If you are attending this session, please arrive at the MSU Dairy Teaching and Research Center by 8:15 AM.

The Center is located at 4075 College Rd, Lansing, MI 48910.

You can drive and park at the Center; alternately, a bus will depart the Lansing Center at 8:00 AM, and return direct to the Lansing Center at 11:30 AM.

New for 2025, this session brings together topics important to the entire animal agriculture value chain, from animal nutrition to livestock. We plan to focus on three core topics, each of which has been important in 2024 and will be going forward: First, the overall ag economy for livestock producers. Second, the emergent situation with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, and shared work by government and industry to respond. Third, a discussion will look at the science behind digesters, how they are being deployed, and use cases for both food waste and livestock waste.

RUP: NA

CCA: 1.0 CM; 1.0 NM; 1.0 PD

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  Mary Kelpinski, Michigan Pork
• Michigan Milk Update
  Sheila Burkhardt, Michigan Milk
• Michigan Poultry Update
  Nancy Barr, Michigan Allied Poultry Industries
• Livestock Industry Economics Overview
  Dr. Jaime Luke, Michigan State University
• Briefing on the MSU Dairy Research and Teaching Facilities
  Dr. George Smith, MSU AgBioResearch
• Tour to Follow