ACE® On-The-Farm Twilight Meetings

August 25, 26, 27, & 28 Durand, Tomah, Newton, Watertown , WIPrice: Free The value of Wisconsin’s agriculture industry is more than $116 billion — and dairy represents over one-third of that number. That makes your input regarding how we use and protect our communities and resources incredibly important.

Be a part of the idea-sharing and productive conversations at the Agricultural Community Engagement® (ACE) Twilight Meetings, held August 25, 26, 27, and 28 from 6:00-8:30 p.m., in Durand, Tomah, Newton and Watertown, WI.

2025 Calf Care Connection®

October 22 and 23, 2025 Arlington and Green Bay, WIPrice: Member: $130; Non-Member: $355; ($100 for each add'l participant) Designed for dairy calf managers and veterinarians ready to level up their calf care skills, this year’s Calf Care Connection© brings stress into focus, exploring how early-life challenges impact calf health, equipping dairy teams with the tools they need to reduce risk, support calf resilience and improve their health outcomes from day one.
 

PDP Business Management & Advanced Finance Workshop

October 29-30, 2025 Sun Prairie, WIPrice: Member: $875; Non-Member: $1,050 Uncertainty in the ag economy, along with the potential for adversity, has made financial literacy more important than ever. Become resilient to this adversity and position your business for success by attending this workshop with instructor Dick Wittman October 29-30 in Sun Prairie, Wis.

PDP Stride™ Youth Leadership Conference

November 12, 2025 River Falls, WIPrice: $100/student Your future is now. PDP's Stride^TM Youth Leadership Conference is headed to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on November 12, 2025, for an interactive program for future-minded 15- to 18-year-olds. This single-day program is for high school students looking to amplify and excel in their leadership skills while preparing for the future and discovering opportunities in the dairy and agriculture sectors.

PDP Dairy Wellbeing Workshop

Nov. 19 & Nov. 20, 2025 Green Bay, WIPrice: Member: $130; Non-Member: $355; each add'l member from same farm: $100 Join the Fall 2025 PDP Dairy Wellbeing Workshop November 19 & 20, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. Farm owners, managers, key team members and allied industry will learn from leading experts to better understand how to make the best decisions when it comes to animal handling and mobility. The repeating one-day sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 3:45 p.m.

2025 Dairy Managers Institute

December 16-17, 2025 Green Bay, WIPrice: Members: $600; Non-members: $775 ($500 each add'l person from same farm) Dairy Managers Institute^® is designed to equip today's dairy managers with the skills needed to become effective team leaders. Join your forward-thinking peers in December 2025 for an intensive management-development program for dairy managers on the farm or in agribusiness. Each attendee will select one tier to complete. While not mandatory, it is strongly encouraged to follow the program in chronological order.

2026 Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals

January 20-22, 2026 Puerto RicoPrice: $975 members; $1,575 non-members; $875 each add'l person from same farm Save the dates! PDP's acclaimed program, Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals, is heading to Puerto Rico in 2026. 

2026 PDP International Tour - New Zealand - SOLD OUT

February 2-15, 2026 New ZealandProfessional Dairy Producers is celebrating 10 years of international tours by bringing you back to where it all began - New Zealand! Join fellow dairy producers for a look at the country, culture and cows next February 2-15, 2026. Call to be put on our waiting list.
SOLD OUT - Call PDP office at 800-947-7379 to be put on our waiting list.

Cornerstone Dairy Academy®

March 3-4, 2026 Madison , WIPrice: students and producers pay $200; industry members pay $500 Join industry members from across the country as you build your leadership skills at this dynamic professional-development training. Applications are due January 15, 2026, for the March 3-4, 2026 program. The event will be held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.

Cornerstone Dairy Academy® - Española

3 y 4 de marzo de 2026 Madison , WIPrice: estudiantes y productores pagan $200; los miembros de la industria pagan $500 Únase a miembros de la industria de todo el país mientras desarrolla sus habilidades de liderazgo en esta capacitación dinámica de desarrollo profesional. Las solicitudes deben presentarse el 15 de enero de 2026 para el programa del 3 al 4 de marzo de 2026. El evento se llevará a cabo en el Alliant Energy Center en Madison, Wis.
 

Financial Literacy for Dairy®

Varies by level. Level 1 begins Nov. 12-13, 2025 Kewaunee, Wis. Price: Varies by Level Join the 2025-2026 PDP Financial Literacy for Dairy® training series this fall and winter, held at Pagels Ponderosa in Kewaunee, Wis. The multi-level, multi-session financial development program is designed to provide dairy farmers, veterinarians, nutritionists, and other agribusiness professionals a solid financial understanding and foundation and then stretch their thinking beyond current comfort zones.

2025-2026 PDP Educational Programs Calendar

2025-2026 ​The 2025-2026 PDP Educational Program Calendar once again offers ongoing learning opportunities for an industry that thrives on idea sharing, discovering solutions and working together. The upcoming PDP calendar features out-of-state programs, hands-on workshops, youth programming, online programming through The Dairy Signal^® and more.

PDP Commemorative Painting "Faithfully Feeding the Future"

If you are interested in purchasing a painting, please call 800-947-7379 (Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm) to place your order.