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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | PROFESSIONAL DAIRY MANAGERS IS A FARMER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION ADVANCING OUR STATE'S DAIRY INDUSTRY THROUGH IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY WITH CONTINUED STEWARDSHIP OF OUR ANIMALS, ENVIRONMENT, AND COMMUNITY. TO DO THIS: PDMP PROVIDES EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DAIRY FARMERS BY HOSTING PROGRAMS WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE DAIRY PRODUCERS' SKILLS AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL HELP THEIR PROFITABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. PDMP IS A DAIRY-ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS PROGRESSIVE DAIRY PRODUCERS TO THE DISCUSSION ON MATTERS OF DAIRY POLICY THAT SUPPORT THE FUTURE VIABILITY OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. PDMP CONNECTS DAIRY FARMERS TO OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR STORY WITH DAIRY CONSUMERS AND INFLUENCERS WITH THE GOAL TO CORRECT MISLEADING INFORMATION AND INCREASE CONSUMPTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS. PDMP SERVES AS A DAIRY FARMER-DRIVEN CATALYST TO IDENTIFY NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH THAT SUPPORT IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND INCREASED PRODUCTION OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | PDMP PROVIDES DAIRY FARMERS WITH THE MOST CURRENT AND RELEVANT EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED BY PDMP MEMBER FARMS BASED ON WHAT THEY MOST WANT TO LEARN. MEMBERS RECEIVE FREE OR DEEPLY DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION FEES FOR IN-PERSON PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON TOPICS RANGING FROM SOIL AND WATER HEALTH TO HUMANE ANIMAL HANDLING, WORKER SAFETY, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND MORE. MOST PROGRAMS INCLUDE A TOUR OF A WELL-MANAGED DAIRY, OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE, SO THAT ATTENDEES CAN SEE IN ACTION THE PRACTICES, TECHNIQUES AND PRINCIPALS DISCUSSED IN THE DISCUSSION. PROGRAMMING BEGINS EACH FEBRUARY WITH A BROADER AGENDA AT THE ANNUAL PA DAIRY SUMMIT. THIS TWO-DAY IN PERSON CONFERENCE, CO- HOSTED WITH THE CENTER FOR DAIRY EXCELLENCE, BRINGS TOGETHER THE BEST OF PENNSYLVANIA'S DAIRY INDUSTRY FOR DOZENS OF HIGH-QUALITY PRESENTATIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS PRESENTED BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, SO THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE ON PENNSYLVANIA'S DAIRY OPERATIONS. ADDITIONAL PDMP PROGRAMMING IN 2023 FOCUSED ON REGIONAL WORKSHOPS ON ANIMAL WELFARE, BIOSECURITY AND HPAI RESPONSE, A FORUM ON CLIMATE SMART PRACTICES TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF PA DAIRY FARMS, AND AN ON-FARM ROTATING WORKSHOP DAY FOR PRODUCERS ON CREATING A FARM SPECIFIC BIOSECURITY PLAN, ANALYSIS OF CORN STARCHES IN FEED, AND A PA DAIRY FAMILY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT WITH AN INNOVATIVE ROTARY MILKING PARLOR. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, THE PROFESSIONAL DAIRY MANAGERS OF PENNSYLVANIA (PDMP) HAS PARTNERED WITH PENN STATE UNIVERSITY IN A CORN SILAGE HYBRID TESTING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM. PDMP MEMBER FARMS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE STATE VOLUNTEER A PLOT OF LAND ON WHICH A VARIETY OF SEEDS ARE PLANTED AND FROM WHICH CROPS ARE ANALYZED. IN RECENT YEARS, RESULTS AROUND NDF AND STARCH DIGESTIBILITY YIELDED MUCH NEEDED DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF CORN SILAGE IN RATIONS FOR DAIRY CATTLE. IN 2023, A TOTAL OF 94 ENTRIES FROM 15 DIFFERENT COMPANIES WERE ENTERED INTO THE PROGRAM AND THE RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ALL DAIRY FARMS AND THEIR NUTRITIONISTS. IN 2023, PDMP ALSO ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH PENN STATE UNIVERSITY ON A 5-YEAR USDA CLIMATE SMART COMMODITIES GRANT TO REIMBURSE DAIRY FARMS FOR COSTS TO IMPLEMENT PRACTICES TO REDUCE THEIR GHGS, SCIENTIFICALLY MEASURE THE REDUCTIONS WHEN POSSIBLE AND TEST THE VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET FOR PA'S SMALLER SIZED DAIRIES. BY THE END OF 2023, FARMS WERE BEING ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM BUT ON-FARM IMPLEMENTATION HAD NOT YET BEGUN. