Stride® Youth Leadership Conference

September 23, 2023 Madison, Wis.Price: $100/high school student Step into student leadership by attending PDPW's Stride^® Youth Leadership Conference on September 23, 2023, at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. This single-day program is for high school students ages 15 to 18 who are looking to amplify and excel in their leadership skills while preparing for the future and discovering opportunities in the dairy and agriculture sector.

2023 ACE On-The-Farm Twilight Meetings

August 28, 29, 30 & 31 West Bend, Evansville, Star Prairie & Vesper, WIPrice: Free and open to the public Be a part of the discussion about agriculture and your community. 

Attend one or more of the free Agricultural Community Engagement® (ACE) Twilight Meetings this August 28, 29, 30 and 31 from 6:00-8:30 p.m., West Bend, Evansville, Star Prairie and Vesper, WI. Each meeting will kick off with a farm tour at 6:00 p.m. and will be followed by ice cream and an open discussion. This event will conclude around 8:30 p.m.

Innovation & Technology Farm Tours

August 23 and August 24, 2023 Dorchester and Deer Park, respectively, WIPrice: members: $40 per tour; non-members: $80 per tour Calling all dairy farmers! PDPW is headed to two progressive Wisconsin dairy farms for the Innovation & Technology Farm Tours this August, and you're invited. Join us at one or both locations on Wednesday, August 23, at JTP Dairy in Dorchester, WI, and Thursday, August 24, at Minglewood Inc in Deer Park, WI, for a behind-the-scenes look at the technology, systems, and management style of two forward-leaning farms.


 

PDPW Accelerate™

July 26, 2023 Wisconsin Dells, Wis.Price: $150/person Agriculture interns, get ready to step ahead of the pack with PDPW Accelerate™. On July 26, 2023, interns will gather in Wisconsin Dells for a one-day conference designed to build the skill sets needed to be successful in today's workforce. Make the right moves to stand out from the rest by attending PDPW Accelerate this summer.

2023 Water Tours

July 13, 2023 Middleton, WIPrice: $49: Pre-registration required Water is everyone's business... make it your business to know what's really going on. Join the tour on Thursday, July 13 with the bus departing at 9:15 am from the Middleton Park and RIde.

PDPW International Tour - Australia + Tasmania

Price: Australia: $8,995/double occupancy traveler & $10,024/single traveler; Australia + Tasmania add-on: $2,295/double occupancy traveler & $2,671/single traveler 8.15.22 - THIS TRIP IS SOLD OUT. PLEASE CALL JULIE GABRIS AT 800-947-7379 TO JOIN THE WAITLIST.

Get ready to go down under, mate! A once-in-a-lifetime experience awaits you in Australia in March 2023.

Have your passport ready, as the PDPW international tour is open to the public and will take you on an unforgettable 13-day adventure across Australia, with an option of an additional four days in Tasmania.

2023 PDPW Business Conference

March 15-16, 2023 Wisconsin Dells, Wis.Join us at the 2023 PDPW Business Conference, March 15-16, 2023, at the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions in Wisconsin Dells, WI. Don't miss two days filled with world-renowned speakers, dynamic educational sessions and workshops that are designed to empower your success. Online registration is now closed. Please join by registering on-site at the Kalahari.

PDPW Dairy Wellbeing Workshop

Feb. 22, 2023 Green Bay, Wis.Price: Member: $125; Non-Member: $300; each add'l member from same farm: $100 Join the 2023 PDPW Dairy Wellbeing Workshop on February 22, 2023, at the Tundra Lodge Resort Waterpark & Conference Center in Green Bay, Wis. Farm owners, managers, key team members and allied industry will learn from leading experts to better understand how to manage pain experienced by dairy cattle. The repeating one-day sessions will explore ethical approaches to decision-making regarding animal welfare and offer attendees a firsthand look at how animal care choices impact cull cow quality. Participants will also take part in a behind-the-scenes tour of the American Foods Group. February 21 - SOLD OUT.

PDPW Carbon Conference

January 31, 2023 Madison, Wis.Price: Member: $100; Non-Member: $275; each add'l member from same farm: $75; Government: $75 Managing carbon starts with understanding the terms, concepts and opportunities, and PDPW's Carbon Conference is tackling this toilsome topic on January 31, 2023, at the Sheraton Hotel in Madison, Wis. from 9:30 am - 4:45 pm. Designed to help stakeholders understand and standardize the discussion in a factual, productive manner, the program will equip attendees to apply the information directly to their business and systemize plans for capturing short- and long-term opportunities. This one-day event will draw together dairy owners, agricultural professionals, researchers and others interested in the environmental discussion.
 

Managers Academy for Dairy Professional

Jan. 10-12, 2023 Savannah, GeorgiaPrice: $875 members; $1,050 non-members; $775 each add'l member from same farm. The 2023 PDPW Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals^® is heading to Savannah, Georgia January 10-12, 2023. The three-day executive-level professional development training and networking program is designed to expand the knowledge and skillset of dairy owners and managers, CEOs, industry directors, processors, marketers and distributors.