Soil Health, Robotic Milking Systems 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 dive into topics to improve land, operations and bottom line for today’s dairy producers. The Tuesday episode will focus on soil health, with an overview of robotic milking systems on Wednesday. The regular market and economic news update returns on Thursday.

Tuesday, September 17

Join an interactive conversation about soil health, including how Wisconsin rainfalls may impact soil and how to improve soil conditions. Episode presenter will be:

• Dr. Jamie Patton, PhD, CPSS, Wisconsin State Soil Health Coordinator, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture 

Wednesday, September 18

Take a deep dive into the process of adding a robotic milking system to a dairy operation and what to consider when making a decision. Episode presenter will be:

• John Gerbitz, PAS, Cow Corner LLC

Thursday, September 19

Tune in for the bi-weekly market update with a focus on the dairy news, numbers, and trends that will impact the industry and your operation. Episode presenter will be:

• Ben Buckner, Chief Grains and Dairy Analyst at 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.

For more information, contact PDP 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 (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.