2024 Alberta Milk Annual General Meeting

Please join us for our Annual General Meeting on November 21 and 22, 2024 in Edmonton.

Hosted over two days, day one will see a half day of general industry information sessions followed by a dinner with our provincial milk quality award presentation along with keynote speaker Kynan Vine. The morning of day two will be the official business portion of the AGM, open to all. The afternoon is a closed session for producers only.

Venue

Our event will be held at the River Cree Resort and Casino at 300 East Lapotac Blvd in Enoch. It is a 30 minute drive to the Edmonton International Airport and a 10 minute drive to West Edmonton Mall. Parking is free.

Day 1
November 21, 2024 Information Session

11:45 am Lunch

1 pm Welcome

1:10 pm Dairy Economic Update
Graeme Crosbie, FCC

1:30 pm Western Milk Pool Update

1:45 pm Processing Perspective
Dan Wong, Western Dairy Council

2:30 pm Dairy Break

2:45 pm Dairy Farmers of Canada Presentation
Chris Cochlin, Pamela Nalewajek

3:45 pm Lactanet Update
Bob Reck, Regional Manager

4:15 pm Adjourn

Cocktails and Dinner

Join us from 5:30 pm to 9 pm to network with other dairy industry representatives.

  • 5:30 Cocktails. Cash bar
  • 6:30 Dinner
    Provincial Milk Quality Award
    Keynote Speaker, Kynan Vine

Day 2
November 22, 2024 Annual General Meeting  

7:30 am Breakfast

8:45 am Call to Order

8:55 am Greetings from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation

9:05 am General Manager’s Report

9:15 am Dairy Farmers of Canada
David Wiens, Jacques Lefebvre

9:45 am Dairy Innovation West

10 am Dairy Break

10:15 am Financial Report

10:35 am 2024-25 Strategic Plan

10:50 am 2024-25 Budget

11:10 am Remuneration Report

11:30 am Region Director Elections Update

11:35 am Research and Extension Committee Recognition

11:45 am Lunch

1 pm CLOSED SESSION FOR PRODUCERS ONLY
Resolutions and Policy Discussion

3 pm Adjourn

Note: The agenda is subject to change.

 

Download the 2024 AGM Agenda

Thank you to our 2024 AGM Sponsors.

Your support is immensely appreciated!

Registration closed November 8, 2024.

 

Accommodations

As of November 7, 2024, the River Cree is sold out of hotel rooms. Here are a couple of hotels that are close by:

Alberta Producers Only:
Alberta Milk will cover the cost of one standard room per farm for the night of November 21, 2024 at the rate of $209 per night (plus tax).

PLEASE NOTE: Producers must reserve and pay for their own hotel accommodation, then submit an expense claim with receipts to Alberta Milk for reimbursement.