In this episode of The Dairy Podcast Show, Dr. Bill Stone from Diamond V explains how dairy teams can narrow the gap between formulated and consumed rations through better forage management, TMR consistency, and feeding system evaluation. He discusses ingredient variation, mixer performance, equipment wear, and practical strategies to improve feed delivery and consistency across dairy operations. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Variation inside forage storage structures creates measurable differences in nutrients and dry matter delivered across feeding periods.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Bill Stone is Dairy Technical Services and Director of Commercial Sales at Diamond V. He earned a DVM from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed a Ph.D. in Dairy Nutrition and Management at Cornell University. With experience as a dairy veterinarian, extension specialist, and nearly two decades at Diamond V, his work focuses on improving dairy nutrition, feeding systems, and production consistency. Listen to The Dairy Podcast Show with Dr. Bill Stone on all major platforms.

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What you'll learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:55) Introduction
• (04:06) Reducing ration variation
• (06:55) Forage consistency
• (11:58) Diet formulation
• (15:01) TMR audits
• (19:45) Feeding performance
• (24:48) Final Questions

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