Livestock Development Key Leader Roundtable Committee Minutes

Minutes of 12/18/2012 KLR Group 2: Livestock Development

Members Present: Lyle Perman, Ron Fredrick, Jerry Vogeler, Brad Greenway, Dave Uttecht, Garrett Bischoff, Scott VanderWal (via phone), Lowell Mesman, Jeanne Goodman, Warren Rushe, Robin Salverson, Ed Blair, Brad Bunker, Gary Deering, Dr. Dan Little, Sarah Caslin, Jodi Bechard.

Sarah Caslin, SDDA, began the meeting by explaining what we are hoping to get out of the committee. Had the committee members do a short ice breaker exercise to get the conversation going. We also went around the room and everyone explained what they hoped to get from the committee. 

Walt made a short speech explaining a little more as to what these committees would hopefully get achieved.

The members were asked to bring in 5-10 objectives to the meeting that they felt they wanted to accomplish. Those objectives were typed and projected. Members participated in discussion about what objectives were most important to Livestock Development and which were being discussed by other committee groups. The objectives that the members brought are attached. These objectives were narrowed down to the seven remaining.

·        Try to identify expansion plans and areas of expansion for each species and livestock friendly counties, identify possible CAFO sites.

·        Identify a timeline to have an increase in 10%, 20% of each livestock group.

·        Include livestock processing plant capacity and what % of SD livestock is meeting that capcity.

·        Timeline for SDCEC program numbers to meet plant capacity and or future- 10 yr demand.

·        Improve Marketing profitability-adding value to our industry.

·        SD Dept of Ag publicly support new projects and endeavors

·        Properly staff our livestock operations.                                                              

It was discussed that the group would like to look further into numbers for each industry. Dave & Brad will be getting Hog, Jeanne getting DENR, Dan getting Dairy, Ron getting beef, and Warren will be getting feed supply numbers.

The group nominated Jerry Vogeler to be the chairman and he accepted. Jerry discussed when we wanted to meet and how we wanted to meet. It was agreed a pone that even though January 21^st is a holiday, we will find a place to meet that day from 1-4 in Pierre.

Meeting Adjourned