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | PDMP'S GOAL WITH THE ON-FARM INTERNSHIPS IS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF TOP DAIRY PRODUCERS BY MAKING HANDS-ON, PRACTICAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE ON WORKING DAIRY FARMS AS COMPETITIVE AS PHARMA AND OTHER INDUSTRY PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS. WITH THE INTENT THAT MORE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE PREPARED AND COMMITTED TO ENTERING THE PRODUCTION SIDE OF DAIRY UPON THEIR GRADUATION, PDMP OFFERS ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MATCHED BY BOTH THE PA CENTER FOR DAIRY EXCELLENCE AND THE PA DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION, TO AUGMENT WHAT DAIRY FARMERS ARE ABLE TO PAY FOR SUMMER INTERNS, TO DAIRY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE 20+ YEAR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PLACES STUDENTS ON DAIRIES FOR A SUMMER AND IN 2023 SUPPORTED NINE COLLEGE STUDENTS, INTERESTED IN PURSUING A DAIRY RELATED CAREER, ON EXCEPTIONAL FARMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR A CAREER IN PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | PROFESSIONAL DAIRY MANAGERS OF PENNSYLVANIA CONTRIBUTED FUNDING AND CONNECTED VOLUNTEER FARMERS TO THE CALVING CORNER PROJECT, WHICH IS LED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION AND THE CENTER FOR DAIRY EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE CALVING CORNER PROJECT PROVIDES A UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR PENNSYLVANIA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES TO INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH FAMILIES VISITING THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW. THE PA FARM SHOW ATTRACTS APPROXIMATELY 500,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR AND THE CALVING CORNER PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO WITNESS THE BIRTHING EXPERIENCE IN A DAIRY BARN LIVE AND IN-PERSON. OUR FARMERS ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH THESE NON-FARM PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONSUMERS AND THE PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE THEIR FOOD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 | MANAGEMENT DUTIES DELEGATED TO NOVAK STRATEGIC ADVISORS AND BREON CONSULTING. TOGETHER, THEY PERFORM ALL ADMIN TASKS, BOOKKEEPING, AND EDUCATION PLANNING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | THE CORPORATION HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS. FULL VOTING MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERSHIPS, CORPORATIONS, OR LLCS INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF MILK FROM DAIRY CATTLE OR THE RAISING OF DAIRY CATTLE. FULL VOTING MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE NON-VOTING MEMBERS CONSISTING OF PERSONS OR FIRMS INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE OBJECTIEVES OF THE CORPORATION AND INVOLVED IN PROVIDING CAPITAL, GOODS, OR SERVICES TO DAIRY FARMS AND DAIRY FARMERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | BYLAWS PROVIDE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE ELECTED BY VOTING MEMBERSHIP, WHICH OCCURS EACH YEAR AT A MEMBERSHIP MEETING. A SLATE OF CANDIDATES IS PREPARED AND MEMBERS VOTE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | A COPY OF FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE TREASURER FOR REVIEW AND SAFE KEEPING. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED AT A BOARD MEETING BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY, THE BOARD MUST SIGN A FORM STATING THERE IS NO CONFLICT. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT, A NEW FORM MUST BE SIGNED ITEMIZING THE BENEFIT TO THEM OR THEIR FAMILY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD REVIEWS THE CONTRACT WITH THE MANAGEMENT TEAM ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THERE ARE NO DIRECT W-2 COMPENSATION PAID EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALL AVAILABLE IN THE OFFIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CORN RESEARCH LIASON 4,110 0 0 CORN SILAGE 104,677 0 0 TOTAL 108,787 0 0 |
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