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December 8-9, 2009 St. Cloud Civic Center • St. Cloud, MN Sponsored by: www.mnmilk.org/midwestdairyexpo
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The Voice of Minnesota’s Dairy Industry
The Voice of Minnesota’s Dairy Industry
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Securing a Bright Future
The Midwest Dairy Expo is coordinated by the Events and Education Committee of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association.
Networking Opportunities • Educational Programming • Progressive Trade Show
The Midwest Dairy Expo is coordinated by the Events and Education Committee of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association.
nesota Milk Producers Association.
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The Voice of Minnesota’s Dairy Industry
entrance to the Trade Show A $35 Deluxe Registration required for entrance to ALL other functions, including meals.
The Voice of Minnesota’s Dairy Industry
Fox challenges producers to achieve the Everest within The Midwest Dairy Expo is coordinated by the Events and Education Committee of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association.
mmittee of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association.
Veterinarian will speak during Midwest Dairy Expo’s recognition banquet
health company – as a technical service specialist for dairy and beef. Fox’s fascination with Mount Everest began in 1997, when he read the book “Everest: Mountain without Mercy.” After reading the book, Fox was determined to one day stand atop the mountain. The opportunity came nearly 12 years later, in May 2009.
By Jennifer Burggraff Staff writer NEW LONDON, Wis. – On May 21, 2009, Lance Fox achieved something only 1,500 people from the Western world have done. He stood at the top of the world – 29,035 feet above sea level – on the summit of Mount Everest. “It was incredible,” Fox said of the moment he reached the peak. Even more incredible is the journey that brought him there, which traces back to a dairy farm in central Wisconsin, becoming a veterinarian and reading a book. Producers from across the state will have the opportunity to hear about Fox’s trials and tribulations in conquering Mount Everest and how they pertain to everyday life when he presents “No Place but UP!TM” on Nov. 30 during the recognition banquet at the 2010 Midwest Dairy Expo, which will be held in the St. Cloud Civic Center in St. Cloud, Minn. “I want to inspire people to achieve their own Everest,” Fox said. “… There are challenges in dairy – milk prices, feed costs; these can get daunting. But we need to look through those challenges and realize there is light at the end of the tunnel. We hold our future in our own hands; we set our own paths.” Fox’s story begins in a small rural community in central Wisconsin. It was
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Dr. Lance Fox is pictured at the summit of Lobuche Peak during his trek to Mount Everest in Nepal. Fox will be the featured speaker during the Midwest Dairy Expo’s recognition banquet on Nov. 30, where he will present “No Place but UP!TM”
here that Fox was first exposed to the dairy industry. “I had a close friend who grew up on a 35-cow dairy with registered Holsteins and a few Jerseys thrown in,” he said. “I started working on the farm, and I fell in love with it.” By the time he was in high school, Fox owned his first heifer calf, which
he raised to production age. “That molded my career,” Fox said. He attended vet school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating in 1995. From there, he worked four years in general practice before taking a position with Milk Producers Incorporated. In 2005, Fox was hired by Alpharma, LLC – a global animal
Shaping the future of farm policy..........................Page 4 Saving time and money.........................Page 7 About the speakers...Page 10 Agenda & Trade Show map.................... Pages 12-13 Estrous detection, crossbred study topics of Chebel’s seminars...................Page 14 Map to the St. Cloud Civic Center.......................Page 16 Speaking out for dairy.................. Pages 21-22 Expo sponsors..........Page 23 Scholarship Auction... Page 24