Regional meeting for Southern New England Dairy Producers

This meeting will provide an opportunity to address the national dairy crisis and its impacts on southern New England.

August 17 at UConn – Storrs, CT at the Bishop Conference Center, Rt 195   

http://continuingstudies.uconn.edu/directions/bishopcenter.html

6:15 pm - Registration – Bishop Center

6:45 pm – Dinner

7:30pm - Program Moderator – Sheila Andrew, UConn Cooperative Extension Dairy Specialist

Welcome -College of Ag and Natural Resources Dean Greg Weidemann

CT Dairy Study Report  - Dr Rigoberto Lopez, Dept Chair – Agricultural and Resource Economics

Updated Milk Marketing Outlook- Bob Wellington, Economist - AgriMark

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture position  - CT DoAG Commissioner Phil Prelli

Congressional Delegation comments

Review of federal legislation being proposed – Bob Gray, Govt. Relations - Northeast Dairy Cooperatives

Work being done by Dairy Farmers Working Together (DFWT)

Comments and conversation

Cost for dinner $15.00. Checks payable to: University of Connecticut

Send reservations to:

Bonnie Burr, UConn Cooperative Extension System, 1376 Storrs Road, Unit 4134,

Storrs, CT 06269-4134.

Email:bonnie.burr@uconn.edu, Phone 860-486-9228

We look forward to seeing you.

Please reply by August 12, 2009

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Cost for dinner $15.00

Checks payable to: University of Connecticut

Send reservations to:

Bonnie Burr, UConn Cooperative Extension System, 1376 Storrs Road, Unit 4134, Storrs, CT 06269-4134.