On this episode of the GPS DairyCAST, GPS Dairy founding partner and consultant, Dr. King Hickman, is joined by Dr. Barry Bradford of Michigan State University. You will be hearing about mining dry period data for insights into improved lactation performance, specifically Dr. Bradford's findings regarding shortening the dry period to 35-45 days and what that could mean for the economic benefits for dairy producers.

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On episode 37 of the GPS DairyCAST, GPS Dairy consultant Dr. Megan Abeyta is joined by Mike Rankin, Managing Editor for Hay & Forage Grower. New forages, BMR, short corn research, haylage and regional quality are all on the table for discussion. Tune in as they chat about the future of forages! Enjoy this conversation as part of our series from the 2024 GPS Dairy Leaders Forum.

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On this episode of the GPS DairyCAST, GPS Dairy consultants Dr. Megan Abeyta, and Dr. Brady Goetz, PAS, chat with Dr. Lance Baumgard of Iowa State University about inflammation and stress management. Listen to learn more about what inflammation actually is, how it shows up on the dairy, dive into some supporting research and hear a few takeaways that dairy producers can put into effect to manage stress on their farm.

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On episode 35 of the GPS DairyCAST, GPS Business Development Director, Stephanie Jens, is joined by Jorge Delgado of Alltech to discuss resources, strategies and tactics to help make your employees feel community and truly be an asset to your operation and retention.

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On this episode of the GPS DairyCAST, GPS Founding Partner and consultant, King Hickman, DVM, chats with Sandra Godden, DVM, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, about why we should care about antimicrobial use, how we should be doing this judiciously and what types of treatments work best for your herd.

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On episode 33 of the GPS DairyCAST, GPS consultant and GPS Founding Partner, Marty Faldet, PhD, PAS, sits down with Kevin Harvatine, PhD, of Penn State to discuss maximizing milk fat yield. In this episode you will hear about the seasonal rhythms of milk fat depression, corrective action for incremental milk fat gains, and finding the sweet spot between milk production and components.

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On this episode of the GPS DairyCAST, GPS consultant, Andre Pereira, PhD, BVetMed, chats with Ryne Braun of Ever.Ag about computer visioning and artificial intelligence. Tune in to hear about some cool technology aiding dairy farmers.

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On episode 31 of the GPS DairyCAST, GPS Founding Partner and Consultant, King Hickman, sits down with Ron Oltmanns of Leadskill to discuss how others have grown their leadership skills, uncover their values and take themselves (and those around them) to an entirely new level.

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On this episode of the GPS DairyCAST, GPS team members Stephanie Jens, Jordan Hunt and Erin Mosley talk all things FeedFIT®, a collaborative initiative which leverages the tools, teammates and advisors of the dairy to increase the efficiency and management of the feed center. Hear about FeedFIT® Discovery, a Feeding Data Review and the FeedFIT® modules, all tools that will turn your feed center into a profit center.

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On episode 29 of the GPS DairyCAST, Jordan Hunt of GPS Dairy Consulting is joined by Dr. Dale Woerner, Ph.D, of Texas Tech University, as they talk about two key areas of interest from Dr. Woerner's research: liver abscesses and red meat yield.

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