Wisconsin producers, get ready for the second annual Dairy Business Association Expansion Symposium, January 31-February 1, 2007 in Green Bay. Hosted by the Dairy Business Association of Wisconsin, the symposium, “Expand to Compete,” will draw hundreds of producers from around the state. And if the packed schedule isn’t enough, attendees will have the opportunity to take a personal tour of Lambeau Field!

The schedule includes presentations on the mega cheese industry from Donald DeJong, CEO of AgriVision Farm Management, Rich Scheuerman, President and CEO of Alto Dairy and Dean Sommer from the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research will focus on Wisconsin’s current cheese industry; 2007 milk pricing forecast from Mary Keough Ledman of Keough Ledman Associates. Improving your profit while losing basis from dairy producer Jim Ostrom of MilkSource; revolutionizing free stall barns from John Smith, PhD, from Kansas State University and a Central Sands Update from Gordon Jones DVM, owner of Central Sands Dairy. Two producer panels will share their knowledge about Single Site vs. Multi-Site Dairies and candid and truthful remarks about their on-site digesters. For more information or to register for the DBA Expansion Symposium, contact Michelle Oskey at 920-759-9543.