Annual/Termination Reports:

[03/05/2001] [01/29/2004] [05/13/2008]

Report Information

Participants

Dr. Ken Esbenshade, North Carolina State University, Ken_Esbenshade@ncsu.edu;
Dr. John Rushing, North Carolina State University, John_Rushing@ncsu.edu;
Dr. Jodie Pennington, University of Arkansas, jpennington@uaex.edu;
Dr. Angelica Chapa, Mississippi State University, achapa@ext.msstate.edu;
Dr. Bill Thomas, University of Georgia, bthomas@agecon.uga.edu;
Dr. Hal Harris, Clemson University, hharris@clemson.edu;
Dr. Lane Ely, University of Georgia, laneely@arches.uga.edu;
Dr. Wayne Gauthier, Louisiana State University, wgauthier@agctr.lsu.edu;
Dr. Richard Kilmer, University of Florida, kilmer@fred.ifas.ufl.edu;
Dr. Bill Herndon, Mississippi State University, herndon@agecon.msstate.edu;
Dr. Gary Hay, Louisiana State University, ghay@agctr.lsu.edu;
Ms. Sue Mosley, Federal Milk Market Administration;
Dr. Steve Washburn, North Carolina State University, Steve_Washburn@ncsu.edu;

Project or Activity Leadership:

Chair, Dr. Gary Hay, ghay@agctr.lsu.edu

Chair Elect, Dr. Wayne Gauthier, wgauthier@agctr.lsu.edu

Secretary, Dr. Gary Hay, ghay@agctr.lsu.edu

Brief Summary of Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Gary Hay, Louisiana State University at 1:00 pm.



Dr. Ken Esbenshade, North Carolina State University and Administrative Advisor for Research for the SERA IEG 15 DAIRY Committee gave a brief report on the administrative tasks associated with the SERA IEG committees. He commented that he had been appointed administrative advisor for research for the SERA IEG 15 committee and that the position of extension advisor was TBA. He reminded the group that the 1998 legislation providing funding for the SERA IEG committees requires the documentation of these and new project objectives need to be written during the current year.



Dr. Esbenshade also noted that approximately 20% of all federal grant dollars are now going to multistate, regional projects. In order to successfully secure future funding, the SERA IEG 15 DAIRY committee needs to begin developing a regional extension research project. Grant funding for multi state regional projects is available and changes occurring in the dairy industry in the southeast region could facilitate development of project proposals to assist the industry in dealing with these changes.



After discussing Dr. Esbenshade=s comments regarding a regional project, the consensus of the group was that the Southern Dairy Conference should be the focal point of the SERA IEG 15 DAIRY project. The conference is well established and has proven to be a popular, successful meeting for a diverse group from the dairy industry. The conference normally draws a group of between 150 200 individuals from the dairy industry. This group contains individuals working in the production, marketing, manufacturi

In addition to the Southern Dairy Conference, the group also discussed the possibility of holding additional meetings of the SERA IEG 15 DAIRY committee during the year. The consensus of the group was to continue to hold a one half day meeting of the SERA IEG 15 Dairy committee immediately following the Southern Dairy Conference. This allowed committee members the opportunity to discuss the just completed Southern Dairy Conference and report on in state activities that had occurred in each individual sbe more effective if it focused on the SERA IEG 15 DAIRY project and was not combined with additional group meetings. The consensus of the group was to hold an additional face to face meeting of the SERA IEG 15 DAIRY committee during the summer of 2001.



Dr. Esbenshade also outlined the need for reporting on the activities of the SERA IEG 15 DAIRY project. The SAAESD is strongly committed to detailed reporting and accountability for the multistate projects. This generated a lot of discussion on the types of information to include in a SERA IEG 15 DAIRY report and the vehicle needed to present such a report. The consensus of the group was to compile a set of reports on the industry and research and extension activities within each state along with a sas reached, the group agreed to further discussion of such a website during the next SERA IEG 15 DAIRY meeting.



At this point, Dr. Hay asked someone from each state to give a brief update on the dairy industry in their state along with an update of the major dairy educational activities planned for their state during the upcoming year.



