This week on the Dairy Digest, PhD student Rebecca Klopp provides insights on the importance of proper colostrum management. She discusses recent research on heat treating colostrum as well as current recommendations for time and temperature to reduce bacteria without reducing antibody concentration.

This week’s dairy digest is a recap of some of the research presented by Dr. Michael Steele at the Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium related to calf nutrition and management. We still have room for improvement in calf health and growth and calf researchers are testing management strategies to optimize a calf’s potential.

By now you have all probably seen articles, Facebook posts, and news stories about Starbucks picking a battle with dairy. I have as well, and I thought we should go directly to the source and see what Starbucks actually said to their stakeholders that started this chain of events. I think Starbucks is committed to reducing carbon emissions, waste and water usage and that the dairy industry is closely aligned with those goals in order to maintain the resources we have to produce milk. Listen to this podcast to hear what Starbucks actually said about dairy.

Today's dairy digest about Borden Dairy filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Is it a sign that more fluid milk processors are going to be facing the same issues in 2020? Or a call that we need real innovation in the fluid milk area to turn around reduced fluid milk consumption?

In today's Dairy Digest we will talk about what I think calves would ask for at Christmas. The needs of calves change as the weather changes and we need to make sure we are still providing the best environment for calves in colder weather.

Digital Agriculture and Dairy Cows - Today's episode of the Purdue Dairy Digest talks about some of the goals for digital agriculture at Purdue related to animal science and gives some examples of how data could change dairy farming in the future. I believe there are so many applications for data to enhance dairy farming however, we need to understand limitations as well.

Today's dairy digest will talk about what Chapter 11 Bankruptcy means for Dean Foods and the dairy farms that supply their milk. While it has only been a couple of days since their announcement, we hope for dairy farmers and Dean Foods' employees that there is a quick and painless transition of the company to new ownership.

Today's dairy digest will talk about what Chapter 11 Bankruptcy means for Dean Foods and the dairy farms that supply their milk. While it has only been a couple of days since their announcement, we hope for dairy farmers and Dean Foods' employees that there is a quick and painless transition of the company to new ownership.