstein Heifer Classes** (Ring 1)

1:30 p.m.	Brown Swiss Breed Show** (Ring 2)

5:30 p.m.	BBQ Youth Recognition at MSU Pavilion

6:30 p.m.	Shuttles will run between the Pavilion and the MSU Kellogg Center

7:15 p.m.	Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation 50th Celebration / Michigan Dairy Youth and 4-H Awards Program (MSU Kellogg Center)

9:00 p.m.	MDMSF 50th Celebration Ice Cream Social (MSU Pavilion)

Friday, July 20

8:00 a.m.	Red & White Dairy Cattle Breed Show** (Ring 2)

9:00 a.m.	All-Michigan Holstein Show Cow Classes and Futurity** (Ring 1)

11:00 a.m.	Ayrshire Breed Show** (Ring 2)

11:00 a.m.	All Other Dairy Breeds Show** (Ring 2) (Immediately Following Ayrshire Show)

3:00 p.m.	Selection of the Breed Show Supreme Champion

	*Shuttles will run every 15 minutes between Michigan Dairy Expo and MSU Ag Expo.

	**Open show start times are subject to change depending on the number of entries.