Professional Dairy Producers Annual Business Meeting Set for March 13-14
The Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) Annual Business Meeting is set for March 13-14 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. With more than 70% of attendees representing dairy farm owners and managers, fellow producers can expect a lot of networking opportunities.
PDP Annual Business Meeting provides educational tracks in animal care/food safety, business/financial, HR/management/net gen and social license (consumer trust, environment, policy) – there is something for everyone.
Take away actionable insights from over 50 of the best and brightest leaders across the globe. Take in the most advanced ideas, latest technologies and management practices available.
Agenda
- Risk management 101: Succession planning
- Creative dairy feed solutions
- Driving innovation in the environmental sustainability discussion panel
- Developing a leadership mentality
- Cash in with beef on dairy
- Multi-site dairies: organizing the systems
- How to handle heifers: raise them or send them away
- Much more
Jacob Shapiro, a partner and director of geopolitical analysis for Cognitive Investments (CI), will identify the major geopolitical forces expected to shape the next five years — particularly as it relates to ongoing conflicts between international powers, government policies that restrict international trade for the sake of helping domestic industries, and other impending macro developments that will affect dairy producers and other major agricultural commodities.
Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran with multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Africa and he will take the stage to talk about navigating change with resilience and passion.
Bruce Vincent, a third-generation logger from Libby, Montana, will close the meeting sharing his story and underscoring where there is vision there is hope.
The full agenda and registration are available at 2024 PDP Business Conference | PDPW
