WATERVILLE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Dairy Industry Association (MDIA) will host an in-person conference from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St., Waterville.

The “2022 Maine Dairy Seminar and MDIA Annual Meeting” will include featured speakers, a trade show, and MDIA and other industry updates. Speakers include Glenda Pereira, UMaine Extension dairy specialist and University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture assistant professor; Juan Romero, UMaine School of Food and Agriculture associate professor of animal nutrition; and Rick Grant, president of the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, New York. 

The event is free and includes lunch. Registration on the event webpage is required by March 9. In-person events require face coverings regardless of vaccination status at this time. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Babcock at 207.581.2788 or melissa.libby1@maine.edu.