FMMO Research, Work Organization Tips and Market Update

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

Next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal from Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) will give dairy producers insights to boost profitability and productivity. Tuesday’s episode will feature a research

project to develop analytical tools for assessing potential changes in Federal Milk Marketing Orders; Wednesday’s session will focus on best practices in organizing work systems. And Ben Buckner will present the latest market news Thursday.

Tuesday, May 13

Learn about research that models the impact of changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order and the impacts on farm milk prices, producer incomes and the dairy supply chain. Insights from this research will inform key policy discussions impacting the future of U.S. dairy. Presenters include:

• Dr. Charles Nicholson, Associate Professor, Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences and Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Jack Myers, PhD student, Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences, UW-Madison

Wednesday, May 14

Tune in for a conversation on best practices in organizing work for yourself and your team to make sure everything gets done. Episode presented by:

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

Thursday, May 15

As we near Memorial Day and the traditional start of summer, hear the latest news and analysis for agricultural and dairy markets and a look ahead at the rest of 2025. 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.