DAIRY NEWS – Plan ahead for the upcoming growing season with next week’s sessions of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW). Tune in Tuesday for tips on managing risk with crop insurance. The Wednesday episode will review the link between stress response and gut health in dairy cattle, and Thursday’s discussion will highlight best practices for the 2023 corn silage crop.
More details here:
Tuesday, February 21
With the 2023 growing season just around the corner, now’s the time to research best practices for managing risk with available crop insurance tools. Episode presenter will be:
- Aaron Gransee, Ag Insurance Team Lead, Nicolet National Bank
Wednesday, February 22
Stressful events can have multiple effects in dairy cattle. Learn more about how responses to stress can impact cows’ gut health and how using nutritional supplements can reduce negative effects. Episode presenter will be:
- Dr. Nicole Burdick Sanchez, PhD, Research Animal Scientist, Livestock Issues Research Unit, USDA-ARS
Thursday, February 23
Tune in to hear a final analysis of the 2022 silage season and start a conversation about management practices and opportunities for the upcoming season. Start planning now to make the most of next year’s silage crop. Episode presenters will be:
- Dr. John Goeser, PhD, Director of Nutritional Research & Innovation, Rock River Lab, Inc., and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Todd Schaumburg, Part Owner and Agronomist, Tilth Agronomy
The Dairy Signal® is a weekly series of educational episodes offering practical insights and resources for fellow 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 by emailing 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.
