DAIRY NEWS – Next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will focus on the benefits of prevention and management for your farm, body and animals. The Tuesday episode will feature energy conservation and audit tips. Join on Wednesday to learn some key stretches for staying nimble and healthy during harvest. Thursday’s episode will focus on managing fresh cows to prevent disease.
More details here:
Tuesday, Oct. 3
October is Energy Awareness Month, so we kick off the month with a discussion of ways to conserve energy and tips on conducting an energy audit for your farm, home or business. Episode presenters will be:
- Joel Roltgen, CEM, Agribusiness Energy Advisor, Focus On Energy
- Kevin Weiler, Energy Advisor, Focus On Energy
Wednesday, Oct.4
Harvest brings long hours, many of which are spent inside a combine, tractor or truck cab. Learn stretches that can help prevent stiffness and injury during this important season. Episode presenter will be:
- Morgan Ekovich, Owner & Head Trainer of Get Fit with ME LLC
Thursday, Oct. 5
Tune in for a conversation about fresh cow management with a focus on reducing the impact of hypocalcemia and ketosis. Episode presenter will be:
- Dr. Luciano Caixeta, PhD, Associate Professor of Dairy Production Medicine, University of Minnesota
Dairy producers, industry professionals and students can now earn continuing education units for watching The Dairy Signal® educational webinars. PDPW has added The Dairy Signal to the suite of educational programs accredited through Dairy AdvanCE® (DACE). Dairy professionals can now qualify to earn up to 0.5 DACE continuing education units for each episode by watching a live or recorded episode and completing a brief online quiz as proof of participation.
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. 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.