Mississippi



There are approximately 36,000 dairy cows on 330 commercial farms currently in Mississippi. Major educational activities for the coming year include a statewide airy field day in May, a dairy foods technical workshop in May and the Mississippi/Louisiana joint dairy management conference in November. There are currently two major research grant proposals competing for funding in Mississippi; these research topics are milking prepartum heifers and use of tunnel ventilation to cool milking cows prior to m



North Carolina



There are currently 68,000 cows on 427 herds in North Carolina. Major educational activities include a statewide sanitation shortcourse for juice manufacturers on new FDA sanitation regulations, a food safety and quality conference on dealing with listeria in milk plants, an interactive video conference on MCMC? (this came from John Rushing and I couldn=t tell from my notes what it meant), the North Carolina statewide dairy production conference and a Southern dairy pasture tour thru Alabama, Louisiana



Arkansas



There are currently 38,000 cows on 396 commercial dairy herds in Arkansas. Major educational activities include the Missouri Arkansas dairy herd management conference, waste management workshops in response to new state laws enacted recently, forage demonstrations and fly control demonstrations. The University of Arkansas does not currently have a dairy research facility but does have in place a memorandum of understanding to conduct research and extension activities with a large commercial dairy opera



Georgia



There are approximately 90,000 cows on 400 commercial dairy operations currently in Georgia. Major educational activities scheduled in Georgia include statewide producer meetings on recently enacted state environmental rules. These meetings will include developing Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans, monitoring water wells, etc. Extension will conduct the training and the Georgia Dept of Ag will certify that producers with >200 cows have undergone the training. Other educational activities includ



South Carolina



There are approximately 20,000 cows on 125 commercial dairy operations currently in South Carolina. Major educational activities include risk management workshops, forming a dairy futures marketing club, the South Carolina dairy herd management conference in March, formation of 4 farm records associations for dairy producers in South Carolina and development of a website containing current animal waste regulations for all contiguous U.S. states.



Louisiana



There are approximately 55,000 cows on 430 commercial dairies currently in Louisiana. Major educational activities in Louisiana include the Louisiana Dairy Fieldmen‘s Association annual meeting in November, the Mississippi/ Louisiana Dairy Herd Management Conference in November, several milk hauler workshops in June, several routine dairy educational meetings on forage management, using production records, disease control in dairy herds, nutritional management in milking cows, etc. The Agricultural Ecoduct manufacturing, calf management, reproductive performance of dairy cattle and dairy cattle genetics.



The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 pm.

Accomplishments

More than 200 people attended the Southern Dairy Conference sponsored by the SERA IEG 15 group, including dairy producers, milk processors, university personnel, and governmental workers. Information was exchanged in regards to federal milk orders, economic situation in the southern dairy industry, and opportunities dairying in the southeast. In addition, members of the SERA IEG 15 group exchange information regarding activities surrounding the commitment to dairy programs at the land grant institution

Publications

None.

Impact Statements

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Report Information

Participants

Dr. Angelica Chapa, Mississippi State University, achapa@ext.msstate.edu
Dr. Lane Ely, University of Georgia, laneely@arches.uga.edu
Dr. Wayne Gauthier, Louisiana State University, wgauthier@agctr.lsu.edu
Dr. Hal Harris, Clemson University, hharris@clemson.edu
Dr. Gary Hay, Louisiana State University, ghay@agctr.lsu.edu
Dr. Bill Herndon, Mississippi State University, herndon@agecon.msstate.edu
Dr. Pete Moss, Auburn University, bmoss@ag.auburn.edu
Dr. Steve Nickerson, Virginia Tech, snickers@vt.edu
Dr. Jon Ort, North Carolina State University, jon_ort@ncsu.edu
Dr. Jodie Pennington, University of Arkansas, jpennington@uaex.edu
Dr, Gary Rogers, University of Tennessee, grogers2@tennessee.edu
Dr. John Rushing, North Carolina State University, John_Rushing@ncsu.edu
Dr. Bill Thomas, University of Georgia, bthomas@agecon.uga.edu

Brief Summary of Minutes

To accommodate the schedules of participants in SERA-IEG-15 (IEG), two meetings of the IEG were scheduled in conjunction with the 29th Southern Dairy Conference. The first meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. on February 9, 2003 by its chair, Wayne M. Gauthier. The second meeting was called to order at 8:30 p.m. on February 10, 2003 by Gauthier.



Please see attached minutes from the meeting.

