Challenges and opportunities for dairy: pricing, environment and coordination
October 24 and 25, Madison, Wisconsin
This is the 26th Annual National Workshop for Dairy Economists and Policy Analysts. We will be meeting in Madison Wisconsin at the Gordon Event Center on the University campus.
| Slides | Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | ||||
| 8:00 | Registration Open | ||||
| 8:30 | Welcome and Introduction—Charles Nicholson, University of Wisconsin | ||||
| 8:45 | Session I: Coordination in Dairy Supply: Approaches and Impacts | ||||
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US Milk Production Trends—Jared Hutchens, University of Illinois | |||
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Milk Supply in ERS models—Jerry Cessna, USDA/ERS | ||||
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Dairy Supply Chain Coordination—Chuck Nicholson, University of Wisconsin | ||||
| 9:45 | Break | ||||
| 10:15 | Panel Discussion—Moderator: Nicholson | ||||
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Dairy Farmers of America Mid-East—Eric Erba | ||||
| Agri•Mark—Catherine De Ronde (remote presentation) | |||||
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Prairie Farms—Chris Hoeger | ||||
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Southeast Milk—Cal Covington | ||||
| 12:00 | Lunch—provided | ||||
| 1:00 | Session II: Greenhouse Gas Markets and Mitigation in the US Dairy Supply Chain | ||||
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Framing the Carbon Market and Policy Situation for the US Dairy Industry—Chris Wolf, Cornell University | ||||
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Farm-level Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Technologies and Options—Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University | ||||
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Sustainability As a Profit Center: Lessions From Implementing Dairy Sustainability Programs at Scale—Matt Gould, Ever.Ag | ||||
| 2:15 | Break | ||||
| 2:30 | Panel Discussion—Moderator: Chris Wolf | ||||
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CoBank—Corey Geiger | ||||
| 4:15 | Audience Polling on Day's Sessions | ||||
| Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | |||||
| 8:30 | Coffee and light breakfast provided | ||||
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Overview of the University of Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub—Maria Woldt, University of Wisconsin | ||||
| Session III: Alternatives to Current US Milk Pricing, Domestic Proposals and Other Countries' Experiences | |||||
| 9:15 | Introduction to the Topic—Mark Stephenson, University of Wisconsin | ||||
| 9:30 | Moderator:—Leonard Polzin, University of Wisconsin-Extension | ||||
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Dairy Australia—John Penry | ||||
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Bozic LLC—Marin Bozic | ||||
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Bridge Farm, Glastonbury, UK—David Cotton | ||||
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CNIEL, France—Benoit Rouyer | ||||
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| Terrain—Ben Laine | |||||
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IFCN, Germany>—Torsten Hemme | ||||
| Nuffield/Fonterra, New Zealand—Kylie Leonard | |||||
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11:45 | Audience Polling on Day's Sessions | |||
| 12:15 | Wrap-up and Adjourn—Chuck Nicholson, UW-Madison | ||||
| 2:00 | Optional tour ofd UW Center for Dairy Research facilities—John Lucey and CDR staff | ||||