Adding Value to Crop Acres, Research Updates and Honing Negotiation Skills

Harvest-time episodes deliver timely business information

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal™ from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will give dairy producers new ideas for their crops, dairies and business practices. The Tuesday episode will highlight opportunities to maximize marginal acres using conservation planning – and where to find helpful resources. On Wednesday, learn about the ongoing work at the Dairy Innovation Hub and how it’ll impact producers and consumers alike. A hearty helping of practical negotiation skills are in store for Thursday’s audience.

More details here:

Tuesday, October 18

How can you make the most of every acre? What about that marginal ground and odd areas that dot your farm’s landscape? Tune in to hear how these problem areas can add value to an operation and to identify the available support and resources. Episode presenters will be:

• Dallas Glazik, IL Senior Farm Bill Biologist, Pheasants Forever
• Scott Stipetich, Precision Ag & Conservation Specialist, Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quails Forever

Wednesday, October 19
New research is underway at the Dairy Innovation Hub. Learn about these new projects and get an update on work that will benefit dairy producers and the industry. Episode presenter will be:

• Maria Woldt, Program Manager, Dairy Innovation Hub

Thursday, October 20

Improve your negotiation skills in this session focused on making confident decisions, turning negotiations into a conversation and more. Episode presenter will be:

• Linda Swindling, Founder and CEO of professional-development organization JourneyOn

The Dairy Signal™ is a weekly series of free educational episodes offering insights and resources for fellow dairy farmers and other 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 by emailing 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.