Silage Harvest Results, Stress Management and Market News

Timely opportunities for dairy producers to engage with leading experts on trending topics

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature timely topics for the final two months of 2024. Tuesday’s episode will highlight results from the 2024 corn silage harvest. Tune in on Wednesday for a conversation about year-end stress management strategies. The bi-weekly market news segment returns on Thursday with the latest economic, policy, weather and export news.

Tuesday, October 29

Join the conversation about 2024 corn silage harvest results and how early test results should impact feed and ration planning this winter. Episode presenter will be:

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

Wednesday, October 30

With year-end holiday season on the horizon, stress levels may be on the rise. Learn strategies to juggle family life, farm responsibilities, team member safety and how to communicate with employees, managers and owners. Episode presenter will be:

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

Thursday, October 31

Tune in for the latest market, export and weather news with a special focus on what dairy producers should be watching for in the final two months of 2024. Episode presenter will be:

• Ben Buckner, Chief Grains and Dairy Analyst, AgResource Company 

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 either the live or recorded version. 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.

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.

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Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) 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.