Governor Evers featured on Tuesday’s The Dairy Signal™

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions

Professional Dairy Producers® – PDPW has released the speaker and content line up for week four of The Dairy Signal™., held Apr. 28-30, 2020. Highlights include Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and Randy Romanski, Interim Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, addressing the state of the dairy industry, Tue., Apr. 28.

 

 

Developed by fellow dairy farmers from the PDPW Board of Directors, The Dairy Signal is a weekly series of free educational episodes offering insights and resources for dairy farmers and other food system professionals throughout the value chain.

Each day during the Dairy Signal, respective speakers break down the day’s dairy business and market dynamics and offer tools to get farmers through the day and weeks ahead until the world stabilizes. The episodes air live from 12:00-1:00 PM CT each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; recorded sessions are available later in the day. The Spanish translation, La Señal Lechera™, will also be available via recording.

“On the shoulder of successful dairy farmers rests a successful dairy industry sector. Be proactive in taking care of the most important part of your dairy business – your mind,” said Shelly Mayer, dairy producer from Slinger, Wis. and Executive Director of PDPW. “Our dairy industry and lives are changing daily and our need for accurate business information is vital.”

Content on The Dairy Signal will be updated as new information becomes available.

Here’s a look at this week’s presenters and topics:

Tuesday, April 28

Topic: The state of the dairy industry. Episode presenters include:

• Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin
• Randy Romanski, Interim Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Wednesday, April 29

Topic:  Market forecast and financial stability and business management through uncertainty. Episode presenters include:

• Liz Griffith, Market Development and Human Resource Consultant for Encore Consultants
• Dr. David Kohl, owner of Homestead Creamery and Stoney Brook Farm in Wirtz, VA, and Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Finance and Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

Thursday, April 30

Topic: Market stability and dairy outlook. Episode presenters include:

• Dan Basse, Economist and President of AgResource Company, a domestic and international agricultural research firm

During last week’s The Dairy Signal, Dr. Heather White, Assistant Professor of Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said, “There are some things that will come out of this to make us all better – whether it’s that people will remember how important agriculture is in this country to ensure they have food on their plates and in their refrigerators every day or how we have reconnected with so many people we have lost touch with. Take a minute to appreciate some of the positives to protect yourself, your health and your family.”

 

 

All episodes are free and open to the public, accessible from www.pdpw.org. For more information, contact PDPW at 800-947-7379 or by emailing mail@pdpw.org. Follow along digitally in advance of and during the sessions by following @dairyPDPW and using #TheDairySignal on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) 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.