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Symposiums, Seminars & Short Courses


Dairy Producer Annual Symposium

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Dates of Event 2009

  • October 16 - October 17, 2009


International Dairy Management Seminars

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Session Dates 2009-2010

  • September 14 - September 20, 2009
  • December 1 - December 7, 2009
  • March 1 - March 21, 2010
  • June 14 - June 20, 2010


Dairy Products Technology Center Short Courses

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  • October 13-14, 2009
    Dairy Technology 101
    Course emphasizes basics of milk quality and basic unit operations in milk handling and processing. Location- TBD Cost $345

  • October 20-21, 2009
    Shrink Control Workshop
    The workshop will follow the flow of materials and finished goods through your dairy plant. You will identify processes within your facility and the potential areas of loss in each phase. Procedures will be presented to identify loss and institute controls necessary to reduce loss. Current technology and instrumentation for measuring volume, flow, composition and weight control will be shared. Criteria and need for developing standard operating procedures and use of root cause analysis tools will be presented.
    Location- Cal Poly Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo, CA Cost $195

  • February 9-12, 2010
    Frozen Dairy Desserts Manufacturing Short Course
    Course will emphasize ingredients function and usage, mix formulation, equipment and processes in frozen dessert manufacture. Hands on sessions for products quality evaluation and product manufacture included
    Location- Cal Poly Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo, CA Cost $595

  • March 2-3, 2010
    12th Annual Dairy Ingredients Symposium
  • Designed to provide an overview and update on the latest trends and issues in the marketing, science, manufacturing technology and application of dairy ingredients, including whey-derived and milk-derived concentrates and powders.
    Location- InterContinental Mark Hopkins, San Francisco, CA Cost $395

  • March 23-26, 2010
    22nd Annual Cheese Short Course I
  • Designed to teach each participant the basic scientific information and information and practical skills needed to understand and manufacture cheese. (includes 1 day of hands-on cheese making)
    Location- Cal Poly Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo, CA Cost $595
  • September 7-10, 2010
    12th Annual Dairy Science and Technology Basics for the Farmstead/Artisan Cheesemaker
  • Basics of quality cheese manufacture with emphasis on artisan/farmstead cheese manufacture. Includes 1 day of hands-on cheese making activities, cheese sensory evaluation, and other considerations in starting a small scale cheese making business.
    Location- Cal Poly Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo, CA Cost $675

For latest information or to register, please contact Laurie Jacobson at (805) 305-5056 or ljacobso@calpoly.edu

Cal Poly Cheese

The Eugene and Rachel Boone Dairy Science Complex sign. Cal Poly