2024 Calf Care Connection®October 15 and 16, 2024
Price: Member: $130; Non-Member: $305; ($100 for each add'l participant)
Ramp up your calf care expertise at the PDP Calf Care Connection® training. This workshop will be taught in English with simultaneous Spanish translation for the industry's top calf care managers and other experts looking to grow their skillset by learning from world-class trainers in a hands-on setting. These workshops will repeat in two locations on Oct. 15 and 16, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in Cleveland and Fennimore, Wis.
2024 Herdsperson ConferenceOctober 29 and 30, 2024
Plover and Arlington, WIPrice: Member: $130; Non-Member: $305; ($100 for each add'l participant)
Join us for the 2024 Herdsperson Conference for farm owners, herd managers and key dairy decision-makers. As heifer availability remains low and replacement cost remains high, this year's conference will focus on coupling longevity with profitability to create a blueprint for success. Join us on October 29 in Plover, WI, or October 30 in Arlington, WI, from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM. This program includes simultaneous Spanish translation.
PDP Business Management & Advanced Finance WorkshopOctober 30-31, 2024
Sun Prairie, WIPrice: Member: $875; Non-Member: $1050
The Business Management & Advanced Finance Workshop will take your business and financial acumen to the next level with instructor Dick Wittman this fall (Oct. 30-31) in Sun Prairie, Wis.
Carbon, Crops + CowsNovember 12, 13 & 14
Price: $49/person
There's a lot of talk about carbon and emissions these days – and now even the cows are part of the conversation. In a one-day session designed specifically for dairy farmers, we'll take a look at who is driving all this, and why farmers are caught in the middle.
Financial Literacy for Dairy® Varies by level. Level 1 begins Nov. 12-13, 2024
Juneau, Wis. Price: Varies by Level
Join the 2024-2025 PDP Financial Literacy for Dairy® training series this fall and winter, held at PDP Headquarters in Juneau, 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.
2024 Dairy Managers InstituteDecember 10-11, 2024
Dairy Managers Institute® will equip today's dairy managers with the skills needed to become effective team leaders. Join us in December 2024 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.
Managers Academy for Dairy ProfessionalsJanuary 7-9, 2025
Dallas, TexasPrice: $875 members; $1,050 non-members; $800 each add'l person from same farm
They say everything is bigger in Texas, and with tours and instructors this good, we'd have to agree. The 2025 Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals® is headed to Dallas from January 7 to 9, 2025, and we can't wait to show you what the Lone Star state has to offer.
Cornerstone Dairy Academy®March 11-12, 2025
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 31, 2025, for the March 11-12, 2025 program. The event will be held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.
Cornerstone Dairy Academy® - Española11 y 12 de marzo de 2025
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 31 de enero de 2025 para el programa del 11 al 12 de marzo de 2025. El evento se llevará a cabo en el Alliant Energy Center en Madison, Wis.
PDP International Tour - ItalyApril 5-17, 2025
SOLD OUT! Please call the PDP office at 800-947-7379 to join the waitlist.
PDP is going to Italy! Mark your calendars for April 5-17, 2025, for an unforgettable Italian experience with PDP's world-class hospitality.
2024-2025 PDP Educational Programs Calendar2024-2025
The 2024-2025 PDP Educational Program Calendar answers the call for 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.