The American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. Annual Meetings are scheduled for June 27-July 1, 2007 in Sioux Falls, S. D. The convention seminar will feature Lloyd E. Metzger, director of The Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center, discussing milk proteins. The seminar will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27.
In the first of two presentations, Metzger will describe how the protein in milk can be isolated and used to produce dairy based ingredients.

Metzger joined the faculty of South Dakota State University this past January as an associate professor and holds the Alfred Chair in Dairy Education. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in dairy manufacturing from South Dakota State University, completing a Ph.D. in food science from Cornell University in 1999. He was employed as a research scientist at General Mills for two years prior to joining the Food Science and Nutrition department at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul.

Metzger was recognized by the American Dairy Science Association in 2005 with the ADSA Foundation Scholar Award for his research accomplishments. He is active in professional organizations such as the American Dairy Science Association and Institute of Food Technologists, plus serves as Executive Secretary of the North Central Cheese Industries Association.