The Central Plains Dairy Expo, which is planned for March
25-26, in Sioux Falls, S.D., showcases 300-plus exhibitors and their latest
innovations, informative breakout sessions and a free concert - featuring Joe
Nichols - on March 24. The Welcome Reception starts at 5:30 p.m. and the
concert starts at 8 p.m.
Plus, the 2020 CPDE includes a mobile app and new
registration system. Download the app so you don't miss events and exciting
offers available at CPDE. This year's online registration simplifies and speeds
up the registration process at the event. Simply register online at:
https://www.centralplainsdairy.com/registration. CPDE is still a free trade
show, but registration is required. You may register prior to arriving in Sioux
Falls or on site at the Denny Sanford Premier Center.
In conjunction with the Tuesday evening welcome reception,
get in on the action and fun of the annual Central Plains Dairy Foundation
Auction. Donated items include a life-size fiberglass cow, cowture jewelry,
hunting and fishing packages, dairy equipment, feed testing services, milking
supplies, coolers, art prints, consumer electronics, bovine genetics and
gender-sorted semen. Auction proceeds support dairy scholarships, workforce
grants and community diversity programs in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
Dakota and South Dakota.
In addition to the free concert and trade show, CPDE offers
several other free items and events, including 33 educational breakout
sessions, with five presented in Spanish. CPDE visitors may also enjoy free
doughnuts, grilled cheese sandwiches and ice cream novelties. And, you won't
want to miss the free Pancake Breakfast on March 24, 8-10:30 a.m.
Starting at 7 a.m. on March 25, attend the inspirational
prayer breakfast - featuring Erin Mosley, a dairy nutritionist and mother. Erin
and her husband, Sam, have four children - Louisa, Eleanor, Walter and
Beatrice. In September of 2016, their lives were forever changed - after a
traffic accident ultimately took the lives of their two oldest daughters. Erin
will share her grief journey and the testing of her faith when God's answer to
her prayers was "no." Prayer breakfast tickets cost $30 and may be
purchased online at: centralplainsdairy.com/prayer-breakfast. A limited number
of tickets may be purchased at the door.
"We encourage dairy producers, calf and heifer growers,
beef feedlot, farm and ranch employees, and other agricultural professionals to
attend this year's Central Plains Dairy Expo," said Olga Reuvekamp,
Central Plains Dairy Association president, Elkton, S.D., with Minnesota
Agriculture and Rural Leadership and Hilltop Dairy. "CPDE is where Central
Plains dairy enthusiasts gather to network, learn and foster relationships to
build and sustain a strong dairy industry."
For more information about CPDE, visit
www.centralplainsdairy.com.