Accomplishments

Approximately 200 people attended the 2003 Southern Dairy Conference sponsored by the SERA-IEG-15 group, including dairy producers, milk processors, university personnel, and governmental workers. Information was exchanged regarding the new Farm Bill, dairy promotion, and new environmental regulations and how they will influence the dairy industry. Likewise, discussions focused on bioterrorism, dairy food safety, and regional and global marketing including incentive programs and dairy check-off. In addition, other subjects discussed were issues associated with lowering the somatic cell count limit, the role of dairy products as a diet food, and the SUDIA Scientific Advisory Board. Finally, based on subjects presented during the conference, members of the SERA-IEG-15 group were able to exchange information regarding activities surrounding the commitment to dairy programs at land grant institutions.

Publications

Impact Statements

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Report Information

Participants

David Anderson Texas A&M danderson@tamu.edu
Jim Bannon Auburn University bannojs@auburn.edu
Geoff Benson N.C. State University Geoff_Benson@ncsu.edu
Bennett Cassel Virginia Tech bcassell@vt.edu
Lane Ely University of Georgia laneely@arches.uga.edu
Wayne M. Gauthier LSU Agricultural Center wgauthier@agcenter.lsu.edu
Hal Harris Clemson University HHARRIS@CLEMSON.EDU
Bill Herndon Mississippi State University Herndon@agecon.msstate.edu
Sue Mosley AMS, Market Administrator smosley@fmmatlanta.com
Steve Nickerson* University of Georgia scn@uga.edu
Jodie Pennington University of Arkansas jpennington@uaex.edu
Gary Rogers U. of Tennessee grogers2@tennessee.edu
John Rushing North Carolina State University John_Rushing@ncsu.edu
Dan Webb University of Florida dwwebb@ufl.edu
Lon Whitlow North Carolina State University lon_whitlow@ncsu.edu
Steve Washburn North Carolina State University Steve_washburn@ncsu.edu
MEMBERS ABSENT
Bill Crist University of Kentucky wcrist@uky.edu
Gary Hay LSU Agricultural Center ghay@agctr.lsu.edu
Charlie Hutchinson LSU Agricultural Center chutchison@agctr.lsu.edu
Bob James Virginia Tech jamesre@vt.edu
Bruce Jenny LSU Agricultural Center bjenny@agctr.lsu.edu
Ellen Jordan Texas A&M University e-jordan2@tamu.edu
Wayne Kellogg U. of Arkansas wkellogg@uark.edu
Richard Kilmer U. of Florida Kilmer@ufl.edu
Pete Moss (R) Auburn University bmoss@ag.auburn.edu
Jon Ort* N.C. State University Jon_ort@ncsu.edu
Darrell Peel Oklahoma State University dpeel@okstate.edu
Robert B. Schwart (R) Texas A&M University rschwart@tamu.edu
Bill Thomas (R) U. of Georgia bthomas@agecon.uga.edu

Brief Summary of Minutes

1. Gauthier, as vice-chairperson, called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. as the chairperson, Jodie Pennington, was experiencing a flight delay. Herndon volunteered to take minutes.

2. Nickerson announced that this would be his last meeting as administrative advisor as he was returning to faculty rank status from administrative status. Nickerson distributed copies of his 2007 evaluation report of S-217 that was being reviewed by the Southern Advisory Committee #2 (SAC-2) in Reno, NV. He indicated that the request for renewal of the SERA-15 project would have to be submitted to either Terry Kiser at Mississippi State or David Morrison at LSU Agricultural Center by October 2008. Rogers indicated that he had a file copy of the last renewal document for SERA-15. He indicated that a copy would be sent to all committee members for review and revision. The cumulative feedback would be incorporated into the request for renewal that would be forwarded to the committee advisers before October 2008.

3. Nickersons report to members of Southern Advisory Committee #2 which met in Reno, Nevada was delivered on January 29, 2008 (Attachment 1). Nickerson noted that the major activity of the SERA-15 committee was the annual Southern Dairy Conference (SDC). He observed that the SDC provides for meaningful interactions between and among extension and research faculties, milk industry personnel, regulatory agency personnel and other representatives of various clientele groups. His recommendation was to continue the SERA-15 project with a continuing focus on the issues facing the Southern dairy industry and to seek input from stakeholders in prioritizing project objectives and activities.

