DAIRY NEWS – Next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will provide interactive discussions on important topics for every dairy farm’s bottom line. On Tuesday, learn about effective strategies for managing a growing team of employees. The Wednesday episode will review the costs and value of raising heifers at home or at a custom operation, and Thursday offers an update on markets and economic events from the AgResource team.
A few more details here:
Tuesday, Nov. 7
The more employees you add, the more complex employee challenges become. Tune in for an interactive discussion on strategies and tools for managing employees effectively. Episode presenter will be:
- Tim Schaefer, CFP, Certified Family Business Advisor, Certified Professional Business Coach, Encore Consultants
Wednesday, Nov. 8
Take a deep dive into the economics of raising heifers at home compared with a custom heifer raiser, with a focus on the issues that factor in the decision making process. Episode presenter will be:
- Dr. Mike Overton, DVM, MPVM, Global Dairy Platform Lead, Zoetis Animal Health
Thursday, Nov. 9
As the holiday season and year’s end approach, we’ll take a look at the economic issues, export news and consumer trends likely to impact your dairy farm for the remainder of 2023 and into 2024. Tune in and bring your questions for our economic expert. Episode presenter will be:
- Dan Basse, President, AgResource Company
Episodes of The Dairy Signal® are now accredited through Dairy AdvanCE® (DACE), enabling dairy producers, industry professionals and students to earn continuing education units for watching. Those wishing to earn up to 0.5 DACE continuing education units per episode simply complete a brief online quiz pertaining to each specific webinar, whether live or recorded. 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. Farmers and students are eligible for a free subscription; allied industry professionals can subscribe for a one-time fee of $75.
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.
For more information, contact PDPW at 800-947-7379 or send an email to mail@pdpw.org. Join the conversation digitally by following @dairyPDPW and using #TheDairySignal on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) 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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