2026 NCCC170 Annual Meeting

Cargill, Lewisburg, Ohio

Jun 11, 2026 — Jun 12, 2026
Site Host: Neil Paton, Cargill
Program Chair: Conor Fair, University of Georgia

Schedule: All day on Thursday June 11, half-day up to and including lunch on Friday June 12. Optional feed manufacturing plant tour on Friday afternoon.

Registration: Notification of attendance is required; there will be no registration fee.

Meeting Location: Cargill Lewisburg West meeting room.
Ample free parking is available at the building. A map will be provided showing exactly how to access the facility.
Address: Cargill, 6571 OH-503, Lewisburg, OH 45338

Transportation and Lodging

Nearest Airport:

  • Dayton International = DAY (25 min. drive)

Alternative airports:

  • Columbus, OH = CMH (1.75 hr. drive)
  • Cincinnati, OH/KY = CVG (1.75 hr. drive)
  • Indianapolis, IN = IND (2 hr. drive)

Hotel information

Drury Inn & Suites Dayton North (Ohio)
6616 Miller Ln, Dayton, OH 45414
(937) 454-5200

See email for online booking details. It is 22 miles / 23 minute drive from the Lewisburg meeting location. Ample free parking is available at the hotel.

Optional events

Welcome reception / dinner: On Wednesday June 10, Neil will host a welcome event and dinner at his farm in Troy OH in the afternoon / evening, featuring self-guided walking tours of Neil’s farm (several trails and scenic forest / river walk). The farm is approximately 25 minutes drive from the hotel in Dayton.

Address for welcome reception:
PatonPlace Farm, 500 N Childrens Home Rd, Troy, OH 45373

Group dinner: On Thursday June 11, we will organize a casual group dinner for interested participants at a restaurant near the hotel. This activity is optional.

Plant Tour: There will be a feed manufacturing plant tour (approximately 45 minutes) on Friday afternoon after lunch at the meeting location.

Additional area attractions

  • Dayton is where Orville and Wilbur Wright “The Wright Brothers” developed the first powered flight, the Dayton area has a rich cultural history with aviation.

  • National Museum of the United States Air Force. The world’s largest and oldest military aviation museum with 360+ aircraft and missiles across 17+ acres of exhibit space. Entrance is Free.

  • Carillon Historical Park. A cultural history museum and expo park highlighting Dayton’s innovation heritage with historic technologies, there is a craft brewery and restaurant on-site.

  • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (and the associated Wright Brothers National Museum and Cycle Shop). A National Park Service site celebrating the Wright brothers’ technological breakthroughs in flight. Also visit Huffman Prairie nearby at the Wrigt-Patt Air Force Base is where the Wright brothers developed and tested their aircraft. Entrance is free.

  • The Dayton Art Institute. A leading art museum with diverse world class exhibitions.