4. Sue Mosley, the Market Administrator for Federal Orders 5, 6 and 7, distributed a handout synthesizing the status of outstanding federal order hearings. These hearings are identified in Attachment 2 and include a May 2007 hearing regarding Temporary Adjustments to Class I Prices in the Appalachian (5), Florida (6) and Southeast (7) Federal Milk Market Orders; a December 2006 Hearing on Class I/II Milk Price Formulas; multiple hearings on the Class III/IV Price Formulas; a Recommended Decision: Fluid Milk Product Definition; and a request for a hearing to Expand the Pacific Northwest Order.

5. Geoff Benson distributed an executive summary of Preliminary Results of a 10-State Dairy Survey. The survey was conducted in February and March of 2007 and had a 64% response rate. The results suggest that past trends of declining farm numbers and total milk production throughout the South are likely to continue unless there are significant changes in the economic environment. The major problems associated with that economic environment included (1) milk price volatility, (2) cost of production, (3) long run price trends, and (4) cash flow problems. Survey respondents desired a greater understanding of federal milk market orders and of their milk checks. A strong desire for enhanced communications between producers and marketing agencies whether it is a coop or marketing board was clearly expressed particularly on such issues as paying for balancing the market and fulfilling full supply contracts. There was a recognition that maintaining or growing the southern dairy industry will require an enhancement of regional competitiveness through rules changes in federal orders that enhance regional prices relative to national prices, federal and state programs to enhance the viability of farms and the creation of state initiatives to assist dairy farms. Both the land grant universities and the cooperatives bear responsibility for creating and disseminating information about marketing and policy alternatives that would facilitate decision making at the farm level.

6. Benson also distributed a draft copy of a letter to be sent to dairy farmers about a program to collect and publish monthly mailbox milk prices from major dairy production areas in Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The purpose of the program is to address an absence of readily available information about mailbox milk prices within and between these major dairy production areas. Monthly price data would be collected from two producers supplying each major handler in a milk production area. Both producers and handlers would be anonymous. Handlers would be identified by a number or code. The information gathered would be published on an extension regional dairy website maintained at the University of Tennessee. If the program proves successful and resources became available, other production areas would be added. The objectives of the program are to (1) create comprehensive and verifiable information so as to minimize the confusion and conflict which now exists in the industry, (2) to monitor the effects of changes in federal order rules, national dairy policies and market conditions, and (3) to provide data for research on milk marketing and dairy policy issues.

7. Upon arrival, Jodie Pennington assumed chairmanship duties from Gauthier. Pennington observed that there would be a dinner meeting hosted by Dairy Farmers of America employees Sonia Fabian, Bob Shipley, and Frank Johns.

8. Pennington presided over a discussion in which members from states who had enacted legislation or were sponsoring programs to benefit dairy farmers identified those programs and their specific provisions. Gauthier outlined the major provisions of the Louisiana Dairy Farmer Tax Credit/Refund program. He identified the South Carolina program as the forerunner of the Louisiana program. Herndon provided an update of a Mississippi initiative Gary Rogers identified three Tennessee programs.

