King Hickman, DVM is a founding partner of GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC (2009). He has been working in the Dairy industry since 1989 and became an owner and partner of Dairy Production Services, Inc. in 2006. Dr. Hickman provides extensive independent nutritional and management consulting including feeding and bunk management, planning and implementation of forage plans, procurement of bids, and sourcing and implementation of growing heifer programs. Other services include review and design of vaccination schedules, biosecurity and herd health protocols as well as review of and advice on cow comfort and facilities and overall monitoring of herd performance.
Dr. Hickman is a graduate of Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and holds a certificate from the University of Wisconsin Dairy Health Management Program. He has served the dairy industry for over 30 years as a practicing veterinarian, a Team Business and Development Coach in allied industry and as a nutrition and management consultant. This broad range of experience has provided him with a unique set of technical, business management and coaching skills. He is an AVMA and IVMA member as well as a member of the National Mastitis Council. As a career-long member of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) he has served as Chairman of the Nutrition Committee and facilitated several educational seminars for veterinarians. He has served as a guest lecturer at multiple animal science and veterinary colleges and has broad national and international speaking experience on topics varying from dairy nutrition and cow comfort to change management and people development. Dr. Hickman lives in Sheldon, IA with his wife Kecia and has four children.
Channel Your Inner SocratesClick to open Channel Your Inner Socrates
Socrates, Peter Drucker and other great leaders know that questions are one of your most powerful leadership skills. Socrates continuously asked his students questions until they arrived upon the answer – together. He knew that learning comes from the inquiry rather than from the answer. To adopt a Socratic leadership style, you will need to shift your mindset from being a teller to a learner…
2023: Our Greatest Blog Year EverClick to open 2023: Our Greatest Blog Year Ever
Amanda, our Digital Marketing Executive – the one who gets it all done, and I sat down back in December and actually set our goal to have the greatest blog year ever in 2023. We have already gotten off to a good start on working towards that. We decided to try some new things this year that will be challenging but achievable, something that will challenge you as well, we hope.
GPS Dairy 2022 Blogs in ReviewClick to open GPS Dairy 2022 Blogs in Review
It was an exciting year for us at GPS Dairy Consulting, and it shows in the various topics we explored in our blogs. Before we launch into 2023, let’s revisit the most widely read blog posts throughout the year. We are also including a few honorable mentions that we enjoyed writing.