Dairy Focus Atlantic

For those who missed out on the Closing Remarks Thursday morning, here is a little synopsis:

We would like to thank all of our sponsors: Farm Credit Canada, The Province of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank of Canada, Agropur, Trouw Nutrition/Shur-Gain, Clarence Farm Services, Sollio Agriculture, Sussex Farm Supplies, Corteva AgriScience, Balchem, ABS Global Canada, Vetoquinol, Farmers Depot, National Bank of Canada, DLF Canada, TD Agricultural Services, Grand Valley Fortifiers, Bayer CropScience and Eastern Dairy Services. We would not be able to pull this off without all of your generous support.

We would also like to thank all of our fantastic exhibitors for putting on a great tradeshow, our amazing speakers, Ballam Farms and Bokma Farms for allowing us to tour their farms, Holstein Canada for organizing the tours, the Westin, Encore and Global Convention Services for being so accommodating to us, Triangle Events for assisting in all the event logistics, and of course, each and every one of you for coming out and spending the past few days with us.

If you wouldn’t mind taking a few minutes to fill out our evaluation form, it would be greatly appreciated: https://forms.office.com/r/5xvF2Sm4u1

Speaker presentations are starting to become available on our website: https://www.dairyfocus.org/speakers

Save the date for the next conference, happening back in Moncton at the Delta Beausejour March 23-25, 2027!

Last, but not least, on our speaker list for Dairy Focus Atlantic 2025 is Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley. She will be speaking on "Science Based Strategies to Tackle Burnout": Burnout has been shown to have a significant impact on an individual's quality of life and can include everything from struggling to cope with daily stresses to an increased risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Studies suggest that burnout affects a substantial portion of Canadians working in agriculture, with estimates ranging from 20% to 50% of individuals facing stress and burnout. In this engaging presentation, Dr. Dayna tackles burnout by offering science backed solutions. Combining practical recharging strategies with the science of habit formation, Dr. Dayna offers actionable ways to address burnout, specifically for those working in agriculture. Delving into the science of behavior change, Dr. Dayna will review key psychological principles and neurological mechanisms underpinning habit formation and burnout. Attendees will review the latest empirically based skills and techniques that they can readily apply to their everyday lives that have been shown to tackle burnout and promote flourishing.

Dayna Lee-Baggley, Ph.D., R. Psych, is a Registered Clinical Psychologist with training and expertise in clinical psychology, health psychology, and organizational psychology. She is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of the “ImpACTme” app. She has extensive applied experience and research knowledge on burnout, psychological safety in the workplace, behaviour and organizational change, and wellness leadership. She is an internationally recognized expert in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She also conducts research at Dalhousie University and at Saint Mary’s University. She has 55 peer-reviewed publications and over 140 scholarly presentations. She is the author of the book “Healthy Habits Suck: How to get off the couch & live a healthy life…even if you don’t want to.”