The seventh annual I-29 Dairy Conference will be held Feb. 8-9 at the Best Western Ramkota Inn and Conference Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
This year's conference will focus on current and future global dairy issues.
Extension Service dairy specialists from North Dakota State University, Iowa State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Nebraska and South Dakota State University coordinate the event. Others involved in coordinating the conference include the Midwest Dairy Association and Southwest Minnesota Dairy Profit Group.
Conference topics include sustainability, long-range weather forecasting, feed costs, managing risk and seizing opportunities, and the Midwest's economic resiliency. Speakers include Neil Baker, a dairy producer and sustainable agriculture award winner from Somerset, England; Mark Seeley, University of Minnesota climatologist; Dave Casper, an assistant professor at South Dakota State University; Marin Bozic, dairy economist with the University of Minnesota; Stan Erwine, vice president of producer relations for Dairy Management Inc., Rosemont, Ill.; Clinton Anderson, a partner in Bain & Co. Inc., Irving, Texas; and a panel of producers and industry stakeholders.
Registration for the full conference is $30, including dinner and Erwine and Anderson's keynote presentation on Feb 8 and sessions on Feb. 9. More information and the full program schedule are available at http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/dairy/dairyext/I-29_Conference_Brochure- FINAL.pdf. Register by Feb. 1 to ensure room availability at the Ramkota Inn and Conference Center by calling (605) 336-0650.
The Milk Producers Association of North Dakota has agreed to co-sponsor attendance and will pay the $30 registration fee for each North Dakota member attending the conference.
