Ben Dickman of Dickman and Sons Dairy joins host Matti McBride in this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast to discuss how he creates pregnancies in 110°F temperatures. Learn what type of cooling system Dickman implements, what reproduction protocol he follows and more about his dairy in Coolidge, Arizona. 

Episode breakdown:

• 0:40 – Rapid-fire questions
• 1:45 – Dickman’s background, Dickman and Sons Dairy
• 3:20 – Temperature challenges
• 4:45 – Cooling systems
• 6:30 – Reproduction protocol
• 7:30 – Current breeding split
• 9:15 – Focus on cow comfort
• 11:20 – Methane digester
• 12:20 – Dickman’s advice for getting cows pregnant in heat
• 13:20 – Goals moving forward