Preview: NMPF Joint Annual Meeting Next Month in Nashville
The 2008 joint annual meeting between those who set policy and those who promote the dairy industry will be held next month in Nashville. As they’ve done the past 11 years, the National Milk Producers Federation will team up with Dairy Management Incorporated, National Dairy Board and United Dairy Industry Association.
“We’re excited about our speakers this year,” Chris Galen said on Thursday’s DairyLine. Syndicated columnist Stuart Rothenberg is a regular on CNN. He’ll be speaking a week before the November general election. “It should be interesting what Stuart Rothenberg says about the prognosis for the elections coming up just a few days after our annual meeting,” Galen said.
Other speakers include Bob Engel, CEO of CoBank, who will discuss financial issues surrounding agriculture. Mark Davis, CEO of Davisco Cheese, one of the leading cheese processors in the country. Lastly, Andrew Winston, author and consultant on the connection between environmentalism and business strategy. “I think this is an important thing for the dairy industry to be thinking about as we deal with the whole issue of the carbon footprint of the dairy industry and climate change,” Galen said.
This years annual meeting will be held October 28-30 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. More Info