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2024 Conference Information
"The Milkey Way Summit"

May 16, 2024
7:30 am - 4:15 pm

DoubleTree by Hilton Grand Rapids Airport -  4747 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512

2024 Agenda

7:30 - 8:00 am      Registration (Coffee, Danishes & Bagels provided)

                                    

8:00 - 8:10 am      Welcome 

                             Carl Kohlhoff, MDIC President

 

8:10 - 9:00 am      Dairy Market Update

                             Sarina Sharp, Ag Business Solutions 

9:00 - 9:45 am      US Farm Bill and Federal Milk Market Order Pricing Update

                             Danny Mudge, American Farm Bureau

9:45 - 10:00 am    Break 

 

10:00 - 10:30 am  MDARD Update
                             TBD

10:30 - 11:00 am   Updates in Cooling Technology

                     Mueller Equipment

11:00 - 11:30 am   Challenges in Milk Hauling

                     Neil Bendixen, Dairy Transport & Regulatory Consultants

11:30 - 1:00 pm    Banquet Luncheon & Awards

                             Steve Lehman, Michigan Milk Producers Association

 

1:00 - 1:30 pm      Impact of Social Media on the Dairy Industry

                             Jolene Griffin, United Dairy Industry of Michigan

1:30 - 2:15 pm     NCIMS and Appendix T Update

                            Captain Matthew Pitts, US Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration

                                  

2:15 - 2:30 pm      Break

2:30 - 3:00 pm      Milk Quality Testing

                               TBD

3:00 - 3:45 pm       Precision Technology

                               TBD

3:45 - 4:00 pm      MDARD Update

                             Barb Koeltzow, MDARD

4:00 - 4:15 pm      Raffle & Adjourn

                             Pat Mitchell, Ecolab

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