Board

Upper Midwest Dairy Industry Association

President – Dale Heintz, Minnesota Dairy Initiative

Vice President – John Wolf, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Secretary – Patti Schaefer, First District Association

Treasurer – Scott Stude, Agropur

Blaize Dankers-Donnay, URUS Group

Deb Wehde, Agropur

David Weinand, Minnesota Department of Agricutlure

Justin Zangl, Eurofins DQCI, LLC

Advisory Committee members (non-voting):

  • Dan Erickson, Harold Wainess & Associates
  • Peter Gieseke, Agropur
  • Megan Glisczinski, Bongards
  • Luke Henrich, Valley Queen
  • Amanda Johnson, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • Jeff Johnson, Alltech
  • Jim Klein, Bongards
  • Betty Lund, Farm First
  • Rueben Nilsson, UWRF
  • Mike Ranweiler, AMPI
  • Lisa Ramacher, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • Mike Schutz, University of Minnesota, Animal Science
  • Alise Sjostrom, Redhead Creamery
  • Lucas Sjostrom, Edge Dairy Cooperative
  • Adam Sonnenburg, DFA
  • Shannon Watrin, Midwest Dairy
  • Lisa Wetzel, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • Kyle Winter, Land O’Lakes