DAIRY NEWS – As the calendar moves to the second half of 2024, next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature topics to benefit dairy businesses of all sizes. Tune in Tuesday for a discussion on engaging and retaining employees. The Wednesday episode is the first in a two-part series on the proposed changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order, and economist Ben Buckner returns for a market analysis and update on Thursday.
Tuesday, July 9
Hiring, engaging and retaining good employees is the foundation of your business. Tune in for a discussion on employee engagement and how to build a workforce that is committed, enthusiastic and productive. Episode presenter will be:
- Tim Schaefer, CFP, certified family business advisor, certified professional business coach, Encore Consultants
Wednesday, July 10
Bring your questions about the newly released Federal Milk Marketing Order recommendations to this session with some of the leading minds in dairy economics. In the first of two sessions, hear about the proposed changes, what was not changed, and the next steps in moving to a producer vote on these changes later in 2024. The second session of two sessions will be held Weds., July 24. Episode presenters will be:
- Dr. Charles Nicholson, associate professor, Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences and Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Dr. Christopher Wolf, E.V. Baker professor of Agricultural Economics, director of Land Grant Programs, Cornell University
- Dr. Mark Stephenson, retired from UW-Madison as director of Dairy Policy Analysis
Thursday, July 11
With summer in full swing, join in for a discussion of the latest market, weather, export news and trends that will impact dairy producers and the industry. Episode presenter will be:
- Ben Buckner, chief grains and dairy analyst, AgResource
Episodes of The Dairy Signal® are accredited through Dairy AdvanCE® (DACE), enabling dairy producers, industry professionals and students to earn continuing education units for watching either the live or recorded version. Dairy AdvanCE is an online continuing education management tool for dairy farmers and other professionals that simplifies finding, tracking and managing continuing education units (CEUs). To learn more, visit www.DairyAdvance.org.
The Dairy Signal® is a weekly series of educational episodes offering practical insights and resources for dairy farmers and food-system professionals across the value chain. Episodes air live from 12:00-1:00 PM CT each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Live sessions offer attendees the opportunity to engage in open Q&A with the speakers; recorded sessions are available shortly after episodes are aired. Access all previously broadcasted sessions at www.pdpw.org.
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Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) is the nation’s largest dairy producer-led organization of its kind, focusing on producer professionalism, stakeholder engagement and unified outreach to share ideas, solutions, resources and experiences that help dairy producers succeed.
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