DAIRY NEWS – The final week of 2023’s The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will provide planning and compliance strategies for dairy producers as they flip the calendar page to 2024. On Tuesday, learn the basics of OSHA oversight and tune in Wednesday for an overview of strategic planning for farms. Thursday’s episode will walk through legal considerations around hiring and firing employees.
A few more details here:
Tuesday, Dec. 26
Join an interactive conversation about Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to learn about what the agency covers, policy updates and the basics of reporting employee accidents, injuries and illnesses. Episode presenter will be:
- Mary Bauer, CIH, CSP, Compliance Assistance Specialist, OSHA
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Strategic planning is key for all businesses, but getting started can be a challenge. Learn about tools to develop a plan that aligns with your farm and management style, including vision, mission statement and more. Episode presenter will be:
- Stephanie Plaster, Farm Management Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison Division of Extension
Thursday, Dec. 28
Gain a better understanding of your legal rights and responsibilities as an employer, with a special focus on the legal “ins and outs” of hiring and firing. Episode presenter will be:
- Troy Schneider, Partner and Attorney at Twohig, Rietbrock, Schneider & Halbach Law Office
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. Those wishing to earn up to 0.5 DACE continuing education units per episode will 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.
