(Past) Dairy Summit

The Summit features the Hub’s newest projects and is formatted for a general audience. For anyone unable to attend in person, there is a live virtual option. Sessions will also be recorded and posted to YouTube. 

In addition to research presentations, a panel of farmers will discuss what it’s like hosting research trials on their farms. A panel of state leaders will reflect on four years of Dairy Innovation Hub investment. The event will conclude with a collection of optional facility tours. 

Hub events are free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required here.

DAIRY SUMMIT AGENDA – Nov. 15 

• 9:00 a.m. – Registration and poster viewing 
• 9:45 a.m. – Opening panel - On-farm research: updates from two Hub-funded projects 

• 11 a.m. – Research presentations Examples of new research funded by the Hub 
• 1:15 p.m. – State leader panel - Reflecting on four years of the Dairy Innovation Hub"  
• 2 p.m. – Facility tours – attendees choose from three campus research facility tours 
• 3:30 p.m. – Adjourn 

In just four years, this unique initiative has funded more than 200 research and outreach projects across three campuses and four priority areas. 

The Dairy Innovation Hub (https://dairyinnovationhub.wisc.edu/), which launched in 2019, harnesses research and development at UW–Madison, UW–Platteville and UW–River Falls campuses to keep Wisconsin’s dairy community at the global forefront in producing nutritious dairy products in an economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable manner. It is supported by a $7.8 million annual investment by the State of Wisconsin.