The CDPG Connection - August 2017

CDPG Connection

Wisconsin County Dairy Promotion Group News & Ideas

August 2017

Survey Says!

Thank you! WMMB is proud to report the total dairy products served by the 28 counties who returned information about their June Dairy Month event.

Cumulative totals of 28 reporting counties are: 10,181+ lbs. cheese, 2,033 gals. white milk, 3,059 gals. chocolate milk, 23.5 gals. strawberry milk, 921 lbs. butter, 1,399 gals. ice cream, 99 gals. Frozen yogurt, 315 gals. frozen custard, 135 gals. yogurt, 96 gals. pudding, 70 lbs. sour cream, 390 lbs. cottage cheese, 6+ gals. creamer.

Counties who have yet to enter their information may still do so at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2017jdm

Award Application Ready. Due Oct. 6!

Up to $18,000 is available! Enter your best dairy promotion activity from the past year (October 2016 to September 2017) for the chance to win monetary awards in the CDPG Recognition Program. For complete details, review the online application. Applications are available now and are due back to WMMB on or before October 6, 2017. www.wmmb.com/recognition .

Registration for Fall Conferences now Open.

Online registration is now open. Please take the time to register at least two active members from your County Dairy Promotion Group. The conferences are a great opportunity to hear about WMMB programs and learn from other groups across the state about successful dairy promotions. Consider attending a different meeting this year and networking with other promotion groups. As a reminder, conference dates and locations are as follows.

Nov. 1 – Comfort Inn & Suites DeForest, 5025 County Road V, DeForest, WI 53532

Nov. 2 –*Best Western Plus Eau Claire Conference Center*, 3340 Mondovi Rd, Eau Claire, WI 54701

*New Location

Nov. 8 – Comfort Suites Rock Garden, 1951 Bond St., Green Bay, WI 54303

Have a new idea for a workshop at the conference? Want a previous session repeated? Let us know! We want to hear from you to provide a meaningful experience.

If you have questions about this newsletter, would like more information, or have topic ideas, please contact Laura Wilford, lwilford@wmmb.org or Brenda Murphy, bmurphy@wmmb.org , 608-836-8820.

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