Tax Preparation, Cover Crop Fertility, Energy Conservation Topics

Earn Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits while tuning in for interactive discussions

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will highlight timely topics as fall harvest wraps up and producers begin planning for year-end and next year’s crops. Tuesday’s session will focus on recordkeeping for tax preparation. Join Wednesday’s conversation to learn about the latest results in cover crop fertility research, and Thursday’s episode will highlight energy conservation opportunities.

A few more details here:

Tuesday, Nov. 28

Tax time is typically not a dairy producer’s favorite time of year, but the process can be much easier with a clear and comprehensive recordkeeping system. Tune in to learn about the critical information for tax preparation and how to best work with a tax professional team. Episode presenter will be:

• Katie Wantoch, MBA, Farm Management Professor of Practice, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, Agriculture Institute

Wednesday, Nov. 29

Hear the results of recent nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) research in cover crops and get an update on yield data for this harvest season. Episode presenter will be:

• Matthew Oehmichen, part owner of Short Lane Ag Supply

Thursday, Nov. 30

Understanding where your energy use is coming from and finding solutions to reduce usage leads to increased profitability. Our series on The Path to Smarter Energy continues with a conversation about the benefits and options for energy metering and energy conservation.  Episode presenters will be:

• Mark Inkrott, Co-Founder and Partner, UpField Group
• Paul Walker, Strategic Segment Leader, EnTech Solutions
• Matt Zabel, Solutions Architect, Faith Technologies

Episodes of The Dairy Signal® are now accredited through Dairy AdvanCE® (DACE), enabling dairy producers, industry professionals and students to earn continuing education units for watching. Those wishing to earn up to 0.5 DACE continuing education units per episode simply complete a brief online quiz pertaining to each specific webinar, whether live or recorded. 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. Farmers and students are eligible for a free subscription; allied industry professionals can subscribe for a one-time fee of $75.

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 PDPW 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 (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.