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 9-10, 2024 at the Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Get a PDF copy of the agenda HERE.
SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH
7:00-10:00pm: MEET & GREET RECEPTION – Enjoy pre-meeting networking, snacks & beverages. Families welcome.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH
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”
- Stacia Sonderman and Merle Buyck, Diamond V, “Reasons Why Herd Managers Should Care About Feeding Software”
- Panel “Having the Right Mindset for Adapting Technology Change”:
- Sarah Anderson, Stacia Sonderman, Merle Buyck and Alfredo Reyna from Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy:
- Presentations:
- THEME II: BACK TO THE BASICS — TRANSITION COW MANAGEMENT
- Presentations:
- Gustavo Schuenemann, DVM, Adisseo, “Back to the Basics in Transition Cow Management”
- Paul Dyk and Caleb Burch, GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC, “Transition Goals”
- Panel:
- Gustavo Schuenemann, Paul Dyk, Caleb Burch and Mike Martin from Maple Ridge Dairy
- Presentations:
11:45am-12:30pm: LUNCH: Families welcome
12:30pm: AFTERNOON SESSION
- THEME III: A LITTLE R&R—RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF YOUR TEAM
- Presentations:
- (Miguel) Luis Rangel Mendez, Optimum Dairy Consulting, “Employee Engagement: Insights on Leading a Dairy Team in the 21st Century”
- Juan Quezada, Milk Source, “Leadership Starts with You!”
- Panel:
- (Miguel) Luis Rangel Mendez and Juan Quezada
- Presentations:
3:30pm: RETREAT ROUND-UP
Please note that hotel reservations are separate from event registration. The deadline for GPS room block at the Kalahari Resort is January 9, 2024. Please click here (https://book.passkey.com/e/50682670) or call (877) 253-5466 and reference “GPS Dairy Herd Manager Retreat” to make your reservation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Kalahari now has a dedicated team that approves the “Letters of Authorization” forms. This is NEW and it is to help ensure validity prior to the attachment of the reservations prior to check-in. Per the policy at Kalahari Resorts, they do not accept completed Letters of Authorization forms to be submitted to them at the hotel check-in. These forms should be submitted no later than 7 days in advanced to them at dellscallcenterfax@kalahariresorts.com or fax them to 608-254-6116. It is highly suggested that the attendees/farm submit these forms at minimum two weeks in advanced prior to the hotel check-in so the Kalahari team can process them in a timely manner. Failure to follow this procedure may result in full room and tax charges to the attendees on their personal cards since the Front Desk will not accept these forms at check-in. For any questions at all, please visit their website, which explains our policies in full detail: https://www.kalahariresorts.com/wisconsin/help/faq/.
Herd Manager Retreat is sponsored by:
