The 42nd annual North Dakota Dairy Convention will be held Nov. 20-21 at the Best Western Seven Seas Inn in Mandan.

Topics will include animal biosecurity issues that affect the farm and ranch. The 81st Civil Support Team will give a special presentation on how the U.S. food supply and people are protected through homeland security.

Sarah Gustin, an agriculture reporter and news anchor for KXMB-TV in Bismarck, will be the featured speaker.

The convention also will include a trade show, silent auction, awards banquet and the annual meeting of the Milk Producers Association of North Dakota.

Registration begins at 10 a.m. Nov. 20 at the door.

For more information, contact J.W. Schroeder at 701-231-7663 or jw.schroeder@;ndsu.edu or Char Heer at 701-782-4154 or cheer@;midwestdairy.com.