2025 ODPA Annual Meeting

The Ohio Dairy Producers Association invites you to attend our annual meeting on Tuesday, February 11 in Wooster. Registration begins at 9:30, with the meeting to follow. Attendance is free and open to all dairy farmers. Enjoy lunch provided by our sponsors and learn how ODPA is helping to navigate the future of dairy on your behalf.

Join us as we examine the current state of the industry, evaluate the evolving needs of Ohio’s dairy farms, and critically assess state and federal policies that impact dairy. Together, we will explore statewide strategies and industry initiatives needed to shape a prosperous future.

Guest speaker Gregg Doud, President and CEO of National Milk Producers Federation, will share insights into the new Trump administration and the importance of proactively engaging with key federal staff and elected leadership in this new political climate. 

Meeting Agenda

9:30 - Registration & Donuts

10:00 - Ohio State Dairy Program Report & Ohio Dairy Research Fund Update
Maurice Eastridge, Professor & Sr. Associate Chair, OSU Department of Animal Sciences

10:30 - Federal Order 33 Market Administrator Report 
William Pollock, Senior Agricultural Economist, Mideast Marketing Area FO 33

10:50 State of the Industry Report
Mike McCully, President & Owner, The McCully Group

11:15 Ohio Dairy Processing & Manufacturing Update
Brian Wise, Dairy Division Chief, Ohio Department of Agriculture

11:30 Ohio Dairy Industry Strategic Plan
Scott Higgins, CEO, Ohio Dairy Producers Association

11:50 Ohio Department of Agriculture Update 
Brian Baldridge, Director of Agriculture, ODA

12:00 - Lunch provided by ODPA sponsors

1:00 - Guest Speaker
Gregg Doud, President & CEO, National Milk Producers Federation

1:45 - Ohio Dairy Producers Association Advocacy Report
Scott Higgins, CEO, ODPA

2:00 - Business Meeting Adjourns

The Ohio Dairy Quality Conference will immediately follow the conclusion of the ODPA annual meeting.

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