Pa. Offers Profitability Workshop

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A topic that is first and foremost on the minds of Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers during these challenging economic times is how to protect in increase their profitability. The Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania is recognizing the need to help dairy producers understand and manage their risk with a special workshop on Thursday, June 2nd in Dauphin, Mercer and Bradford Counties, Pa.

To bring those factors into focus PDMP has enlisted respected Wisconsin dairyman, John Ruedinger and his profit team partners to share their experiences; successes, roadblocks, lessons learned and benefits realized. The morning educational program on “Protecting and Managing Your Profit” is a real life risk management case study and will even include a virtual tour of Ruedinger Farms in Van Dyne, Wis.

John, with his lender and broker, will share how an idea he had 10 years ago to broker his own milk, for an additional $30,000 in profit that first year, has developed into an integrated marketing team and strategy generating over $613,000 more income during the last three years.

And to bring this opportunity to interact and learn from the Ruedinger team to more Pa. dairy producers, PDMP will try a new format for this educational program by using technology to offer the June 2nd Issue Forum at three locations.

While John Ruedinger, David Mueller of Investors Community Bank, and Ruedingers’ Stewart-Peterson advisor Mark Ludtke will be on site at Harrisburg Area Community College’s Wildwood Center, they will also be video linked in Mercer and Bradford County locations so dairymen and women who can’t get to Harrisburg don’t have to miss out.

The program will begin at 9:15 a.m. at all three sites with a virtual tour of the Ruedinger Farm. The Wisconsin panel will then talk openly with attendees throughout the morning and the program will conclude with lunch. A tour of Brubaker Farms in Mount Joy, Lancaster County is also being offered to attendees of the Harrisburg meeting immediately following the lunch.

PDMP is offering “Protecting and Managing Your Profit” to position dairy farmers to make better personal decisions about their operations and empower them to take action. The $25 per person fee for PDMP members is designed to make it possible for a farm’s entire operation team can attend.

Source: PDMP