2023 Conference Information
"Moooving Forward"
May 18, 2023
7:30 am - 4:15 pm
Comfort Inn & Suites, 2424 Mission Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
2023 Agenda
7:30 - 8:00 am Registration (Coffee, Danishes & Bagels provided)
8:00 - 8:10 am Welcome
Carl Kohlhoff, MDIC President
8:10 - 8:40 am The History of Milk Production & Hauling from the Farm
Neil Bendixen, Dairy Farms of America
8:40 - 9:30 am Dairy Market Update
Mark Stephenson, University of Wisconsin - Madison (Retired)
9:30 - 10:00 am The Future of the Dairy Industry
Dwyer Williams, UDIM
10:00 - 10:15 am Break
10:15 - 11:30 am Dairy Industry Challenges Panel Discussion
Ben Schaendorf, Schaendorf Custom Farming
Kelly Kerrigan, Michigan Milk Producers Association
Justin Olson, Dairy Farmers of America
Chris Ensz, Ensz Transport, LLC
Justin Chamberlin, Cambridge Cheese Company
11:30 - 1:00 pm Banquet Luncheon & Awards
Steve Lehman, Michigan Milk Producers Association
1:00 - 1:30 pm Historical Advancements in CIP
Wesley Collins, Ecolab
1:30 - 2:00 pm FDA & NCIMS Update
Milk Specialist Justin Holder, FDA Division of Milk Safety, Office of State Cooperative Programs
2:00 - 2:15 pm Break
2:15 - 3:45 pm Dairy Product Development Panel Discussion
Amanda Livingston, fairlife
Sudeep Jain, Michigan Milk Producers Association
Charlie Mack, Prairie Farms
Nicole Frederickson, VernDale Products
Brent Peterson, Glanbia Nutritionals
3:45 - 4:00 pm MDARD Update
Barb Koeltzow, MDARD
4:00 - 4:15 pm Raffle & Adjourn
Pat Mitchell, Ecolab
