SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: OLD_SERA15 : Competitiveness and Sustainability of the Southern Dairy Industry (S-217)
Period Covered: 01/01/2003 to 12/01/2003
Date of Report: 01/29/2004
Annual Meeting Dates: 02/09/2003 to 02/10/2003

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 of Annual Meeting

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.

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[Minutes]

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.

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