Herd Productivity, Environmental Metrics and Market Update

Timely opportunities for dairy producers to engage with leading experts on trending topics

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature conversations to improve herd, soil and financial health of today’s dairy operations. Tune in on Tuesday for a discussion on best practices for cow health and longevity. Wednesday’s session will focus on practices to improve environmental metrics on the farm, and the regular economic and market news update will return on Thursday.

Tuesday, October 15

Longevity of a herd is key to its profitability. Tune in for a discussion of what it takes to feed and manage cows for a productive and healthy life. Episode presenter will be:

·         Dr. Mike VandeHaar, professor, department of animal science, Michigan State University

Wednesday, October 9

Hear about best practices that can impact soil health as well as carbon numbers, such as cover crops and no till. The discussion will also talk about improvements in dairy equipment and facilities that can impact carbon number, such as dairy lighting. Episode presenters will be:

·         Courtney Titus, M.S., technical services manager, Eocene Environmental Group

·         Grace Moeller, livestock specialist, Eocene Environmental Group

Thursday, October 10

Join in for a look at the weather, market, export and other news that will impact dairy and agricultural markets for the remainder of 2024 and a look ahead at 2025. Episode 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.

For more information, contact PDP at 800-947-7379 or send an email to mail@pdpw.org. Join the conversation digitally by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

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.