Agribusiness
Advisers' Workshop
Program Agenda
DAY 1
| 9:00 a.m. |
Registration |
| 9:15 |
Welcome and introductions |
| 9:30 |
Assessing your clients’ “risk” for
low profitability; key financial factors for profitability; overview
of DairyPRAT |
| 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:45 |
The drill-down process:
prioritizing bottlenecks |
| 11:30 |
Presentation of case farm
data; small-group sessions |
| Noon |
Lunch |
| 12:45 p.m. |
Depart for farm visit |
| 3:15 |
Return from farm visit |
| 3:30 |
Work in groups to analyze
data, prioritize the bottlenecks, and develop an action plan |
| 5:00 |
Wrap-up |
| 6:00 |
Social hour |
| 7:00 |
Dinner |
| 8:00 |
Discussion: “Value-added
services: will producers pay for bottleneck consulting?” |
DAY 2
| 8:00 a.m. |
Teams continue
to work on dairy action plans |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:30 |
Small groups report on
the bottleneck prioritization and action plans |
| Noon |
Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. |
What the experts found |
| 1:30 |
Discussion: “How
did the tool work?” |
| 2:00 |
Follow-up: helping producers
implement action plans; dairy profit teams |
| 2:30 |
Future plans: highlight
upcoming producer workshops and available resources |
| 3:00 |
Wrap-up and evaluations |
| 3:30 |
Adjourn |
Program
Agenda | Registration | Accommodations
For More Information:
Bradley Hilty
The Pennsylvania State University
324 Henning Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 717-948-6612
Fax: 717-948-6611
E-mail: BHilty@psu.edu
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