Dairy Signal: Weather Outlook, National Update and Calf Nutrition Insights


TIMELY TOPICS …

Timely opportunities for dairy producers to engage with experts on trending topics

This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will connect dairy producers with leading experts on timely topics.

JUNEAU, Wis. — This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will connect dairy producers with leading experts on timely topics. The Tuesday episode will feature a weather outlook into winter and spring 2025. Don’t miss Wednesday’s session with an update on national dairy issues and policies and learn about utilization of plasma in calf nutrition on Thursday.

Tuesday, October 8
With fall officially here, it’s time to look ahead for a weather outlook into winter and even spring 2025.  Tune in to hear what producers across the country should be preparing for in the months ahead. Episode presenter will be:

  • Daryl Ritchison, director, North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN), and North Dakota state climatologist

Wednesday, October 9
Join in for an important update on national policy and other issues from the president and CEO of National Milk Producers Federation. Episode presenter will be:

  • Gregg Doud, president and CEO, National Milk Producers Federation

Thursday, October 10
Learn about the use of plasma in calf nutrition, including the pros and cons, the ages it can be fed to, different types of plasma and more. Episode presenter will be:

  • Dave Wood, director of sales and technical support, Animix LLC

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.

For more information, contact PDP at 800-947-7379 or send an email to [email protected]. Join the conversation digitally by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) 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.

— Professional Dairy Producers


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