Strategies for Managing Change & Calf Health

Dairy producers can interact with experts on business strategy, calf health on PDP’s webinar series

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal? from Professional Dairy Producers? (PDP) will give dairy producers insights for both finances and herd health. Tune in on Tuesday for strategies to respond to market and industry change, and learn about the role of early gut health in calves on Thursday.

Tuesday, February 10

Join an interactive conversation about how dairy producers can respond to rapid change, interest rates, evolving technology, low milk prices and more, with a focus on pivoting business models to be ready for the next opportunity. Presenter will be:

• Dr. Brady Brewer, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University

Thursday, February 12

Learn about the importance of early gut health in dairy calves and what producers can do to set their youngstock up for a lifetime of success. Presenter will be:

• Dr. Jill Soderstrom, PhD, PAS, National Young Animal Technical Innovations Business Manager, Land O’ Lakes, Inc.

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 live or recorded episodes. 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 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 broadcast 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 us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

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.