2023 Conference Information
"Moooving Forward"

May 18, 2023
7:30 am - 4:15 pm
Comfort Inn & Suites, 2424 Mission Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

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