Farm Data, Carbon Insets and Building a Strong Culture

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

Take a deep dive into topics to improve your dairy business on next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP). Tune in Tuesday for a discussion on how to capture and use the right data for business decisions. Hear about carbon insets and potential for your operation on Wednesday. The Thursday episode will feature a panel discussion from experts on building and maintaining a positive culture to attract the right hires.

Tuesday, June 25

The point of analyzing farm data is to improve performance. That requires quality data and recognizing that correlation is not causality. Learn how to find the right data for the answer you need for your business. Episode presenter will be:

• Dr. Michael Overton, DVM, MPVM, global dairy platform lead, Zoetis Animal Health

Wednesday, June 26

The carbon conversation can be overwhelming. Tune in to learn the ins and outs of carbon insets: what they are, what opportunities are available to dairy farmers, and what pitfalls you should watch out for. Episode presenter will be:

• Patrick Wood, founder and general manager, Ag Methane Advisors, LLC

Thursday, June 27

Put away your excuses that a highly intensive labor position can’t be filled. Glean insights from seasoned executives from Kwik Trip and Marucci Sports on how they hire, grow and sustain a culture where both business and people thrive. Steal trade secrets that will have lasting impacts on your team. Episode presenters will be:

• Ryan Levendoski, district leader, Kwik Trip
• Kyle Achord, vice president of team sales, Marucci Sports

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 @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.