Highlighting Carbon Footprint, Water Quality, Renewable Energy Contracts

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

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will take a deep dive into some of the most timely topics for your dairy’s environmental and financial sustainability. Tuesday’s episode will focus on how a carbon footprint is calculated and the practices that impact a dairy’s score. Tune in on Wednesday for the latest in water quality research; Thursday’s episode will review what dairy producers should know before signing a renewable-energy contract.

Tuesday, May 28

Customers up the food chain are relying on farmers to help cut the carbon footprint in half. But, before you can develop a plan or measure progress, you need to know your number and the data that contribute to it. We’ll delve into practices that may have the most influence on reducing this number. Episode presenter will be:

• Carson Dugger, agronomist, Eocene Environmental Group

 Wednesday, May 29

Water-quality impairment from agriculture is often disproportionate in nature, meaning a small acreage may be responsible for an outsized environmental impact. Learn about research that connects hydrologic modeling with social science and policy analysis to better understand and address such events in Wisconsin’s driftless area. Episode presenters will be:

• Dr. Margaret Kalcic, PhD, associate professor, biological systems engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Andrew Hillman, graduate student, biological systems engineering, UW-Madison

Thursday, May 30

Tune in for a discussion on the opportunities and watchouts as you consider renewable-energy contracts such as solar or wind projects. Understand what to look for in a contract, who you should consult before signing and more. Episode presenter will be:

• Troy Schneider, shareholder and attorney, Menn Law Firm

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.