Kick off 2024 with The Dairy Signal Episodes on Healthy Eating, Feed Quality and Market Drivers

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits while tuning in for interactive discussions

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will help dairy producers launch a successful 2024 with timely updates for their health, herd and bottom line. Tune in Tuesday for strategies on healthy eating and cardiovascular wellness, and join a discussion about 2023 crop quality and 2024 seed decisions on Wednesday. The Thursday episode will provide a 2024 dairy market outlook and risk management considerations for producers.

A few more details here:

Tuesday, Jan. 2

Start the new year off with a fresh focus on your health. Tune in for a discussion of dietary and cardiovascular wellness and how to build healthy eating habits that will last all year long. Episode presenter will be:

• Amy Mydral Miller, MS, RDN, FAND, Founder and President of Farmer’s Daughter Consulting

Wednesday, Jan. 3

Bring your questions about 2023 feed quality and 2024 seed decisions to this interactive conversation.  Dr. Goeser will review 2023 crop quality and discuss anti-nutritional factors that are showing up in Michigan and eastern U.S. dairies. Episode presenter will be:

• Dr. John Goeser, PhD, Director of Nutritional Research & Innovation at Rock River Lab, Inc., and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Dairy Science Department at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Thursday, Jan. 4

Hear a 2024 outlook for dairy markets with a focus on the top 10 fundamentals market drivers that producers should be aware of and discuss the risk management considerations recommended for the year ahead. Episode presenter will be:

• Will Babler, Principal, Atten Babler Commodities LLC

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. Those wishing to earn up to 0.5 DACE continuing education units per episode will complete a brief online quiz pertaining to each specific webinar, whether live or recorded. 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. Farmers and students are eligible for a free subscription; allied industry professionals can subscribe for a one-time fee of $75.

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 PDPW 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 (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.