Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) announced newly elected producers to national offices at the groups’ joint annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.
DMI, which manages the national dairy producer checkoff program, is funded by the NDB and UDIA. New DMI officers are: Chair – Paul Rovey, Glendale, Ariz.; Vice Chair – Michael Ferguson, Senatobia, Miss.; Secretary – Ryan Anglin, Bentonville, Ark.; Treasurer – David “Skip” Hardie, Lansing, N.Y.
The 36-member NDB, formed in May 1984 under the authority of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, carries out coordinated promotion and research programs to help build demand and expand domestic and international markets for U.S.-produced dairy products and ingredients. NDB oversees the national dairy producer checkoff. Elected NDB officers are: Chair – Lester Hardesty, Greeley, Colo.; Vice Chair – Kimberly Clauss, Hilmar, Calif.; Treasurer – Paula Meabon, Wattsburg, Pa.; Secretary – Donna Sharp, Bath, S.D.
UDIA is a federation of state and regional dairy producer-funded promotion organizations that provide marketing programs that are developed and implemented in coordination with its members. UDIA is overseen by a board comprised of dairy producers elected by their respective boards of their member organizations. Elected UDIA officers are: Chair – William Siebenborn, Trenton, Mo.; 1st Vice Chair – Neil Hoff, Windthorst, Texas; 2nd Vice Chair, American Dairy Association® (ADA) Chairman – David Weitzer, Poolesville, Md.; 2nd Vice Chair, National Dairy Council® (NDC) Chairman – Buckey Jones, Smithdale, Miss.; 2nd Vice Chair, UDIA member relations – Billy Travis, Princeton, Ky.; Treasurer – Allen Merrill, Parker, S.D.; Secretary – Steve Frischknecht, Manti, Utah.
ADA is the domestic marketing arm of DMI. New ADA officers are: Chair – David Weitzer; Vice Chair – Jerrel Heatwole, Greenwood, Del.; Secretary – Tom Magnant, Franklin, Vt.; Treasurer – Gerald Fieser, DeLeon Springs, Fla.
NDC, founded in 1915, is the producer-funded nutrition education and research arm of DMI and provides nutrition information through national, state and regional dairy council organizations. New NDC officers are: Chair – Buckey Jones; Vice Chair – Paul Broering, St. Henry, Ohio; Secretary – Joan Smith, Sauquoit, N.Y.; Treasurer – John Crawford, Keller, Texas.