The Dairy Farmers of America annual meeting is underway in Kansas City, Mo. The theme of the meeting is “From Challenge to Change” which “recognizes the industry’s hardships of 2009, its slow recovery in 2010 and highlights our focus and determination to embrace the need for change in our industry.”

Among the highlights of the meeting today are the Chairman’s Report by Randy Mooney, Chairman of the Board; the report from Rick Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer; keynote address by Elanco president Jeff Simmons on What it Takes to Feed the World’s Growing Population; and Outlook and Opportunities presented by Tom Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer, Dairy Management Inc. and Greg Jennings, Wide Receiver, Green Bay Packers.

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