Tuesday, February 17, 2026
9:30 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Shisler Conference Center
1680 Madison Ave, Wooster, OH
The 2026 ODPA Annual Meeting is shaping up to be a must-attend event for Ohio’s dairy community — and with all speakers now confirmed, the full agenda is officially live!
Meeting Agenda
- 9:30 – Registration & Donuts
- 10:00 – Welcome and Opening Comments
Joe Miley, ODPA board chair and Scott Higgins, ODPA CEO - 10:05 – Ohio State University Dairy Program Report & Ohio Dairy Research Fund Update
Maurice Eastridge, Professor & Sr. Associate Chair, OSU Department of Animal Sciences - 10:40 – OSU College of Veterinary Medicine PROTECT Ohio Update
Dr. Leah Dorman, Director of Community Outreach, OSU College of Veterinary Medicine - 11:00 – Key Trends Shaping Dairy’s Role in Health and Wellness: Dietary Guidelines, Whole Milk in Schools and Highly Processed Foods
Katie Brown, EdD, RD, FASD, FASN, President of National Dairy Council and Executive Vice President of Dairy Management Inc. - 11:30 – Milk Component Growth is Reshaping Dairy
Corey Geiger, Lead Economist-Dairy, Knowledge Exchange Division CoBank - 12:00 – Lunch provided by ODPA sponsors
- 12:50 – Ohio Dairy Processing & Manufacturing Update
Brian Wise, Dairy Division Chief, Ohio Department of Agriculture - 1:00 – Preparing Ohio Dairy for Successful Growth: Insights into the Ohio Dairy Economic Impact Analysis
Stephen Cain, Principal, Hartman-Analytics - 1:45 – Vivek Ramaswamy, Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate
- 2:00 – Ohio Dairy Producers Association Advocacy Report
Scott Higgins, ODPA CEO -
2:15 – Business Meeting Adjourns
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