CDPG Connection
Wisconsin County Dairy Promotion Group News & Ideas
October 2017
WMMB Dairy Promotion Conferences
We look forward to seeing many of you at WMMB's Annual Dairy Promotion Conferences. Each dairy promotion group is required to send a minimum of two representatives but more are welcome! These individuals should report back to their groups about what they learn and program changes that are taking place.

A reminder of the dates and the new location this year for the meeting in Eau Claire:

Nov. 1 – Comfort Inn & Suites DeForest, 5025 County Road V, De Forest, 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

Agenda and locations are outlined on the online registration page
Funding Applications Available November 9
Each county in the state is eligible to receive up to $4,750 in funding from WMMB annually for dairy promotion at the local level. Groups can find additional materials and resources on the Dairy Promotion webpage throughout the year to help extend these programs. Visit http://www.wmmb.com/dairy-promotions for more information.
 
Funding applications are due Friday, January 12, 2018. Contracts are not valid until they are signed by both the authorized CDPG representative and WMMB. We'll process the applications as quickly as possible once received. 
Dairy Checkoff
If you're on social media you've seen posts and images from, or shared from, DairyGood.org. DairyGood is the social hub for the national checkoff managed by Dairy Management Inc (DMI).  https://dairygood.org/

Within DairyGood.org you will also find more about the national campaign "Undeniably Dairy" that launched this summer. We encourage you to look through both DairyGood.org and the section for Undeniably Dairy. You will also want to check out their online store https://dmi.storebloxcs.com/ for materials your group may be interested in using for upcoming promotions.
WMMB Looking for Host Farms
The regional program managers (RPMs) with the Wisconsin Dairy Council of WMMB are looking for some farms in each region that are willing to host a farm tour for the Fuel Up to Play 60 kids. If you have, or know of a dairy farm, that would be able to host these children for about an hour and a half with a tour, have a place for these kids to gather and discuss their programs and sample cheese, please contact Laura Wilford at lwilford@wmmb.org . 
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.