Mental Health, Discovery Farms Research, Milk Replacer to be Featured on PDPW’s The Dairy Signal

Next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will highlight research in several areas key to today’s dairy farmers. Tuesday’s episode will feature mental health research and stress-reduction strategies. Tune in on Wednesday for an update on research from UW-Discovery Farms; on Thursday, learn about meeting calf-growth targets with milk replacer formulation.

More details here:

Tuesday, May 30

As Mental Health Awareness month in May comes to a close, tune in for strategies to help farmers reduce stress and mitigate mental health issues. This episode will also address the latest research on the mental health of adolescents on farms. Episode presenter will be:

• Josie M. Rudolphi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Wednesday, May 31

Hear about the latest research results from University of Wisconsin Discovery Farms and explore the ongoing research projects that will be underway this growing season. Episode presenters will be:

• Amber Radatz, Agricultural Water Quality Program Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension
• Lindsey Hartfiel, Research Program Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension

Thursday, June 1

Take a deep dive into managing milk replacer to hit calf-growth targets. Understand and calculate which milk replacer formulation is the best fit for each farm. Episode presenter will be:

• Dr. Liz Cox, MS, DVM, Animal Care Program Manager, California Department of Food and Agriculture

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.