Creating the modern dairy cow with producer Stephen Mast

Progressive Dairy Podcast · Aug 25, 2026 · 48m

Join host Matti McBride on this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast as she chats with California dairy producer Stephen Mast. Learn more about Mast’s dairy, priorities for his herd, how he mates cows and what he is excited about with the August 2026 bull proofs.

Episode breakdown:

1:20 – Rapid-fire questions

4:20 – Mast’s dairy and background

8:15 – Maintaining the dairy footprint

14:45 – Repro protocol

28:25 – August 2026 proofs and what Mast is excited about

35:40 – Balance and longevity – the modern dairy cow

45:40 – “There’s a bull for everyone”