Northeast
Dairy Women’s Conference Nov. 15-16 in
New York
With
the female population being the fastest growing segment of the dairy industry,
the Northeast Dairy Leadership Team is hosting a Northeast Dairy Women's
Conference to bring together women dairy leaders in the Northeast to learn, grow
and network. The conference will be held on Nov. 15 - 16 in Albany/Latham, N.Y.,
starting at 12 p.m. on the 15th at the Century House.
Some
of the dairy industry's finest women leaders have been tapped to speak at the
conference, including:
- Debbie
VanderVeen, partner on Veen Huizen Farms, a 1,350-cow dairy in
Everson
,
Wash.
, and an activist and author for the dairy industry;
- Roberta
McDonald, marketing director for Cabot Creamery Cooperative, who has worked
to build a national footprint for the Cabot brand;
- Rochelle
Stein, a dairy producer from
LeRoy
,
N.Y.
, whose farm was the pilot farm for
New York
's Johnes control program;
- Liz
Doornick, partner at Jon-De Farms in
Baldwin
,
Wis.
, a 1,700-cow operation, and owner of Human Resource Services, a consulting
business specializing in improving communications;
- Phoebe
Bitler, a dairy farmer from Fleetwood, Pa., who serves on two farmer
spokesperson networks, several industry boards and has been a voice for
dairy with consumers;
- Dr.
Michaela Kristula, associate professor and chief of field services at
New
Bolton
Center
, the large animal hospital for the
University
of
Pennsylvania
's
School
of
Veterinary Medicine
.
The
evening banquet will be held in the scenic
Corning
Tower
Observation
Plaza
at the
Empire
State
Plaza
in downtown
Albany
. Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant, master of public health and mistress of public
humor, will give the keynote and share her remedy for managing stress, change
and conflict with laughter. Round-robin workshops held Friday, Nov. 16, on the
William Hanehan & Sons Dairy Farm in
Saratoga Springs
,
N.Y.
, will address maternity pen management, dissecting calf care and balancing
biosecurity with neighborly relations.
The
Northeast Dairy Women's Conference is offered to participants at a discounted
rate, thanks to industry support. Registrations for the conference are due to
the Center for Dairy Excellence in
Harrisburg
,
Pa.
, by November 2. For a registration brochure, visit:
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/cde/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=135117