9. A round-table identification of developments that are going on in each state resulted in the following:

a. Bannon (Alabama) reported a continuing loss of infrastructure;
b. Virginia reported that (i) some optimism has been associated with the increases in milk prices, (ii) they currently have 720 dairy herds, and (iii) there is a long term decline in dairy cow numbers. The value of a dairy cow to a beef cow is 25 to 1.
c. Georgia reports that Joe West is the Assistant Dean at Tifton.
d. Herndon (MS) reported that Louisiana and Mississippi have, through the efforts of Gary Hay, merged their Dairy Herd Improvement Programs (DHIP). Individuals responsible for the merged program have started a dialogue with Alabama with regards to a merger. Herndon observed that Mississippis initial tax credit proposal evolved first into a grant for the poultry industry and then into the present transportation loan program. The major provisions of this program provide for up to a $20,000, no interest loan for eight years. He had the responsibility for processing 107 applications totaling $108 million in loans.
e. Harris reported that Clemson has hired Tina Horn as a dairy extension agent.
f. Pennington (AR) reported that Arkansas had gained one dairy farm in 2007 when prices were high, but net herd numbers had declined. He indicated that their Dairy Stabilization Board is experiencing slow progress in making decisions. The Board is a good board but has to reconcile the views of consumers, processors, retailers and dairy farmers. There is a concern regarding a stalemate created by a banker who wants a dairy stabilization board and a processor who doesnt want Arkansas to withdraw from the Federal Milk Market Order System.
g. Anderson (TX) reported that Texas had added 15,000 cows during 2007.
h. Dan Webb (FL) reports that the last new permit for a dairy farm issued in Florida was five years ago. The costs of complying with the environmental regulations are the major deterrent to the expansion of the dairy industry. A second deterrent is the cost of land. Florida has been losing cows particularly since the lost of rBST. Webb also reported that three coops had come together to form SMI and go into processing which angered traditional milk processors.
i. Lane Ely reported that there has been a major turnover in the Southeast Dairy Group and they are now looking at large herds.
j. Tennessee reported that they have no tax rebate program, but they do have three cost share programs:
i. a producer diversification program that is open to anybody in Tennessee. Under this program, the state pays 30-50% with a maximum of $15,000.
ii. Genetic improvement or equipment enhancement program which contributes up to $1,000 for a producer to enhance his equipment.
iii. A hay storage program open to all of animal agriculture and for which the legislature appropriated $30 million dollars.
k. It was observed that some states provide drought management and assistance. A one-day drought awareness conference is planned for February 19, 2008 in North Carolina.
l. Sue Mosley reported that the Public Manufacturing Plant was the largest user of water in Georgia and that it uses more water than all the households in Georgia. Furthermore, one million birds/hour or nine billion chickens per year are processed in the U.S.
m. Benson (N.C.) distributed a flyer entitled Dairy Advantage describing a program to stabilize and grow the North Carolina dairy industry.
n. On behalf of a Dairy Executive Committee affiliated with Dr. Basil Eastwood, a retired CSREES dairy contact person, a Dairy Extension Committee Report was distributed. This report is designed to summarize the reported activities of dairy extension personnel from throughout the United States.

10. General guidelines were established for the administration of future Southern Dairy Conferences (SDC).
a. Speakers from institutions normally will not be paid for travel by the SDC. Travel expenses for speakers whose organizations or who themselves cant pay for their travel will be reimbursed by the SDC. Such payments are to be minimized so as to hold down present and future registration fees. Travel expenses should be discussed with the speaker at the time of the initial contact. The Executive Committee is to discuss exceptions to the policy and recommend appropriate actions.
b. There was a question of whether the registration fee for speakers would be waived. The decision was left to the Executive Committee, but all speakers whose expenses are being reimbursed by their organizations are generally expected to pay the registration fee.
c. All SERA-15 members will pay the registration fee unless retired and/or have no funds available from their institutions.
d. The hotel generally provides two complementary rooms to the SDC. These rooms will be offered to speakers whose expenses are being reimbursed.
e. This year Alltech is providing the SDC with $1,000 of Kentucky Ale and underwriting the cost of the SDC Happy Hour on January 30, 2008. The general policy of the SDC with respect to sponsors is that they must be brought before the overall committee and approved by the Executive Committee.
f. At the present time, the University of Georgia is holding $4,000 in an account for the SDC.
g. The University of Georgia Conference Center is currently charging the SDC $5.00 per paid attendee for administrative expenses.

11. The dates for the next SERA-15 meeting and for the 2009 Southern Dairy Conference (SDC) were set for January 27-29, 2009 unless there is a conflict in which case February 3-5, 2009 will be the alternative date. Gauthier assumed duties as Chair of the 2009 SDC/SERA-15 at the close of the 2008 SDC on January 31, 2009. Bennett Cassel from Virginia Tech was elected vice-chairman for the 2009 SDC-SERA-15.

