Calf Transportation, Organization Vision, Market Updates Take Center Stage

PDP presents opportunities for dairy producers to engage with leading experts on trending topics

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature timely topics as producers prepare for the end of 2024 and look ahead to 2025. Tuesday’s episode will feature research and best practices on pre-weaned calf transportation and tune in on Wednesday for a discussion on crafting and communicating your organization’s vision. The bi-weekly market news update from the team at AgResource Company will return on Thursday.

Tuesday, November 12

Tune in for a discussion of pre-weaned calf transportation, with a focus on both dairy and dairy x beef calves and a review of national and Wisconsin-based data. Episode presenters will be:

• Faith Reyes, PhD, PAS, Dairy Outreach Specialist, Division of Extension, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Catie Cramer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University

Wednesday, November 13

Why is having a vision crucial for organizations of all sizes? Discover how to effectively define and communicate your vision, along with the key components or pillars that support an organization. The episode will be presented by:

• Tim Schaefer, CFP, Certified Family Business Advisor, Certified Professional Business Coach, Encore Consultants

Thursday, November 14

Hear the latest news and analysis of agricultural markets and trends that will impact your farm and the dairy industry through 2024 and into 2025. Episode presenter will be:

• 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.