IDFA's annual Washington Conference opened today with a welcome luncheon and issues briefing to prepare attendees for congressional meetings this afternoon and tomorrow. In addition, Chris Adamo, Democratic staff director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Mike Seyfert, the committee's Republican staff director, discussed the process for drafting the 2012 Farm Bill.

After lunch, the attendees delivered dairy policy messages to legislators and key staffers on Capitol Hill. Read the full agenda here.