Dairy Signal to Highlight Sustainability Initiative, Nutrition

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits and join interactive conversations with leading experts

Tune into this week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) for unique and interactive discussions on health and sustainability. On Tuesday, two dairy producers will share their experiences in the Your Farm – Your Footprint™ initiative. Wednesday and Thursday will feature a special two-part series about choosing and preparing healthy snacks for optimal stamina and endurance during the planting season and lasting all year long.

Tuesday, May 14

Tune in for a panel discussion with two dairy producers who have participated in the Your Farm – Your Footprint initiative. Bring your questions and hear about their experiences with data collection, peer groups, and more. Episode presenters will be:

• JJ Pagel, CEO, Pagels Ponderosa Dairy, Kewaunee, Wis.
• Mitch Breunig, Owner, Mystic Valley Dairy, Sauk City, Wis.

Wednesday, May 15

Part one of this two-part series focuses on preparing healthful snacks as an important way to keep our minds and bodies fueled throughout the day. Learn practical strategies for preparing well-balanced snacks and how to fit snack preparation into even the busiest schedules. Episode presenter will be:

• Morgan Ekovich, Owner & Head Trainer, Get Fit with ME LLC

Thursday, May 16

Join in for the second part of the conversation on healthy snacks. Check out in advance some recipes for snack pairings and prepare them along with Morgan during the episode. Recipes can be found at: https://dairysignal.getfitwithme-morganekovich.com.  Episode presenter will be:

• Morgan Ekovich, Owner & Head Trainer, Get Fit with ME 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. Those wishing to earn up to 0.5 DACE continuing education units per episode will complete a brief online quiz pertaining to each specific webinar, whether live or recorded. 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. Farmers and students are eligible for a free subscription; allied industry professionals can subscribe for a one-time fee of $75.

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 @dairyPDPW and using #TheDairySignal on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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.