Professional Dairy Producers® – PDPW has released the speaker and content line up for week two of The Dairy Signal™. Developed by fellow dairy farmers from the PDPW Board of Directors, The Dairy Signal is a weekly series of free educational episodes offering insights and resources for fellow dairy farmers and other food system professionals throughout the value chain.
On the heels of its first week of live streaming, The Dairy Signal will continue to disseminate real-time and cutting-edge content from dairy-specific financial and business experts. Each day, the respective speakers break down the day’s dairy business and market dynamics and offer tools to get farmers through the day and weeks ahead and until the world stabilizes.
The episodes air live-stream from 12:00-1:00 PM CT each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
“Ultimately we are stronger together and none is more hopeful, stronger, creative and better at finding solutions then dairy farmers,” said Shelly Mayer, Executive Director of PDPW and dairy farmer in Slinger, Wis.
During each live session, attendees connect via live Q&A to ask direct questions of the day’s presenters. In addition to the live episodes, all sessions are made available for on-demand viewing later in the evening.
Here’s a look at this week’s presenters and topics:
Tuesday, April 14
Presenters will offer invaluable real-time market insight and take a look at how the markets are responding. Episode presenters include:
- Dr. Mark Stephenson of UW-Madison Director of Dairy Policy Analysis and Director of Wisconsin’s Center for Dairy Profitability
- Chad Vincent, CEO of Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin
Wednesday, April 15
Presenters will talk about employee health protocol and focus on human resource management and enhancing employee engagement. Episode presenters include:
- Dr. Richard Stup, Agricultural Workforce Specialist with Cornell University
- Jason Karszes, Senior Extension Associate with Cornell University and the PRO-DAIRY program
Thursday, April 16
Farmers will get an inside look at one of the critical factors outside our control – the weather and take a look at feeding strategies. Episode presenters include:
- Eric Snodgrass, principal atmospheric scientist for Nutrien Ag Solutions
- Dr. David Kohl, owner of Homestead Creamery and Stoney Brook Farm in Wirtz, VA, and Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Finance and Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
During one of the first live sessions, Dr. David Kohl addressed economic strategies dairy farmers can use to manage their businesses, maximize their viability and stay nimble during these times. “Manage the things you can manage and manage around the things you can’t,” Kohl said. Kohl is owner of Homestead Creamery and Stoney Brook Farm in Wirtz, VA, and Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Finance and Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
All episodes are free and open to the public, accessible from www.pdpw.org. For more information, contact PDPW at 800-947-7379 or by emailing [email protected]. Follow along digitally in advance of and during the sessions by following @dairyPDPW and using #TheDairySignal on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Content on The Dairy Signal will be updated as new information becomes available. Our dairy industry and lives are changing daily and our need for accurate business information is vital. This new resource is designed to bring our dairy community together while providing resources to help navigate through these challenging times.
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