IDP, Purdue Extension and the Indiana Forage Council have put a lot of planning into bringing you the 2015 Regional Dairy Meetings! This year, the meeting dates and locations are as follows:
Jan. 27, Columbus, Bartholomew County Fairgrounds
Jan. 28, Evansville, Hornville Tavern
Jan. 29, Rockville, Byron Seeds Headquarters
Feb. 4, Middlebury, Essenhaus Conference Center
Feb. 5, Shipshewana, The Farmstead Inn
Feb. 6, Decatur, Back 40 Junction Restaurant
This year, you can pre-register for the regional dairy meeting of your choice online by clicking here.
If you prefer, you can pre-register by emailing Doug Leman at dougleman@IndianaDairy.org or calling him at 317-695-8228.
Download the 2015 Regional Meeting Brochure here.
Registration for all meetings begins at 9 AM except the Middlebury meeting registration begins at 10. All meetings are on Eastern time, except the Evansville meeting is on Central Time. The meetings are scheduled to end around 2:30 PM. A delicious lunch is included at all meetings, and there is no cost to producers to attend the meetings. This is possible because of generous sponsorship, including meeting hosts and sponsors Hubbard Feeds, NorthStar Cooperative, Belstra Milling, Farm Credit Mid-America and Byron Seeds.
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Call for Nominations:
Dairy Producer of the Year Awards
IDP is seeking nominations for the Dairy Producer of the Year and Young Dairy Producer of the Year awards. These awards are to recognize outstanding accomplishment, professionalism, and leadership among Indiana's dairy producers. Award recipients will be announced at the IDP annual meeting on Monday, March 16, 2015, which will be held in the afternoon after the Indiana Livestock Forage and Grain Forum in Indianapolis.
The Indiana Dairy Producer of the Year is awarded to a dairy producer who has portrayed the dairy industry in a positive light and has been successful in the dairy industry over a period of time. Past recipients were Fred Beer (2007), Tom Neuenschwander (2008), Doug Leman (2009), Dave Forgey (2010), Brian Rexing (2011), Leontien Van de Laar (2012), Derek Herrema (2013) and Mike Heckaman (2014).
The Indiana Young Dairy Producer of the Year is awarded to a dairy producer, 35 years of age or younger, who is actively involved in a successful dairy farm and shows promise as a leading dairy producer for this industry's bright future in Indiana. Past recipients were Lukas Hively (2007), Joe and Amy Kelsay (2008), Max and Carrie Jo Bollenbacher (2009), Nathan and Sarah Kuehnert (2010) Kerry and Christiana Estes (2011), Kelly MacKennon (2012), Brian Houin (2013), and Lance Sommer (2014).
Click here to download a nomination form. Advisers of IDP will select the award winners based on submitted nominations. The deadline to submit a nomination to Dr. Mike Schutz is February 17, 2015.
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