DairyVoice Podcast

In this episode of DairyVoice, host Kate Ziehm, Morning Ag Clips, interviews Kevin Kouri, Director of Nutrition and Sales at Phoenix Feeds and Nutrition. Kate and Kevin talk about current market volatility and feed costs. They dive into everything, including the current USMCA negotiations, fuel prices and feed costs.

In this episode of DairyVoice, Connie Kuber of Sealpro Silage Barrier Films talks with John Ellsworth of Success Strategies. He gives his 4th Quarter report for the industry. They begin their deep dive in discussions about inflation and the effect it has had on the dairy industry. John also talks about interest rates and how the economy may see a slight increase to slow things down a little bit. Fuel prices and milk prices toward the end of the year are covered and much more.

In this episode of DairyVoice podcast, host Kate Ziehm of Morning Ag Clips interviews Rebecca Pfeffer and Amanda Kohls of the Dairy Girl Network. This is the International Year of the Woman Farmer and the Dairy Girl Network  and DairyVoice decided to dive in to this unique blend of educational, professional, and community building organization.

While men and women farmers share the same commitment, women bring unique perspectives and experiences to the dairy industry. The episode concluded with an invitation for listeners to join DGN and participate in its community. DGN supports women at various stages of life and career through 17 different program areas and initiatives, including in-person networking events, technical webinars, and professional development opportunities. 

In this episode of DairyVoice, host Tim Abbott of Showbox Sires talks with Doug Savage, the North American Editor at Holstein International. Doug is one of the great communicators of the breeder genetics business and has been writing for well over 2 decades now. 

During their discussion, both give sound genetic advice to the people breeding cattle. They dig into genomic evaluations, embryo transfer, sexed semen, among many other topics and Doug focuses on important genetic traits we will see in the future.

In this episode of DairyVoice, host Connie Kuber with Sealpro Silage Barrier Films interviews  Dr. Jamie Jonker, Chief Science Officer and Vice President of Sustainability & Scientific Affairs with the National Milk Producers Federation. They discussed the New World Screwworm and how serious of a threat it is.

Dr. Jonker dives in to many aspects of the Screwworm, including behavior in real-world situations, what environmental conditions are good - and bad - for the Screwworm. Connie Kuber talks with Dr. Jonker about what  dairy production systems are most vulnerable, what diagnostic tools are available to dairy farmers being affected and many other aspects of this pest that DairyBusiness News readers have been asking for. The podcast has tons of information and where farmers can go to find out more information.

In this episode of DairyVoice, Tim Abbott of Showbox Sires, continues his ongoing series The Evolution of the Great Cow in a conversation with Bruce Smith, Dr. Liz Lahmers and Hayden Ackley of Select Sires. They discuss why the health status of bulls in AI is so important and the critical health tests that block bulls from coming into stud. They also talk about how bull collection has changed over the past 5 years and common problems they see on bulls that come in.

In this episode of the Showbox Sires series The Evolution of the Great Cow, Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett talk with Terry Smygwaty of Smygwaty Holsteins in Ontario. They review the newest bull in the Showbox Sires line up 744HO18213 ETERNITY.

The group talks about Eternity’s amazing pedigree, Sire stack and female family. And, they discuss how you could use Eternity going forward. Eternity’s offers an eye-catching linear profile and well-rounded production to boost a herd’s type and performance. Eternity Is available through your Select Sires representative.

In this episode of DairyVoice, host Connie Kuber of Sealpro Silage Barrier Film interviews John Ellsworth for his quarterly report. John Ellsworth of Success Strategies talks about the rough start to 2026, but overall we are looking for a great rest of the year. He talks about where we’ve been and some scenarios as to where we might be going, as an industry this year. John’s advice and report is, as always, very insighful.

In this episode of DairyVoice, host Tim Abbott of Showbox Sires sits down with Bonnie Ayars, Brian Kelroy, and Madison Dyment to discuss judging. In this episode of The Evolution of the Great Cow, They talk about the importance of dairy cattle judging and the importance for young people to develop skills in communications and public speaking, emphasizing that the relationships developed in judging lasts the rest of a person’s career. A focus on celebrating a youth’s individual success and learning how to work as a team will help them to do better in their lives. Our dairy industry is shrinking and we need more young people to become leaders.

In this episode of the Showbox Sires series, The Evolution of the Great Cow, hosts Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett talk with Glen Gordon of Gorbro Holsteins in Australia. They discuss Showbox Sires latest release bull Royal Red 644HO18212. They talk about Royal Reds linear family and what impact Doc 8784 can have in the reds. Royal Red is one of the most anticipated releases of 2026 and offers a unique, Delta-Lambda-free pedigree for compatibility with today’s showing-focused bloodlines. For availability, contact your Select Sires distributor.