DAIRY NEWS – Next week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will give producers insights on managing their teams and businesses. Michael Hoffman returns to the Dairy Signal on Tuesday for a discussion on the art of coaching, and Thursday’s episode will review business structure options for farm transitions.
Tuesday, November 4
An essential leadership skill is coaching your team members and providing meaningful feedback. Learn how to approach coaching conversations in a variety of situations and how to generate buy-in from team members. Presenter will be:
- Michael Hoffman, President, Igniting Performance
Thursday, November 6
There are several options for structuring your business as you plan ahead for a farm transition. Tune in to learn what each business structure has to offer. Presenter will be:
- Troy Schneider, Shareholder and Attorney, Menn Law Firm
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 live or recorded episodes. 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 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 broadcast sessions at www.pdpw.org.
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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.

