Transition Cow Management, Health Goals for the Holidays, and Market Update

PDP presents opportunities for dairy professionals to learn from experts on trending topics

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will feature topics for keeping yourself, your herd and your business healthy through 2024 and beyond. Tuesday’s episode will focus on proactively maximizing cow health during the transition period. Tune in Wednesday for strategies to stay committed to your health goals during the holiday season, and the regular market news update will return on Thursday.

Tuesday, December 10

A cow’s health during the transition from late gestation to lactation is critical to the herd’s productivity, longevity and profitability. Learn about select dietary formulations and management practices that are shown to reduce the incidence of disease during this time. Episode presenter will be:

• Dr. Lautaro Rostoll-Cangiano, PhD, Assistant Professor, Bovine Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences

Wednesday, December 11

Staying on track with fitness and health goals can be challenging during the holiday season. Hear about strategies to stay committed to your health into the New Year and beyond. The episode will be presented by:

• Morgan Ekovich, Owner and Head Trainer, Get Fit with ME LLC

Thursday, December 12

As we close out 2024, hear about the economic trends and market news that will impact the dairy industry and your operation into 2025. The episode will be presented by:

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

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal are sponsored by Zinpro Corporation. For over 50 years, Zinpro has pioneered the research and development of performance trace minerals and innovative solutions that improve the health and wellbeing of animals. Discover their industry-leading tools and solutions at www.zinpro.com.

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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