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2026 Conference Information
"Safety & Progress: Strengthening Michigan’s Dairy Industry Together"

2026 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      Trade Negotiations/Economic Update/State of the Dairy Industry Update

                             TBD

9:00 - 9:30 am      Highlight Small Local Processor

                             TBD

9:30 - 9:45 am      Dairy Distillery

                   Nicolas Gutierrez Riera, Sustainability Manager, MMPA

9:45 - 10:00 am    MSU Dairy Farm

                             Joe Domecq, Michigan State University Dairy Farm

 

10:00 - 10:15 am  Break
                         

10:15 - 11:00 am   Fluid Milk Sensory Experience

                    Amanda Moore, QCS Purchasing Cooperative

 

11:00 - 11:30 am  What to Expect if you Get Pulled Over

                              Geared toward truck drivers/farm vehicles

                   Sgt. Andrew Sciba - Michigan State Police

11:30 - 12:45 pm  Banquet Luncheon & Awards

                             Steve Lehman, Michigan Milk Producers Association

 

12:45 - 1:15 pm    MDARD Update

                             TBD

1:15 - 1:45 pm      Local Producer Highlight

                             Carla Wardin, Evergreen Dairy

                                  

1:45 - 2:15 pm      Biosecurity Practices

                             Michigan State University Extension

2:15 - 2:30 pm      Break

                     

2:30 - 3:15 pm      Antibiotic Prevention Panel

                               TBD

3:15 - 3:45 pm       Dairy Program and DORIS Update

                             TBD

3:45 - 4:00 pm      Raffle & Adjourn

                             Pat Mitchell, Ecolab

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