In this episode of The Dairy Podcast Show, Samantha Reighard, Dairy Nutrition and Management Consultant at Standard Dairy Consultants, shares how data-driven tools improve cow health, transition management, and feed consistency. She explains how activity monitoring, rumination trends, and proactive nutrition strategies help reduce variation and prevent health issues. Samantha also discusses dry-off management and heat-stress strategies. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Data is superior to experience, and decisions should be based on measurable facts rather than assumptions.”

Meet the guest: Samantha Reighard earned her B.S. in Animal Science with a minor in Spanish from Iowa State University. She serves as a Dairy Nutrition and Management Consultant at Standard Dairy Consultants, focusing on feed consistency, transition management, herd monitoring, and data-driven decision making. Samantha works closely with producers to improve cow longevity, productivity, and operational efficiency.

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What you'll learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:26) Introduction
• (05:50) Data-driven nutrition
• (10:36) Activity monitoring tools
• (13:55) Transition cow management
• (15:26) Dry off strategies
• (17:41) Heat stress nutrition
• (25:34) Final Questions

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