DairyVoice Podcast

In episode 13 of the New England Holstein Association podcast series, Betsy Bullard talks with Maddy Poitras, Will Bullard, and Sydney Bullard. They discuss the junior program and the various activities junior members enjoy. The junior’s activities, contests, traveling and opportunities to meet others from around the country are invaluable. In their own words, the junior board members talk about what the program means to them.

In this episode of DairyVoice, host Kate Ziehm of Morning Ag Clips talks with Gary Lezak, Founder and CEO at Weather 20/20, Jordan Wollenberg of Agri-Service Agency and Dairy Farmer Justin Ohlde of Ohlde Family Farms in north central Kansas. They discuss risk management as it pertains to the weather and how we prepare our dairy farms, how to minimize these risk factors, and several new products to help. The podcast covers everything from minimizing milk loss due to weather events to weather intelligence to open risk windows, so farmers can plan accordingly.

In this episode of DairyVoice, Connie Kuber of Sealpro Silage Barrier Films by Connor Agriscience, interviews Matt Fox & Patty Larkin of Agricultural Consulting Services (ACS). They discuss their new product TWINE.AG. Twine.Ag is a fully geo-referenced tool that is designed to put field and crop data at the farmer’s fingertips. The ACS team consists of crop consultants who handle the crop side of a dairy farmer’s business, and they are environmental planning consultants who handle the CAFO or LFO regulatory side of things. Twine.Ag enables growers to record their own planting and manure application records, which are instantly shared with their crop consultant. Matt and Patty talk about some of the issues this new product solves and features they think will be really useful. For more information, go to https://Twine.Ag.

In this episode of The Evolution of the Great Cow, Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett of Showbox Sires talk about their new bull Release REASON RC 744HO18232. Their guest for this episode is Trent Hendrickson of Trentway Genetics who talks about the family behind REASON RC. His dam is one of the most talked about cows in the world today due to the great pictures he posts of her. Trent talks about the sire of REASON and how cool it is to have this bull in the Red White population.

In this episode of DairyVoice, host Connie Kuber of Sealpro Silage Barrier Films by Connor AgriScience interviews Brittany Moorse from a 4th generation dairy farm in Minnesota. They discuss Midwest Dairy’s Dairy Experience and Agricultural Leadership program, known as the DEAL program. The DEAL program is a leadership program for young dairy farmers from across Midwest Dairy’s region.This 18-month program provides an excellent opportunity to gain a deep understanding of the dairy checkoff, learn how to engage consumers, conduct media interviews, and network with industry leaders and peers.

Brittany describes her experience with the program and how it has changed the way she talks about dairy farming with consumers oand on social media. The connections Brittany made in the program continues to heavily influence her work today. She explains how the program skills have helped her engage with the community and consumers. For more information, go to www.midwestdairy.com.

Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett of Showbox Sires talk with Jeff Benedict of Premier Select Sires on the newly released bull Alonzo Red 744HO18070. They discuss the story of Alonzo’s dam and how she was acquired and what it is about this bull that is so interesting. The three also talk on what bloodlines Alonzo Red will work well on.

In this unique episode of DairyVoice, host Tim Abbott of Showbox Sires talks with Dr. Dennis Sanders, his Oncologist for the past 25 years, about the many aspects of this disease. They discuss Tim’s attitude and desire to battle the disease, the importance of gaining education and science that has developed over the past couple decades. They give advice on what a person should do when they or someone they know is diagnosed with cancer and what the future of treatment may look like.

In this episode of The Evolution of the Great Cow, Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett of Showbox Sires introduce their latest bull Siri 744HO18214. Siri is son of Unix Sally and one of the most popular bulls in the world. In the podcast, they talk with Eddy Bue of Milk Source and Bob Sabo, one of the owners of Unix Sally about this release and they discuss what the bull looks like.

For more information, go to showboxsires.com.

In this episode of The New England Holstein Association podcast series, Betsy Bullard talks with Beth Kennett and Beth Hodge, both Eastern Expo Trustees. They discuss what’s unique about this expo and what it has meant to them, along with the many hats they wear. The New England Holstein Association is a member association dedicated to encouraging the breeding and raising of Registered Holsteins.

In this DairyVoice episode of The Evolution of the Great Cow, Tim Abbott of Showbox Sires interviews Marco Quaini of Castelverde Holstein in Italy. Marco and Castelverde are among the biggest names in the global holstein business and Tim digs into Marco’s breeding philosophy, discussing what traits that he looks for. And, Marco tells what advice he would give to young breeders around the world. Mike Duckett, Tim’s partner at Showbox Sires just returned from a visit to Castelverde and was very impressed.