32nd ANNUAL
SOUTHERN DAIRY CONFERENCE
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presentation titles below to open as PDF documents)
February 1-2,
2006
The Westin
Atlanta Airport Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia
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University of Arkansas |
Mississippi State University |
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Auburn University |
North Carolina State University |
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Clemson University |
Oklahoma State University |
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University of Florida |
University of Tennessee |
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University of Georgia |
Texas A & M University |
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University of Kentucky |
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Louisiana State University |
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Presiding:
Gary Rogers, University of Tennessee
9:30 am National
Dairy Situation and Outlook
Mark
Stephenson, Cornell University
10:15 am DOHA Round of Trade
Negotiations and Impact on US Dairy Sector
Bob
Yonkers, IDFA (International Dairy Foods Association)
10:45 am 2007
Farm Bill and Possible Impact on Dairy
Mark
Stephenson, Cornell University
11:30 am USDA Dairy
Statistics: How are they collected and how reliable are they?
Jim
Miller, USDA-ERS (USDA-Economic Research Service)
Presiding:
Geoff Benson, North Carolina State University
1:15 pm SUDIA (Southeast
United Dairy Industry Association, Inc.) Update
Cheryl
Hayn, SUDIA General Manager
Chris
Moore, DMI (Dairy Management Inc.)
1:35 pm Where Are We Headed
With Milk Based Beverages?
John
Rushing, North Carolina State University
2:05 pm Organic Dairy
Production Outlook
Greg
Welsh, Organic Valley Family of Farms
2:45 pm Natural
and Grass Based Milk Production and Marketing
Mark Halstead, Arkansas Dairy Farmer
Presiding:
John Rushing, North Carolina State University
3:30 pm California
Experience with Raw Milk Sales: Demand, Health, Regulations
John Bruhn, University of California, Davis
4:00 pm A
Regional Response Plan for Foreign Animal Disease & Bio-terrorism
Jimmy Tickel, DVM, Emergency Programs Staff Veterinary
Specialist, North Carolina Department of Agriculture
4:30 pm State
Bio-security Response Plans
Peggy Gates, Georgia Department of Agriculture
Lee Myers, Georgia State Veterinarian
Thursday,
February 2, 2006
Presiding:
Bill Herndon, Mississippi State University
8:00 am Dairy
Air Quality Issues and Status Report
Daniela Bals, National Milk Producers Federation
8:30 am Hurricane
Katrina and the Dairy Industry in Southeast: Impact and Lessons Learned
Gary Hay, Louisiana State University
9:00 am Lessons
We Have Learned From New York Financial Data
Mark Stephenson, Cornell University
10:00 am Current
and Projected Milk Supply in the Southeast
Sue Mosley, Market Administrator Federal Orders 6
& 7
10:30 am Panel Discussion: What We Are Doing or What We Think Should Be Done
to Increase Mailbox Prices in Order to Sustain the Southeast Dairy Industry
Jay
Bryant, MD/VA (Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association)
Jim
Hahn, DFA (Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.)
Calvin
Covington, SMI (Southeast Milk, Inc.)
Questions
and Summary
Hal
Harris, Clemson University