Dairy industry leaders will gather next week in Arlington, Virginia for the NMPF board meeting, which will feature educational sessions on artificial intelligence and coordinated congressional advocacy efforts involving both board members and Young Cooperators.
The comprehensive schedule includes multiple components:
Various committee sessions are planned, covering the Immigration Task Force, Political Action Committee, Economic Policy Committee and Scholarship Committee. Agricultural officials Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden and Ambassador Julie Callahan will share insights on the farming economy and trade conditions.
A bipartisan fundraising breakfast for the Political Action Committee will feature Tony Wied, R-WI, and Josh Riley, D-NY. Leadership from Dairy Management Inc., including CEO Barb O’Brien and NMPF Board Member Charles Krause, will provide organizational updates.
Educational sessions and conversations, including the artificial intelligence workshop focused on dairy industry applications, will begin June 8 and extend beyond the official meeting dates of June 9-10, when the NMPF Animal Health and Wellbeing Committee convenes. The NMPF Young Cooperators annual fly-in has been scheduled to coincide with the board meeting this year, enabling greater board member involvement. Legislative discussions will focus on agricultural workforce solutions for dairy operations, maintaining flavored milk programs in schools, supporting the DAIRY PRIDE Act, and pushing for farm bill passage to reach the president’s desk.
