Manure Management, Hearing Protection and Dairy Checkoff Check-In

Tune in for interactive conversations with experts on dairy management topics

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will highlight topics to benefit dairy farmers’ land, health and bottom line. The Tuesday episode will feature the latest research to minimize the environmental impact of dairy farms. Tune in Wednesday for strategies to protect hearing on today’s farms, and on Thursday, discover what dairy-checkoff dollars are doing to move more product from farm to table.

More details here:

Tuesday, June 13

Hear about the latest research in dairy-manure land management and methods to minimize the environmental impacts of dairy farms, including possible solutions to reduce methane, nitrous-oxide emissions and nitrate leaching. Episode presenter will be:

• Dr. Xia Zhu-Barker, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Wednesday, June 14

Without protection, a lifetime of farming can result in hearing loss. Learn key strategies to protect hearing along with research results about the cognitive status of aging farmers. Episode presenter will be:

• Jan Moore, PhD, professor & academic diversity officer, Department of Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska-Kearney 

Thursday, June 15

Tune in for the latest on how the dairy-checkoff program is working to benefit dairy producers, including updates from Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and the Center of Dairy Research. Episode presenters will be:

• Chad Vincent, CEO, Dairy Famers of Wisconsin
• Dr. John Lucey, PhD, director, Center for Dairy Research, and professor of Food Science, UW-Madison

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. Developed by dairy farmers and members of the Professional Dairy Producers Board of Directors, the 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.