Reminder: Attend the Dairy Symposium this Wednesday, May 14
The Dairy Innovation Hub will hold its annual Dairy Symposium on May 14 at Memorial Union from 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Registrations are still being accepted.
Dairy Symposium features the Dairy Innovation Hub’s most advanced research from all participating campuses and is geared toward an academic audience and anyone looking for a deeper dive into research. Attendees will hear thought-provoking plenary sessions, research talks from each of the Hub’s four priority areas, shorter “flash talks” from students, and poster presentations from Hub-funded researchers. This is an in-person opportunity at the Memorial Union, and recordings will be available after the live event on the Hub’s YouTube channel.
Hub events are free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required.
Dairy Symposium Agenda – May 14
- 8:00 am – Registration, posters, continental breakfast
- 8:45 am – Welcome and morning plenary session
- “Understanding the impact of research on the dairy supply chain”
- Mike Brown, Vice President for Dairy Market Intelligence at T. C. Jacoby & Company, Inc.
- “Understanding the impact of research on the dairy supply chain”
- 10:00 am – Breakout sessions/posters
- 12:00 pm – Lunch/posters
- 1:00 pm – Breakout sessions/posters
- 3:00 pm – Afternoon panel session
- “Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration: a multi-state, multi-stakeholder approach to build soil health, reduce greenhouse gases, improve water quality and enable new economic benefits”
- Gregg Sanford, UW-Madison
- Dennis Busch, UW-Platteville
- Reza Afshar, Dairy Management Inc.
- Cristine Morgan, Soil Health Institute
- Joshua Faulkner, University of Vermont
- “Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration: a multi-state, multi-stakeholder approach to build soil health, reduce greenhouse gases, improve water quality and enable new economic benefits”
- 4:00 pm – Flash talks, posters, cocktail reception
- 5:30 pm – Adjourn
To date, this unique initiative is approaching 250 funded research and outreach projects across three campuses and four priority areas.
The Dairy Innovation Hub, funded through a $7.8 million per year investment by the state of Wisconsin, harnesses research and development across the UW–Madison, UW–Platteville and UW–River Falls campuses ensuring that Wisconsin’s $52.8 billion dairy community remains a global pacesetter in producing nutritious dairy products. This is all accomplished with a keen focus on economic, environmental, and social sustainability.
Questions? Contact Maria Woldt, program manager, at maria.woldt@wisc.edu or (608) 265-4009.