Farm Insurance, Cover Crops and Market Update

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 help dairy producers as they plan for the next financial year and growing season. Tuesday’s episode will review the ins and outs of farm insurance. Learn about cover crops on Wednesday and tune in Thursday for the bi-weekly market news update.

Tuesday, February 18

Tune in for a conversation about farm insurance and how to prevent being under-insured or over-insured, as well as the risks involved. Episode presenter will be:

• Sara Grade, Products and Product Training Manager, Rural Mutual Insurance Company

Wednesday, February 19

Curious if cover crops are right for you? Join an interactive discussion on where cover crops are an easy fit and where they need more management, and how to select the right blend or species. The episode will be presented by:

• Matthew Oehmichen, Part Owner, Short Lane Ag Supply

Thursday, February 20

Learn about the latest market, export, and weather news that are driving agricultural and dairy markets and the trends that you should know about as we look ahead to the 2025 growing season. The episode will be presented by:

• Ben Buckner, Chief Grains and Dairy Analyst, AgResource Company

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal are sponsored by Acepsis™, a Wisconsin-based company dedicated to improving the health and wellness of dairy herds through innovative hygiene technologies. The company’s product line includes cutting-edge solutions primarily utilizing chlorine-dioxide for animal hygiene (teat dips), water treatment, and facility hygiene. To learn more visit www.acepsis.com.

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.