2025 Retreat: Achieving Success through Effective & Efficient Management
Our 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 14-15, 2025 at the Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Get a PDF copy of the agenda HERE.
SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH
(Additional Opportunity – NEW for 2025) 1:00pm: Santiago Ledwith: Leadership Training “Assessing Your Organization’s Culture”
- Creating a culture of excellence begins by assessing your dairies current culture. When we measure the culture of an operation, we gain valuable insight that can provide us with the needs that must be addressed to create and sustain a culture of excellence instead of a failed culture, or a culture simply left to chance. Measuring and improving the culture on the dairy can improve employee engagement, retention, productivity, company alignment, safety and adaptation to change. Attend this seminar with Santiago Leadwith and
- Learn how to identify and assess your organization’s current culture.
- Explore the five key factors necessary to create the culture of excellence your organization needs.
- Take the vision, the purpose and the values of your operation and turn them into results.
- Cost for this session: $149 for the first person from each farm attending, and $99 for each additional person from the same farm.
7:00-10:00pm: MEET & GREET RECEPTION – Enjoy pre-meeting networking, snacks & beverages. Families welcome. Open bar provided by Zinpro.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH
7:00-8:30am: BREAKFAST BUFFET: Families welcome
8:00 am: MORNING SESSION
- RETREAT KICKOFF & INTRODUCTIONS
- THEME I: HAPPY HOOVES, HAPPY COWS
- Presentation:
- Roger Olson, Zinpro, “Hoof Care Insights for Maximizing Animal Performance”
- Lee Jensen, Five Star Dairy, “Maintenance Practices for Better Foot Ally Traction and Foot Bath Management”
- Presentation:
- THEME II: UNDERSTANDING INFLAMMATION: VITAL INSIGHTS
- Presentations:
- Matt Dodd, DVM, Diamond V, “Inflammation 101”
- Megan Abeyta, PhD, & Brady Goetz, PhD, GPS Dairy Consulting, “Understanding Inflammation: A Nutrition & Management Perspective”
- Mitch Guyette, Norm-E-Lane Farm, “10 minute FeedFIT Assessment Share”
- Presentations:
11:45am-12:30pm: LUNCH: Families welcome
12:30pm: AFTERNOON SESSION
- THEME III: CAN YOU HEAR WHAT I’M SAYING: HOW EFFECTIVELY ARE YOU COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR TEAM?
- Presentations:
- Santiago Ledwith, DVM-MSc, Talentum 4
- Brad Peissig, Adisseo, “Foundations of Success: Onboarding and Continuous Feedback for Lasting Impact”
- Anna Link, Swiss Lane Farms, “Employee One-On-One’
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3:30pm: RETREAT ROUND-UP
Please note that hotel reservations are separate from event registration. The deadline for GPS room block at the Chula Vista Resort has now passed. You can still reserve a room at the Chula Vista Resort and will receive their current rate. Reserve your room by calling (844) 315-4134.
Herd Manager Retreat is sponsored by:
