ChewintheCud Podcast

Your hosts Andrew Jones & Sarah Bolt, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Dr James Wilson, Hoof Health Consultant & PDRA (Post Doctoral Research Associate) at Liverpool University.

As usual we start with a brief over view both of our guest's background from herdsman to where he is today.

Then we move on to today topic of Feet & Mobility.

We first discuss the UK Hoof Health Registry and the benefits of people sharing their data with the AHDB to improve genetic gain with regards to feet & mobility.

Next we talk about the Healthy Feet Programme, and what this actually means for people of farm, what's involved and the benefits it can bring.

Further to this we discuss feet & mobility in general, the benefits regularly mobility scoring brings, should people feed biotin, and for how long, and how often should they be trimming?

This was recorded in October 2024 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Sarah Bolt, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Richard Tunnicliffe, Analytical Services Manager and Isabelle England, Technical Account Manager both from Trouw Nutrition.

As usual we start with a brief over view both of our guests backgrounds to get them to where they are today.

Then we move on to today's main topic which is silage sampling. What happens, over the next twenty four hours, once your sample is put in the post to receiving the results the next day.

We then discuss the recent change in method of mineral analysis and the drivers behind this.

This is then followed by a discussion on the results seen so far this season, and what are some of the things you could do to make the most of this year's grass silages.

This was recorded in October 2024 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Anthony Marsh, Director at Hoofcount Ltd

As usual we start with a brief over view of Anthony's background and how he started Hoofcount.

We then move on to today's main topic which is the development of the PediVue, from Hoofcount. The product was recently Winner of the "Best New Product" competition at the recent UK Dairy Day in September.

This follows on from our podcast in May 2024, where we discuss the project in more detail from concept to reality and everything that has been involved in between before the product was ready for market launch, and discuss what the future holds!

This was recorded in July 2024 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Sarah Bolt, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Neil Greggor, Solutions Manager at Viking Genetics UK.

As Neil's background is familiar to our regular listeners he gives us a brief overview of his career before we move to our main topic of this podcast.

Using data to make your breeding decisions.

Neil discusses how it doesn't matter your type of system, your type of cow, using all the data you have available, be it pedigrees, milk recording or genomic, it all helps you make better decisions in the choices you make when breeding the replacements for your herd.

Part of our discussion on genomic data also includes how close we are to having a reliable genomic test for non pure bred cows.

This was recorded in August 2023 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Neil Groom, General Manager at Grainseed.

Like usual we start with a brief introduction from Neil about how he started in the industry to get to where he is today.

Then we move on to today's topic and start with a brief overview of the trials currently being run at Wiltshire College & University Centre Lackham, not only for DEFRA & NIAB but also the MGA (Maize Growers Association).

We also discuss some of the basic questions like what is the difference between "Flint" & "Dent" maizes, before heading outside to walk around the maize trial site and discuss when and how to determine the best time to harvest your maize.

This was recorded in August 2024 and all information was correct at the time of recording

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Sarah Bolt & Becky Miles, two of the co-founders of Women in Dairy.

With Sarah being a returning guest we move straight on to Becky and ask her about her background, and how she got to the multiple job titles she has today!

We then move on to discuss the ten years that "Women in Dairy" has been in existence, the hows, wheres & why is started. The successes they've seen and the upcoming celebration they have planned, and then discuss what the future might bring!

Please listen until the end for an update on location & guests.

This was recorded in June & August 2024 and all information was correct at the time of recording

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Andrew Harrison, Technical Sales Manager, from I'Anson Brothers Ltd in Yorkshire.

As usual we start by asking Andrew about his background, from a farm in Lancashire to where he is now with I'Anson Brothers.

We then discuss the new feed mill that I'Anson Brothers are due to open about the time this podcast is released, and discussed the process of starting from scratch on a green field site and what they included and how they are already planning for the future!

Then we move on to the main topic of this podcast which is Amino Acids and discuss not just the production benefits these can bring but all the different health benefits they also bring, including improving fertility, reduction in metritis and reduction in mastitis.

We discuss that should these be considered an essential nutrient rather being thought of as a feed additive.

This was recorded in July 2024 and all information was correct at the time of recording

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Dr Jo Matthews, Technical Trials Manager, and Harley Brown-Keech, Area Sales Manager, from Germinal GB Limited at their Germinal Horizon site in Wiltshire.

Initially we talk about the background of both our guests, and then briefly about the history of Germinal.

We then talk to Jo & Harley about the whole process of developing the different varieties for the different species, how long it takes, and the cost, before they even get to Germinal Horizon Wiltshire.

We then take a tour around the site at Germinal Horizon Wiltshire and see what is currently growing in the trial plots.

This was recorded in June 2024 and all information was correct at the time of recording

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Neil Christensen, partner in Steanbow Farms Ltd, at Pilton in Somerset.

We talk to Neil about the different aspects of the farm and how the management of the business is split with his brother, with Neil looking after all the Livestock and Mike looking after all the Operations (all the field work).

We then discuss the how the farm is affected for three months of the year, not just three days of the year, by being part of the site for one of Europe's biggest festivals, The Glastonbury Festival. What this means for the management of the farm and it's unique challenges!

This was recorded in April 2024 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Mike Jones, Dairy Technical Manager from UK Agri-Tech Centre, based at the South West Dairy Development Centre (SWDDC) near Shepton Mallet in Somerset. 

With this we had so much great information recorded that rather than one long episode we decided to split the episode into two parts, so welcome to part to of this episode.

We continue our conversation and tour around the SWDDC and this time discuss data gathering and ongoing projects on satellite grass measuring, virtual fencing. a new type of mattress as well as working with HerdVision and Oxi-Tech.

This was recorded in April 2024 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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For more information about our podcast visit www.chewinthecud.com/podcast or follow us on Instagram @chewinthecudpodcast or X/Twitter @chewinthecudpod. ChewintheCud Ltd is also on Facebook & LinkedIn. You can also email us at [email protected]