Newborn Management, Risk Management and Market Update

PDP presents opportunities for dairy professionals to learn from experts on trending topics

These episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will focus on strategies for animal health and business management. Tune in on Tuesday for strategies to make the most of a newborn calf’s first day. The Wednesday episode will feature risk management implications in a tariff environment and Ben Buckner returns with a market update on Thursday.

Tuesday, March 18

Learn how to maximize the first day of a newborn calf’s life for a lifetime of success. Hear about proper assessment and stimulation of newborns as well as management practices for a good start. Episode presenter will be:

• Dr. Ryan Breuer, DVM, Clinical Assistant Professor of Large Animal Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, Diagnostic Case & Outreach Coordinator, Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Wednesday, March 19

Tune in for a conversation on dairy risk management in a tariff environment, including strategies for success in changing markets. This episode will be presented by:

• Will Babler, Principal, Atten Babler Commodities LLC

Thursday, March 20

Join the bi-weekly market update episode to gain insights on the latest news and analysis in agricultural markets and hear about trends that will impact dairy producers and ag industry. The episode will be presented by:

• Ben Buckner, Chief Grains and Dairy Analyst, AgResource Company

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.