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Today’s dairy producer faces a volatile market. Dairy producers need to understand current dairy programs and their costs of production. Expectations for high quality milk production are increasing. This regional dairy meeting will update dairy producers on some current topics to help them manage in today’s dairy production environment.
All area dairy producers are invited to attend the Regional Dairy Meeting on Aug. 6 at Fisher Auditorium on the OARDC campus in Wooster from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Topics that will be addressed at the meeting include: The farm bill Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP), Using Dairy MPP Decision Tools, Dairy Farm Financial Status: Costs of Production, and Milk Quality Evaluation and Management. Presenters include Shelly Odenkirk, Wayne County Farm Service Agency; Rory Lewandowski, Wayne County Extension; Dianne Shoemaker, OSU Extension Field Specialist in Dairy Production Economics; and Dr. Luciana Da Costa, OSU Dairy Extension Veterinarian, Milk Quality.
The presentation by Dr. Da Costa will focus on identifying milk quality standards and management practices required to maintain or improve milk quality. This is a particularly relevant topic in today’s milk marketing environment.
Pre-registration is requested to the Wayne County Extension office at 330-264-8722 by August 3. The cost of the meeting is $10 per person which includes lunch and handout materials. Sponsors providing dairy products or financial assistance to help cover meeting costs include: Smith Dairy, Dairy Farmers of America, Dairymen’s, Brewster Dairy and WG Dairy.