Coaching Corner, Feed Management and Beef on Dairy to Take Center Stage

 

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

This week, The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) kicks off 2025 with episodes focused on strategies for achieving team and production success in the new year. Tune in on Tuesday for a “Coaching Corner” segment centered on boosting team culture. On Wednesday, the episode will dive into feed inventories and quality, while Thursday’s session will spotlight beef-on-dairy production.

Tuesday, January 14

Return to the “Coaching Corner” with a focus on igniting team culture, including how to build culture on purpose and setting goals for your team’s culture. Episode presenter will be:

• Michael Hoffman, President, Igniting Performance 

Wednesday, January 15

Tune in for a review of 2024 silage and high moisture crop results, strategies for managing rations for 2025 and a discussion on managing feed inventories. The episode will be presented by:

• Dr. Luiz Ferraretto, Assistant Professor and Ruminant Nutrition Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Thursday, January 16

Join a discussion on raising beef on dairy with management practices and recommendations for raising these cattle from calf to carcass. The episode will be presented by:

• Dan Schaefer, Owner, Schaefer Beef Consulting LLC

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.