PDPW’s The Dairy Signal Features Farm Profitability, Dairy Tour Prep and Calf Barn Design

Seasonal topics to feature interactive discussions between experts and producers

A full slate of dairy farmers and industry experts will join next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW). The Tuesday episode will look closely into a dairy’s cost of production and subsequent decision making. On Wednesday, presenters will prepare audiences for spring and summer farm tour season with tips from a farmer and lawyer. Tune in Thursday to hear about the latest options in calf barn design.

More details here:

Tuesday, May 2

The profitability of your business starts with understanding cost of production. Learn the best ways to calculate cost of production, finding and using benchmarks, and using these metrics to make management decisions. Episode presenters will be:

• Dr. Kevin Bernhardt, Professor of Agribusiness, University of Wisconsin-Platteville School of Agriculture, and Farm Management Specialist, UW Extension and Center for Dairy Profitability
• Dr. Charles Nicholson, Associate Professor, Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences and Agricultural & Applied Economics, UW-Madison
• Dr. Luis Peña-Lévano, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, UW-River Falls and Dairy Innovation Hub faculty affiliate, Agricultural & Applied Economics, UW-Madison

Wednesday, May 3

Farm tours are great ways to share your dairy’s story with the public, but preparation is key. Tune in for a discussion on understanding your audiences and developing and delivering personalized tour messages. This episode will also shed light on liability considerations when planning tours and events. Episode presenters will be:

• Tina Hinchley, Owner and Operator, Hinchley’s Dairy Farm and Hinchley’s Dairy Farm Tours
• Troy Schneider, Partner and Attorney, Twohig, Rietbrock, Schneider, and Halbach 

Thursday, May 4

Join this panel discussion to explore available resources for designing a calf barn to ensure the comfort of not just the animals but also the humans who care for them. Episode presenters will be:

• Katlyn Langmeier, PE, Ventilation Specialist, Tunnel Plus
• Jacob Moes, Co-owner, MoDak Dairy

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.