National Milk Producers Federation

NMPF's 2008 Annual Meeting: Nashville, TN

The 2008 Annual Meeting took place October 28-30 in Nashville, TN. With the theme "Today's Dairy Industry: Innovation, Leadership, and Results," dairy industry participants listened to experts speak about a range of important topics such as the upcoming fall elections and environmental issues. Led by Master of Ceremonies Orion Samuelson, a farm broadcaster on WGN Radio, “National Farm Report,” and “This Week in Agri-Business,” participants also discussed declining prices in the dairy markets. Guest speakers included experts in politics, agricultural banking, and food processing.

The full meeting notice from the 2008 Annual Meeting is available here.

Speeches and Presentations

Please see the links below to view speeches, presentations, press releases, and other information from the 2008 Annual Meeting:

NMPF Elects New Chairman at 2008 Annual Meeting - November 3, 2008

(In the photo: New NMPF Chairman Randy Mooney)

Study Finds CWT Enhances Milk Checks by 71 Cents in 2008 - October 31, 2008

NMPF President & CEO Jerry Kozak Suggests New Direction for Dairy Industry at 2008 Annual Meeting - October 30, 2008

President & CEO Jerry Kozak's Address to the NMPF Membership - 2008

Chairman Charles Beckendorf's Address to the NMPF Membership - 2008

Cooperatives Working Together General Session Presentation (contains the slides of both CWT COO Jim Tillison and Dr. Scott Brown from the University of Missouri)

Results of the 2008 Annual Meeting Cheese Contest

Results of the 2008 Annual Meeting Communications Competition