2009 Partners Program Schedule
9 a.m.
Registration and exhibit area opens
10:30 a.m. –Opportunities & Risks
for the U.S. in the New Global Dairy Environment,
Jay Waldvogel, Senior Vice President, Strategy
and International Development,
Dairy Farmers of America
11:15 a.m. –Leading With Your ACES
Wayne Humphreys, Owner/Operator, Iowa Century
Farm
12:00 p.m.–Lunch
1 p.m. –CSI: Activist Chants, the Mythical
Media and Confused Consumers
Amanda Nolz, agricultural communications student,
South Dakota State University,
and former beef industry
ambassador
2:05 p.m. –Agriculture in South Africa:
Not What You Might Expect
Colleen Jackson, 2007 Senior Michigan Dairy Ambassador,
and 2008 MSU animal science graduate
2:45 p.m. –Networking break
3:15 p.m. –Social Media
101: What You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask
Staci Garcia, Coordinator of Public and Members
Relations, United Dairy Industry of Michigan
Sara Long, MSU Communications Manager, Animal Welfare and Animal Agriculture
Initiatives
4:30 p.m. –Talk to Me! Q & A with Today's
Speakers
5 p.m. –Adjourn to regular GLRDC Schedule

7 a.m.
Registration opens
Breakfast buffet begins
Conference exhibits open
8 a.m. –Our
Barn Doors Are Open: Dairy Discovery at Swisslane
Farms
Annie Link, Swisslane Dairy Farms, Alto, Michigan
8:50 a.m. –Paper
Piles: Simple Solutions for Organizing Your Office
Donna Hrezo, Founder of ilove2organize.com
9:30 a.m. – Networking Break
10 a.m. – Nature's
Small Joys: The Magic of Hummingbirds
Kathi and Mike Rock, Madison, Wisconsin
12 p.m. –Partners Program Luncheon
1 p.m. – Building a Positive
Reputation with Your Family's Business
Dr. Bernie Erven, Professor Emeritus of Agriculture
Economics,
The Ohio State University
2 p.m. – Organizing Your
Home for Peace and Order
Donna Hrezo, Founder of ilove2organize.com
3 p.m. –Dairy Break
3:30 p.m. –The Future
of Ag: Where Did the Young People Go?
Amanda Nolz, agricultural communications student,
South Dakota State University,
and former beef industry ambassador
4:30 p.m. –Partners
Program Concludes

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