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Labor costs are one of the highest costs on a dairy, so it's important that the work employees do is done as efficiently as possible. It takes a lot of data to understand where protocols are falling short while improving and simplifying daily tasks.

In this BoviNews Chat, Dr. David Cook from BoviSync talks about a new data management system that can identify labor challenges occurring on the dairy and offer solutions for simplifying processes. 

We had the chance to speak with Tyler Doiron with Ferme Jacobs after they returned home from their successful week at World Dairy Expo. 

Tyler tells us a bit about their journey to Madison, about Shakira and about their upcoming sale on November 17th. 

When producers think of colostrum management, it's usually focused on managing the colostrum after it leaves the cow. But great colostrum starts well before the calf is born.

In this BoviNews Chat, Dr. David Prentice from Elanco talks about the importance of implementing a vaccination program that builds the cow's antibodies and transfers them to colostrum. Proper timing is key. 

Kay Zwald and her husband Bob manage Bomaz Farms, a northwest Wisconsin dairy known worldwide for great genetics. In addition to raising the calves on the 1,400-cow dairy, Kay is also on the board of directors for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.

In this BoviNews Chat, Kay talks about how she balances working on the farm and attending board meetings and other industry events as part of her board role.

BoviNews was able to sit down with Peter Vail, a long time World Dairy Expo exhibitor and the 2021 McKown Master Breeder recipient, and learn more about his Grand Champion Ayrshire, Marilie Gentleman Karmina EX94 owned with Budjon Farms as well as a bit about his past partnerships that have helped him achieve some of these exceptional honors. 

Vierra Dairy Farms accomplished something many only dream of at World Dairy Expo, having a clean sweep of champions in the International Jersey Show! 

We were able to speak with Peter Cipponeri of Vierra Dairy about their record-breaking day, the three outstanding individuals who accomplished this for them and about their upcoming Amplify Sale on March 5th. 

Feed and other input costs remain high on dairy farms while milk prices haven't kept pace. It feels like we'll be in that tight margin situation through the end of 2021. But what will 2022 look like?

While at World Dairy Expo our BoviNews Team had the chance to sit down with Kevin Ziemba, the coach of the winning Intercollegiate Judging Team, Cornell University. 

Ziemba has a long history with Cornell and had some great insight into their judging program and past success.

Tom Gallagher announced his decision to end his 30-year tenure with Dairy Management, Inc. In this Bovinews Chats, Gallagher talks about the impact the checkoff has made during his time at DMI and what the future looks like for the organization. 

It's World Dairy Expo time and few herds have a larger presence in Madison this week than Milksource. We sat down with Jim Ostrom, one of the Milksource managing partners, to talk about what it's like being back on the colored shavings. Jim also shares his thoughts on the current dairy economy and how they're coping with tight margins.