Tennessee Dairy Promotion Committee to Meet

What this means

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture announced that the Tennessee Dairy Promotion Committee will meet at noon Central time on October 15, 2026, at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, with in-person and online participation available. The agenda includes prior minutes, 2026 financial information and program reports, election of 2027 officers, a producer-redirection request, dairy-promotion contracts and public comment. No advance registration is required; disability accommodations should be requested at least 24 hours before the meeting.

Official release

Source material from Tennessee Department of Agriculture. The wording below is the issuer’s statement.

Tennessee Dairy Promotion Committee to Meet

Friday, October 02, 2026 | 02:00pm

NASHVILLE – Public meeting notice from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Commission: Tennessee Dairy Promotion Committee

Location: Ellington Agricultural Center, Tennessee Division of Forestry

Bruer Building, Walnut Training Conference Room

406 Hogan Road

Nashville, TN 37220

Date: Oct. 15, 2026

Time: 12 p.m. Central time

Agenda:

• Call to Order

• Roll Call

• Consideration and approval of the minutes of previous meetings

• Consideration and approval of 2026 financial information, year-to-date financial statement

• 2026 TDPC Program reports presentation and discussion

• Nominations and vote to elect 2027 officers

• Consideration and approval of producer redirection request

• Contract consideration and approval of 2-cent and 8-cent contracts

• Public comment period

• Adjournment

The meeting will include members of the committee participating by electronic means of communication.

The meeting is open to the public. Participants may participate at the physical address listed in this notice or via an internet-based teleconferencing system. There is no cost to participants. Instructions for accessing the meeting by electronic means are below.

A portion of the meeting will be reserved for public comment on matters germane to items on the agenda. When the public comment period is announced, any member of the public wishing to provide a comment may indicate their desire to speak at that time by raising their physical hand, if participating in-person or selecting the Raise Hand button, if participating by electronic means of communication. Participants joining by telephone may press *9 to raise their hand. No advance registration is required.

The Tennessee Dairy Promotion Committee comprises 11 members directly affected by the assessment paid by dairy producers for the promotion of milk and milk products. Membership is in proportion to the method of milk marketed, either through agricultural dairy cooperatives or by direct sale.

Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request. To ensure availability, please contact Tiffany Kincaid at 615-837-5115 or Tiffany.Kincaid@tn.gov no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. While efforts will be made to honor requests made within 24 hours of the meeting, fulfillment is not guaranteed.

Zoom meeting for computer or mobile app:

Click here to join the meeting.

Password: 090344

Join by telephone: (305)224-1968

Meeting ID: 977 3715 3423

To make a comment, click the Raise Hand button to be recognized by the Chairman. Telephone participants may press *9 to raise their hand to be recognized.

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Release text attributed to Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Consult the official publication for any subsequent corrections or updates.