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The following is a list of the seminars that will be conducted during World Ag Expo this year. Seminars will cover different topics each day. They will be held at the Expo Seminar Center. Individual information is included for the international trade, general agriculture and dairy seminars. For more information, visit www.worldagexpo.com
International Trade Seminars
Seminar Center, Tuesday, Feb. 8The Center for International Trade Development’s international trade symposium is focused on preparing you for the future in a global marketplace. Experts are here to tell you what your company can do to prepare for tomorrow’s global markets.
The agriculture industry is one of great importance. Today’s agriculture professionals are part of a vital group of unsung heroes that contribute to feeding and clothing the world as they make a positive impact on the American economy.
Monsanto Company recognizes the importance of investing in the next generation of hard-working agricultural professionals, which is why Monsanto and the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) are proud to announce an open call for applications for the 2011 Commitment to Agriculture Scholarship Program.
The ninth annual Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference (GLRDC) scheduled for Feb. 3-5, 2011, at the Bavarian Inn Lodge and Conference Center in Frankenmuth, Michigan, includes two days of educational sessions, one half-day of breed association and youth meetings and an industry-wide awards banquet honoring a host of industry winners including the MSU Dairy Farmer of the Year.
Approximately 175 producers and agribusiness professionals attended Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.’s (DFA) 2011 Grazing Conference held in Louisville, Kentucky, this week.
The two-day event was presented by Dairy Grazing Services (DGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of DFA that provides resources and consulting services to producers interested in pasture-based dairying.
The Wood County Juniors, in coordination with the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association, held the 2011 Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention in Stevens Point at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center, Jan. 8-10, 2011. More than 500 Holstein members, chaperones and volunteers were in attendance to help make the weekend a success.
Here are some of the new products or updates to previous products that have been announced as of January 13, 2011. Return to this section of the Progressive Dairyman website periodically to find out what new products will be impacting the dairy industry.
Darrel J. Aubertine, a former state legislator and a lifelong Cape Vincent, New York, dairy farmer, will be nominated to serve as the Cuomo administration's top agriculture official.
Mark McCormick has watched many of the farms in his community shut down in the past three decades, but McCormick has been determined not to join that fate. It hasn’t been easy, keeping his dairy going. But he and his family have been doing it since 1839, when Christopher McCormick moved to Java, New York, and started farming. That McCormick would leave in the fall to work in New Orleans before returning for the spring planting.
The fairgrounds in York, Pennsylvania, served as the location for the 12th annual Keystone Farm Show Jan. 4-6, 2011.
As the state's largest farm equipment trade show, this event draws more than 350 commericial exhibitors and more than 10,000 attendees annually.
J.D. Heiskell & Company announced the seating of Thomas Caron on its Board of Directors. Caron’s term of service began on Jan. 1, 2011. Caron joins three other non-family members on the board of the privately-held company: former President of ADM Investor Services Paul Krug, Chief Operating Officer of J.G. Boswell Co. Sherm Railsback, and proprietor of Lampe Dodge of Visalia David Lampe.
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