This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will delve into the details of topics impacting animals, data and natural resources on today’s farms. The Tuesday episode will feature ideas to enrich the lives of calves. Learn about data streaming rights on Wednesday and tune in for the latest in on-farm water quality research on Thursday.
Tuesday, July 16
Join an interactive conversation about ways that producers can enrich the lives of calves and youngstock, including cost-effective solutions that will deliver benefits to animals, team members and the operation. Episode presenter will be:
- Dr. Jennifer Van Os, Ph.D., assistant professor and extension specialist- animal welfare, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wednesday, July 17
There is no shortage of data in today’s dairy operations. Take a deep dive into the rights that farmers have to control data streams and what current laws are affecting ownership and control of data streaming from farms. Episode presenter will be:
- Todd Janzen, attorney and co-founder, Janzen Agricultural Law LLC
Thursday, July 18
Learn about on-farm water quality research program coordinated by Wisconsin Discovery Farms, including results of ongoing research and exciting upcoming projects to benefit the state’s water quality. Episode presenters will be:
- Steven Hall, assistant professor and extension specialist, Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, UW-Madison
- Lindsey Hartfiel, research program manager, UW-Madison Division of Extension
