PDPW: Farm Finances, Transition Planning and Market Update

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Next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will share practical tips on managing the people and finances on your dairy. Tune in on Tuesday for a discussion on managing finances in changing times. Wednesday’s episode will feature tips for planning and managing through farm transitions. Economist Dan Basse will return on Thursday for a market and economic update.

More details here:

Tuesday, April 11

Learn strategies to take control of your farm’s finances amid changing markets, input and feed costs, supply chain disruptions, pricing and more? This episode will review the high points from a 2023 PDPW Business Conference session; tune in for tips on better managing during times of rapid change, rising interest rates and evolving technology. Episode presenter will be:

• Dr. Brady Brewer, PhD, assistant professor, Agricultural Economics Department, Purdue University
  

Wednesday, April 12
Tune in for a discussion on navigating through farm transitions, including maintaining and strengthening family relationships through the process as well as sorting through the responsibilities, and accompanying relationship and emotional challenges that can arise. Episode presenter will be:

• Monica McConkey, Rural Mental Health Counselor, Eyes on the Horizon Consulting

Thursday, April 13

With spring weather finally arriving, take a look at the economic, exports and market factors that will impact your farm and the dairy industry during the 2023 growing season and beyond. Episode presenter will be:

• Dan Basse, President, AgResource Company

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 by emailing 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.