DAIRY NEWS – Next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will focus on important topics for research in manure use and cover crops, promoting cheese for the holidays and a “Fact or Fiction” episode on all things water quality.
Here’s a little more:
Tuesday, Oct. 24
Join this interactive discussion to learn what’s new in soil-health and manure-use research as well as cover crops in dairy systems. Episode presenter will be:
- Dr. Matt Ruark, PhD, Professor and Extension Soil Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wednesday, Oct.25
As the holiday entertaining season nears, tune in for an update on the ways that Wisconsin cheese is being promoted around the U.S. and the globe all throughout the year. Episode presenters will be:
- Chad Vincent, CEO of Dairy Famers of Wisconsin
- Mike Edge, Senior Marketing Director-East, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin
Thursday, Oct. 26
Test your water quality knowledge in this special “Fact or Fiction” episode focused on misconceptions of water quality impacts of practices, as well as cover crop management. Episode presenters will be:
- Amber Radatz, Agricultural Water Quality Program Manager, UW-Madison Division of Extension
- Todd Schaumburg, Part Owner and Agronomist, Tilth Agronomy
Dairy producers, industry professionals and students can now earn continuing education units for watching The Dairy Signal® educational webinars. PDPW has added The Dairy Signal to the suite of educational programs accredited through Dairy AdvanCE® (DACE). Dairy professionals can now qualify to earn up to 0.5 DACE continuing education units for each episode by watching a live or recorded episode and completing a brief online quiz as proof of participation.
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. Developed by dairy farmers and members of the Professional Dairy Producers Board of Directors, the 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.
