2024 Retreat: Inspiring Change, Growing Leaders

The newly designed, theme-based Herd Manager Retreat will provide a community of learning, an exchange of ideas and best practices amongst an elite group of peers. The GPS Dairy Consulting team is thrilled to provide this opportunity to cultivate the growth and relationships of leaders with our new format and expanded speaker lineup. The program will also be fully translated in Spanish!

JOIN US FEBRUARY 16-17, 2024 at the Bavarian Inn Lodge, Frankenmuth, Michigan.

REGISTER HERE

Get a PDF copy of the agenda HERE.

 

SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH

7:00-10:00pm: MEET & GREET RECEPTION – Enjoy pre-meeting networking, snacks & beverages. Families welcome.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH

7:00-8:30am: BREAKFAST BUFFET: Families welcome

8:00 am: MORNING SESSION 

  • RETREAT KICKOFF & INTRODUCTIONS 
  • THEME I: USING TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE DAIRY EFFICIENCY
    • Presentations:
      • Sarah Anderson, Allflex, “Dairy Monitoring- Getting the most out of your data”
      • Ashleigh McNeil, Diamond V “Reasons Why Herd Managers Should Care About Feeding Software”
    • Panel | Open Roundtable Discussion:
      • Sarah Anderson and Ashleigh McNeil
  • THEME II: BACK TO THE BASICS — TRANSITION COW MANAGEMENT
    • Presentations:
      • Gustavo Schuenemann, DVM, Adisseo, “Back to the Basics in Transition Cow Management”
      • Nathan Pokowski, GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC, “GPS Transition Goals”
    • Panel:
      • Gustavo Schuenemann, Nathan Pokowski, Todd Tubergen of Tubergen Dairy and Courtney Matthias of Sterner Veterinary Livestock Professionals

11:45am-12:30pm: LUNCH: Families welcome

12:30pm: AFTERNOON SESSION

  • THEME III: A LITTLE R&R — RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF YOUR TEAM
    • Presentation:
      • (Miguel) Luis Rangel Mendez, Optimum Dairy Consulting, “Employee Engagement: Insights on Leading a Dairy Team in the 21st Century”

1:45-2:00pm: MID-AFTERNOON BREAK

    • Panel | Open Roundtable Discussion:
      • (Miguel) Luis Rangel Mendez and GPS Dairy

3:30pm: RETREAT ROUND-UP

REGISTER HERE

Please note that hotel reservations are separate from event registration. The deadline for GPS room block at the Bavarian Inn Lodge is January 13th, 2024. Book your stay at the Bavarian Inn Lodge by calling (855) 652-7200 and referencing the GPS Dairy Room Block or going to https://www.bavarianinn.com/reservations/#/room and using room block group identification code 13M4K8.

Herd Manager Retreat is sponsored by: