D
FA-SOUTHEAST EXECUTIVE TO ADDRESS ANNUAL MEETING
OF
JERSEY MILK MARKETING ORGANIZATION
Reynoldsburg,
OH (April 30, 2008)—Sonia Fabian, chief
operating officer of the Southeast Area Council of Dairy Farmers of America,
Inc., will be the featured speaker at the 50th Annual Meeting of
National All-Jersey Inc.
The
meeting convenes at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, June 27, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza
Resort in Asheville, N.C.
Fabian’s
presentation will focus on the dairy situation in the southeast U.S. and the
reasons component pricing may help attract milk to a fluid-deficient marketing
area.
Fabian
began her career in the dairy industry with Southern Milk Sales in 1979, and has
been with DFA, the nation’s largest producer-owned dairy marketing
cooperative and food company, and its predecessor
cooperatives for 27 years.
Prior
to being named to her current position in the spring of 2007, she served as Vice
President of Marketing and Accounting for the southeast council located in
Knoxville, Tenn.
DFA’s
southeast area serves a milkshed extending into 16 states, representing
approximately 3,000 member farms that market 5.4 billion pounds of milk
annually. It has five manufacturing facilities located in Louisiana, Missouri
and Texas.
Early-bird
registration for the 2008 annual meetings , hosted by the North Carolina
Jersey Breeders Association, ends May 23. Complete information on the convention
program and registration forms are available on the web site at
www.ncjerseybreeders.com, or on the USJersey web site at www.usjersey.com.
National All-Jersey Inc. was formed in December of 1957 to
promote the increased production and sale of Jersey milk and milk products. The
organization represents the interests of Jersey producers in six areas: market
development, milk price regulation, information and education, policy issues,
research, and industry relations. In 2008, NAJ staff continue to address milk
pricing issues of regional and national scope, as well as locate and develop
equitable markets for high-solids milk and promoting use of the All-Jersey®
brand.
For more information on its services for producers and
marketers of high-solids milk, contact Erick Metzger, general manager, at
614/861-3636, or visit its website at http://naj.usjersey.com
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