International Association of Milk Control Agencies
An International Agency that has served the dairy industry since 1935, the International Association of Milk Control Agencies was founded in 1935 to improve the effectiveness and uniformity of regulation among the economic regulatory agencies and to provide a forum for exchange of information. The Association, for nearly 79 years has served the dairy industry well in fulfilling its original mission.
The last meeting in Montana was the morning of 9/11/2001.
IAMCA 2015 Convention Agenda AS OF JUNE 16, 2015 (Preliminary Agenda, Subject to Change, More Detail to be Added)
Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish, Montana
Sunday, September 13, 2015
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting
2:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Reception with Greetings from Canada & the United States
Monday, September 14, 2015
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Montana Welcome – Senator Taylor Brown, Montana Senate Ag Committee Chairman
8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Conference Kickoff: Dick Beardsley – Dairy Farmer / Marathon Runner
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Market Consolidation: Benoit Rouyer (CNIEL), Robert Schupper (Ahold USA Retail)
11:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch / Nominating Committee & Legal Committee Meetings
1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. California Federal Market Order Petition(s): Carl Herbein, CPA (Herbein & Company) & Rob Vandenheuvel (Milk Producers Council)
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Regional Dairy Outlook & Agriculture in Montana Cynthia Haren (Western Dairy Association) & Others
4:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. An Evening on Whitefish Mountain
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Margin Protection
8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. International Trade: Yves Leduc (Dairy Farmers of Canada) & John Wilson (Dairy Farmers of America)
11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Return to IAMCA's Early Days – Tour in Glacier National Park
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Reports from the Canadian Dairy Commission and USDA: Jacques Laforge (Canadian Dairy Commission) & Dana Coale (USDA)
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Dairy Market Research
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. IAMCA Business Meeting
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch / Executive Committee Meeting
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Innovative Products & Packaging
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Fairlife Product & Marketing
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Wrapup
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. President's Banquet
Information on 2015 Conference of International Association of Milk Control Agencies:
http://www.maine.gov/dacf/milkcommission/international_association.shtml
Contact Person:
Charles Huff IAMCA Secretary-Treasurer
(518) 457-5731
charlie.huff@agmkt.state.ny.us
