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The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection presents the

2016 GLOBAL DAIRY SYMPOSIUM

ABOUT THE EVENT:

Global dairy is facing an unprecedented, complex mix of challenges and opportunities. Multiple factors are influencing dairy production, processing and profitability including the interconnectedness of global dairy industry, consumer demands for traceability and the growing use of information technology on production.

To help sort out these complex issues the WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is hosting a global dairy symposium during the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Leading experts on the current and future state of the global dairy industry will share trends in dairy production, the global impact of economic fluctuations, as well as their predictions on where the global dairy sector is heading.

PRESENTERS:

Sharon Sydow, Senior Economist, Office of the Chief Economist
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Topics: Trends in U.S. dairy production and trade; Impacts
of trade policies.

Tom Bailey, Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory Group
Rabobank, New York, NY
Topics: Supply and demand: Shifting patterns in production/consumption; and
EU expansion/contraction; Oceania overview/impact of economic contraction

Robert Erhard, Agricultural Material Specialist (Dairy)
Nestlé, Geneva, Switzerland
Topics: The impact of changing consumer demands on traceability; IT’s impact on production; The profitability challenge

EVENT DETAILS:

When: 8:00am – 8:30am On-site registration
Program 8:30am – 11:30am

Where: Mendota Room 4, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wisconsin

REGISTRATION:

The event is free but you must register to attend. Register by September 30th, 2016.

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