Dairy Innovation Hub to host Dairy Symposium on May 14
The Dairy Innovation Hub will hold its annual Dairy Symposium on May 14 at Memorial Union, formatted for an academic audience. 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.