| CONFERENCES |
Dairy Policy Conference Agenda |
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| Tuesday, April 3, 2012 |
| 8:00–9:00 a.m. |
Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Global Economic Outlook and What It Means for the U.S. Dairy Industry
Gary Sipiorski, Dairy Development Manager, Vita Plus, Madison, Wis. |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Current and Long-Term Prospects for U.S. Dairy Trade
Dalyn Dye, President and CEO, Hoogwegt U.S., Inc., Lake Forest, Ill.
Jim Sleper, Director of Customer and Industry Relations, Land O’Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, MN.
Niamh Kelly, Vice President of Strategy, Glanbia Foods Inc., Chicago, Ill.
Doug Wilke, Vice President of Marketing and Technology, Foremost Farms USA, Baraboo.,Wis. |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch
and Progress on the Farm Bill and Alternative Dairy Policy Proposals
with Audience Input
Steve Etka, Coordinator, Midwest Dairy Coalition, Alexandria, Va.
Congressman Collin Peterson (DFL-MN),
Ranking Member U. S. House Agriculture Committee |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Risk Management Issues: Dairy Farmers and Dairy Plants Use of LGM-Dairy:
Recent History and Suggested Changes to Increase Utilization
Brian Gould, Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, UW-Madison, Madison, Wis.
DSA Margin Insurance and Other Options
Mark Stephenson, Director of Dairy Policy Analysis, UW-Madison, Madison, Wis.
Impact of Possible Dairy Policy Changes on the
Use of Dairy-Based Futures and Options
Phil Plourd, Chairman and President, Blimling and Associates, Cottage Grove, Wis. |
| 5:00–6:00 p.m. |
Social |
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