Here’s the latest news from the Dairy Business Association from their meeting recently.
The Dairy Business Association ended their 2006 Annual Business Conference Transforming the Dairy Industry: Inspiration, Insight, Ideas on Thursday, November 30, with the election of two new representatives to the board of directors and the re-election of three current members.
John Vrieze, owner of Baldwin and Emerald Dairies, was elected to serve another three-year term. Also maintaining their posts for another three-year term, were dairy producer Jim Ostrom, owner Milk Source, and corporate representative Greg Steele with AgStar Financial Services.
The election brought two new producer members to the board. Dr. Jim Mlsna of Ocooch Dairy and John Pagel of Pagels’ Ponderosa will add to the dairy producers’ perspective.
These individuals will join current producer directors Cris Peterson of Four Cubs Dairy and Jerry Meissner of Norm-E-Lane Dairy, as well as corporate directors Karen Endres, director of communications for Alto Dairy Cooperative and David Crass, environmental attorney from Michael Best & Friedrich.