Accomplishments

The major activity of the SERA - 15 Competitiveness and Sustainability of the Southern Dairy Industry has been the Southern Dairy Conference which follows the SERA - 15 meeting. The Southern Dairy Conference is a forum that provides educational and research information among extension and research faculties, milk industry personnel, regulatory agency personnel, and representives of various clientele groups. <br /> <br /> 34th ANNUAL SOUTHERN DAIRY CONFERENCE<br /> <br /> January 30-31, 2008<br /> <br /> The Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel<br /> <br /> Atlanta, Georgia<br /> <br /> <br /> Sponsored by Southern Land Grant Universities<br /> <br /> University of Arkansas<br /> <br /> Louisiana State University<br /> <br /> Auburn University<br /> <br /> Mississippi State University<br /> <br /> Clemson University<br /> <br /> North Carolina State University<br /> <br /> Oklahoma State University<br /> <br /> University of Florida<br /> <br /> University of Georgia<br /> <br /> University of Tennessee<br /> <br /> University of Kentucky<br /> <br /> Texas A&M University<br /> <br /> <br /> Wednesday, January 30, 2008<br /> <br /> Presiding: Jodie Pennington, University of Arkansas<br /> <br /> 9:30 am National Dairy Situation and Outlook<br /> <br /> Bob Cropp, University of Wisconsin<br /> <br /> 10:15 am Farm Bill and Dairy Policy Developments<br /> <br /> Scott Brown, University of Missouri<br /> <br /> <br /> 11:00 am U.S. Dairy Trade and Class III/IV Pricing<br /> <br /> Bob Cropp, University of Wisconsin<br /> <br /> <br /> 11:30 am Immigration Reform: Status and Outlook<br /> <br /> Stefphanie Gambrell, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, DC<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Presiding: Steve Nickerson, University of Georgia<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1:15 pm SUDIA Update: Enriching Milk with Omega-3's<br /> <br /> Cheryl Hayn, SUDIA General Manager<br /> <br /> Gail Barnes, DMI, Rosemont, IL<br /> <br /> <br /> 1:35 pm Dairy Product Innovations<br /> <br /> P.D. Stroup, Nestle Business Services, Glendale, CA<br /> <br /> <br /> 2:15 pm Future of Dairy Industry in the Southeast U.S.<br /> <br /> Sonia Fabian, Chief Operating Officer, Southeast Area Council of Dairy Farmers of America, Knoxville, TN<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Presiding: Bill Herndon, Mississippi State University<br /> <br /> <br /> 3:20 pm Value of Milk Quality Tests for Predicting Shelf Life<br /> <br /> Dr. Rob Ralyea, Cornell University<br /> <br /> 3:50 pm Panel Discussion of State Legislation Supporting Dairy Industry<br /> Louisiana: Ron Harrell, LA Farm Bureau<br /> Mississippi: Bill Herndon, MS State University, MS Milk Producers Transportation Cost Assistance Loan Fund<br /> Tennessee: Gary Rogers, University of Tennessee<br /> Arkansas: Jodie Pennington, University of Arkansas<br /> North Carolina: Geoff Benson, NC State University, The NC Dairy Industry Stabilization and Growth Program<br /> Texas: David Anderson, Texas A&M University<br /> South Carolina: Hal Harris, Clemson University (retired)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Thursday, January 31, 2007<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Presiding: Geoff Benson, North Carolina State University<br /> <br /> <br /> 8:15 am What Can USDA Data Tell Us About the Competitiveness of Dairying in the South?<br /> <br /> Jim MacDonald, USDA/Economic Research Service, Washington, DC<br /> <br /> <br /> 8:55 am Review of Florida/Georgia Dairy Business Analysis Project<br /> <br /> Albert DeVries, University of Florida<br /> <br /> <br /> 9:15 am NMPF Federal Milk Marketing Order Task Force: An Update<br /> <br /> Jim Tillison, Chief Operating Officer, National Milk Producers Federation, Arlington, VA<br /> <br /> <br /> 9:45 am Status of Dairy Production and Flow of Milk in the Southeast Region<br /> <br /> Sue Mosley, Atlanta Federal Milk Market Administrator<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Presiding: Wayne Gauthier, Louisiana State University<br /> <br /> <br /> 10:45 am Bio-energy Revolution and Its Impact on Dairy and Agricultural Sectors<br /> <br /> David Anderson, Texas A&M University<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 11:30 am Discussion and Wrap Up ... Evaluation <br /> <br /> Wayne Gauthier, Chair for 2009 Southern Dairy Conference, Louisiana State University

Publications

To view the proceedings of the Southern Dairy Conference: http://www.southeastdairyextension.org/SDC%202008%20program01.html

Impact Statements

1. Provide educators, milk industry leaders, regulatory agency personnel with vital information to prevent the decrease in number of producers in the Southeast
2. Improved milk quality and enriched milk with Omega - 3s may benefit thousands of Americans who are at risk or who have cardiovascular disease
3. New inovations in added value milk increase sale of milk products and increase health wellness and nutrition of Americans

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