It’s a big week at South Dakota State University with Little International, the largest two-day livestock exposition run completely by students for students. Little “I” will be held on the SDSU campus March 27-28, 2009. As a member of the executive team, I’m keeping busy making sure things run smoothly, and that this year’s event is one for the books. This is a photo of me showing a bull last year during Little “I” competitions! (I know, it’s not dairy…I did get to show a dairy heifer in the Round Robin competition, though!) However, despite my busy and exciting week, I can hardly wait for next week when I head to the Central Plains Dairy Expo in Sioux Falls, S.D. on April 1-2, 2009!

This two-day trade show features nearly 200 all-dairy exhibitors and includes entertainment and seminars. This year cowboy poet and humorist Baxter Black will provide entertainment at the Welcome Banquet. Trent Loos, of Loos Tales, is one of the keynote speakers during Expo. On top of the exciting entertainment and dynamic speakers, I plan to listen in on the educational seminars that tackle the following topics titled: “Effective Safety Training For A Multicultural Workforce — What You Need To Say in Spanish and English,” “Outlook For Milk Prices,” “Is Competitive Advantage Shifting to the Central Plains?” and many more. I thought I would let you know this event is on my agenda for next week, in case you wanted me to take notes for you!

Interested? Meet me at the Central Plains Dairy Expo. If it’s not in the cards, don’t worry! I will capture the details with highlights as the event takes place. Stay tuned!