DAIRY NEWS – The upcoming episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will cover a range of topics impacting dairy farms today. Tuesday’s episode will help team members better understand and capitalize on emotional intelligence at work; the Wednesday airing will offer a comprehensive look at the latest in ice cream and frozen dessert research. On Thursday, learn about zoonotic diseases and how to protect both animals and humans.
More details here:
Tuesday, July 11
Join this interactive discussion on how to become an emotionally intelligent business leader and strengthen your team. Learn strategies for improving communication, increasing empathy and empowering your team to build a culture of emotional intelligence in the workplace. Episode presenter will be:
- Tim Schaefer, CFP, Certified Family Business Advisor, Certified Professional Business Coach, Encore Consultants
Wednesday, July 12
July is National Ice Cream Month and we’re celebrating with a conversation to get the latest “scoop” on the ice cream and frozen dessert research underway at the Babcock Dairy Plant at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Episode presenter will be:
- Dr. Scott Rankin, PhD, Professor and Chair, Food Science Department, UW-Madison
Thursday, July 13
Tune in for a discussion on zoonotic diseases, including what they are, how they are transmitted and which can be transmitted from cattle to humans. Protect both the animals and humans on your farm with precautions to avoid illness and transmission. Episode presenters will be:
- Dr. Darlene Konkle, DVM, MS, DACVIM, State Veterinarian, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
· Dr. Angela Maxted, DVM, PhD, DACVPM, State Public Health Veterinarian, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
The Dairy Signal episodes in July and August are sponsored by Prairie Estates Genetics.
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. Developed by dairy farmers and members of the Professional Dairy Producers Board of Directors, the 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.
