Connect – events

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Networking events are hosted at dairy conferences and trade shows. Lunch & Learn and Sharing Wisdom events include educational speakers.

Thank you to our Connection Level Sponsors who help support these events: Lallemand, The National Dairy FARM Program and Sealpro Silage Barrier Films

Upcoming 2026 DGN Connect Events and Family Lounges

  • California Collegiate Connect – Riverdale, CA (Connect Networking Event)

  • World Dairy Expo – Madison, WI (Family Lounge, Connect Networking Event and Tanbark Talk)

    • September 29- October 2, 2026
    • Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
      • DGN Family Lounge: Tuesday, September 29 to Friday, October 2 on the second floor of Exhibition Hall, Alliant Energy Center, 9:00am-5:00pm daily
      • DGN Annual Connect Networking Event: Wednesday, September 30 at the Madison Marriott South (formerly the Sheraton)
      • Tanbark Talk “Dairy on the World Stage: Growing Markets and Opportunity”: Friday, October 2 Co-Hosted with NMPF Young Cooperators Program, Tanbark (Arenda Building), Alliant Energy Center
      • Does your company want to sponsor this event? Send us an email.

Are you interested in hosting a Connect event near you?

Do you know of a dairy conference or event in your area that would benefit from having an DGN Connect networking event? Would you be interested in serving as a chairwoman for a Connect event? If so, please complete the volunteer form here.

We are always looking for new events to bring dairywomen together. Our Connect networking events allow dairywomen a quick chance to recharge by talking about all aspects of their lives and dairy farming. The event is for all women involved with any part of dairy – whether as a calf feeder, dairy owner, marketing or sales consultant servicing dairy farms or cheese producers, veterinarian, researchers, and more. If there is a dairy cow involved in what you do, you’re invited.

Additionally, we would also like to bring our DGN Family Lounges to more events across the nation. Our Family Lounge allows families with small children a quiet place to rest and recharge. There is also an area for nursing mothers available in these spaces.

Thank you for joining us for our 2026 events at:

California Collegiate Connect | La Lomita Ranch | San Luis Obispo, CA

World Ag Expo | Mother’s Lounge at the PDP Annual Business Conference | Central Plains Dairy Expo

Thank you for joining us for our 2025 events at:

World Ag Expo | Mother’s Lounge at the PDP Annual Business Conference | Central Plains Dairy Expo | Western Dairy Management Conference | World Dairy Expo

Thank you for joining us for our 2024 events at:

World Ag Expo | Mother’s Lounge at the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Annual Business Conference | Central Plains Dairy Expo | World Dairy Expo

Previous events also include:

California State Holstein Convention | PA Dairy Summit | Nebraska Annual Dairy Convention