PDP Manager's Memo: Partner Perspectives Issue 2

December 2025 Vol. 5
Partner Perspectives Special Issue 2

Brought to you by Dairy's Professional Development Organization^®

Welcome to PDP Partner Perspectives

This is the second issue of Professional Dairy Producers' 2025 Partner Perspective issues featuring articles contributed by our National Partners. These pieces offer valuable insight and spark important conversations for dairy leaders at every level. You can also view all articles on our website.

Our partners help ensure PDP programming stays relevant and future-focused, and that matters now more than ever. Thank you for your continued partnership and shared commitment to dairy’s future. We’re excited to keep moving forward together.

BREAKING NEWS - TOUR UPDATE

Up to two spots are now available for PDP's once-in-a-lifetime international trip to New Zealand in February 2026. If you were considering the trip before it sold out, now is the time to act! Learn more and contact Julie Gabris from the PDP team at 920-382-2012 for details and to reserve your space(s) now!

2025 Professional Dairy Producers® National Partners

For Your Dairy

WATER IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NUTRIENTS, but do you know the quality of the water on your farm? Clean, high-quality water boosts milk production, animal health and growth. Test your water quality and consider water treatment options such as chlorine dioxide to enhance profitability. Read more.

Submitted by Armor Animal Health.

A QUALITY HOOF CARE PLAN DELIVERS BENEFITS for animal health and the bottom line. It requires involving all team members in lameness identification, quality hoof care training and establishing an action plan for success. Learn more.

Submitted by Comfort Hoof Care.

THREE PILLARS OF PARLOR PERFORMANCE. The parlor is a critical place on the dairy. When it comes to keeping your parlor running smoothly, success hinges on people, equipment and cows. Read more.

Submitted by Diamond V.

For Your Business Mind

U.S. MILK PRODUCTION CONTINUES TO SURGE, with October posting another month of strong year-over-year growth and historically large cow numbers. Robust component gains, expanded cheese and butter output, and record-setting export demand are helping absorb supply, but profitability now hinges on strategic herd management and alternative revenue streams like beef-dairy cross calves. Read more.

Submitted by Rabobank.

WHEN THE MILK CHECK SHRINKS, what can be cut or modified to make your dairy smarter and more efficient? And, what should stay the course to prevent larger financial pitfalls? Keith Engel offers a few considerations based on his decades of experience helping farms through various economic climates. Learn more.

Submitted by GEA.

ARE YOU DELAYING ESTATE AND SUCCESSION PLANS? You're not alone. These are very personal topics. We want to help. Read on for communication strategies and ideas to start and smooth out the process for you, your family and your farm partners. Read more.

Submitted by Nicolet National Bank.

Dairy Currents

THE DAIRY COMMUNITY SHOWS UP EVERY DAY with grit, optimism, and a shared commitment to doing meaningful work. For more than two decades, Dairy’s Foundation® has supported that spirit by investing in leadership, education, and mentoring programs that leave a lasting impact. Learn more.

Submitted by Dairy's Foundation.

WHOLE MILK IS EARNING RENEWED SCIENTIFIC RESPECT, and your dairy checkoff is leading the charge. National Dairy Council researchers are uncovering how dairy fat supports heart health, satiety and more. Their findings are reshaping how experts view whole milk’s place in a healthy diet. Read more.

Submitted by Dairy Management Inc.