2010 Conference Agenda |
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
| 7:30 AM | Contintenal Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome |
Presiding: Bennet Cassell, Virginia Tech |
| 8:40 AM | State of the dairy industry | | Scott Brown, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO |
| 9:30 AM | Holstein Association USA dairy price stabilization program | | Lucas Sjostrom, Government Relations Specialist and Communications Assistant, Holstein Association, Brattleboro, VT |
| 10:00 AM | Discussion |
| 10:15 AM | Morning break |
| 10:45 AM | Foundation for the Future in Milk Pricing | | Jerry Kozak, President and CEO, National Milk Producers Federation |
| 11:30 AM | Impact of dairy price stabilization proposals on manufacturers | | Jerry Slominski, Senior VP for Legislative Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
Presiding: Bruce Jenny, Louisiana State University |
| 1:15 PM | Producing NASS dairy statistics | | Joe Gaynor, Dairy Product Price Statistician, National Agriculture Statistics Service, Washington, DC |
| 2:00 PM | Costs of production may move dairy cows east | | Bill Herndon, Professor and Head, North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University |
| 2:30 PM | Nutritional and health benefits of dairy foods | | Dr. Greg Miller, National Dairy Council, Rosemont, IL |
| 3:00 AM | Afternoon break |
Presiding: Steve Nickerson, University of Georgia |
| 3:30 PM | SUDIA update | | Cheryl Hayn, SUDIA |
| 4:00 PM | Issues regarding the production and consumption of raw milk | | Michael Payne, Program Director, California Dairy Quality Assurance Program, Davis, CA |
| 4:30 PM | Outbreaks due to unpasteurized dairy products | | Dr. Casey Barton Behravesh, Veterinary Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA |
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn for the evening |
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
| 7:00-8:30 AM | Contintenal Breakfast |
Presiding: Jeffrey Bewley, University of Kentucky |
8:30 AM | New faces, new ideas in dairy at Mississippi State | | Dr. Stephanie Hill and Dr. Jamie Larson, Mississippi State University |
9:00 AM | Why I am excited about pasture based dairying | | Ronald St. John, Managing Partner, Alliance Dairies, Trenton, FL |
9:45 AM | A producer organization’s efforts to sustain the Kentucky dairy industry | | Maury Cox, Executive Director, Kentucky Dairy Development Council |
10:15 AM | Break |
10:45 AM | Carbon footprint of the green dairy industry – another view | | Dr. Roger Cady, Senior Technical Consultant, Elanco Animal Health |
11:30 AM | Concluding Observations and Conference Evaluation | | Jeffrey Bewley, University of Kentucky |
12:00 PM | Adjourn |