You are Invited! – We Need YOUR Voice at our Transportation Summit and Annual Meeting that is quickly approaching. The Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance is proud to partner with NEDPA to host the first dairy/transportation summit on Tuesday February 7, 2023. The summit kicks off at noon and will cover topics that impact the feed industry, suppliers, dairy producers, and processors, including:
Supply Chain Challenges
Truck Driver Availability, Licensing and Training
Bottlenecks in Raw Milk Procurement
Transporting Feed Commodities – Bottlenecks
These topics will include several panels of individuals who are working to solve these disruptors as well as shape messaging for regulators. We hope you will consider attending and share your experiences at the summit!
Tuesday evening will feature a reception where we hope you will continue the conversation, as we continue to solution through the transportation disruptors and opportunities we have to make our ag industries remain competitive in the Northeast!
Wednesday’s agenda shifts into the Annual Meeting for NEAFA. Breakfast with vendors kicks off at 7:30am, please join us! The Annual Meeting will start at 8:15 am with opening ceremonies from our NY State FFA officers and the morning will be hosted by MC John Clark focused on the following topics:
Economic Update: Chris Wolf, Ph.D. – Professor of Ag Management & Policy, Cornell University
Producer Panel: Social Media Moderator: Eileen Jensen – NY Animal Agriculture Coalition
AFIA Update: Constance Cullman, President & CEO - AFIA
We will break into our Awards Luncheon to recognize Distinguished Service Awards, retiring board members and introduce Hinman Straub – NEAFA’s New Lobbying Team to the audience.
Our Keynote speaker is one not to miss at the Awards Luncheon! “China’s Future and the Impact on American Agriculture” will be presented by Todd Thurman – Consultant, SwineTex Consulting Services, LLC. Todd is very well known in the swine industry, a native of Texas and brings messages that will help us understand the global agriculture market landscape.
We hope to see YOU in a few short weeks at our Dairy/Transportation Summit and NEAFA Annual Meeting as we continue to work as an agricultural industry to tackle today’s disruptions! Registration, hotel and sponsorship opportunities can be found at: 2023 NEAFA Annual Meeting — NEAFA— Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance (northeastalliance.com)