Bankers Perspective, Leadership Insights and Nitrate Research

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

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will provide an opportunity for dairy producers to interact with experts in timely issues impacting their operations. The Tuesday episode will highlight bankers’ insights and tune in on Wednesday for discussion on leadership and management. Thursday’s session will look at the latest research on nitrate leaching in Wisconsin.

Tuesday, March 25

Tune in for a banker’s perspective on issues facing today’s operations, including making decisions on purchasing or leasing property and equipment and the reasons behind all of the questions a banker may ask. Episode presenter will be:

• Elsa Condon, Vice President, Agricultural Banking, Nicolet National Bank
• Brian Hoskens, Senior Vice President, Agriculture Banking Manager, Nicolet National Bank

Wednesday, March 26

What separates a leader from a manager? Join this interactive conversation to understand the characteristics of each and how the roles can complement each other. This episode will be presented by:

• Don Tyler, Founder of Tyler & Associates, Executive and Management Coach

Thursday, March 27

Hear the latest research on nitrate leaching in Wisconsin, plans for the future and insights that producers can put to work on their farms. The episode will be presented by:

• Lindsey Hartfiel, Research Program Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension
• Kelsey Hyland, Agriculture Water Quality Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison Extension, Northwest Wisconsin 

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.

For more information, contact PDP at 800-947-7379 or send an email to mail@pdpw.org. Join the conversation digitally by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

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.