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Progressive Dairy Podcast
The Progressive Dairy podcast is for U.S. dairy producers and their industry partners. Each helpful, informative episode serves as an on-the-go companion to the reliable, trustworthy information you find when reading Progressive Dairy magazine. New episodes are released every other week on Tuesdays.
Episodes
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The rumen microbiome and implications for dairy farmers - Mallory Embree, Native Microbials (Sponsored Podcast)
Mallory Embree is Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Native Microbials, a company focused on improving animal health and nutrition by leveraging the…
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Implementing IVF on commercial dairies with Dr. Shantiille Kruse
In this Progressive Dairy podcast, editor Peggy Coffeen takes a deep dive into in vitro fertilization (IVF) with Boviteq’s Dr. Shantille Kruse. They discuss…
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Mark Rodgers: Hillcrest Farms (Sponsored Podcast)
Hillcrest Farms is home to Georgia’s first robotic dairy farm. Hillcrest Farms started in 1941 on the perimeter of Dearing, Georgia. It has continued to be…
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Jennifer Walker: Making cows happy and milk awesome
Dr. Jennifer Walker is a former dairy veterinarian who is now the director of quality and care for Danone North America. She oversees Danone's milk quality and…
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Amy Penterman, president, Dairy Business Association
On this Progressive Dairy Podcast, editor Peggy Coffeen sits down with Amy Penterman from Dutch Dairy in Thorp, Wis. She is a dairy farmer, crop insurance…
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Chuck Ripp: Ripp’s Dairy Valley
Wisconsin dairyman Chuck Ripp’s 900-cow farm has had a digester for more than 10 years. In this episode, you’ll hear about their recent switch over to…
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Maximizing efficiency with Nate Heim, Yippee! Farms
In this Progressive Dairy Podcast, Editor Peggy Coffeen talks to Nate Heim, herd manager at Yippee! Farms in Pennsylvania. A self-proclaimed “city slicker,”…
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Kristy Pagel: Use this powerful tool to transform your team in 2021
In this podcast, Progressive Dairy Editor Peggy Coffeen sits down with Kristy Pagel from GPS Dairy Consulting LLC to talk about one of the most powerful, yet…
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Brent Simon: MMPA’s 2020 young cooperator of the year
Get to know Michigan Milk Producers through one of the organization's award-winning dairies. In this issue, Editor Walt Cooley talks with Tony Jandernoa and…
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Lloyd Holterman, Rosy-Lane Holsteins - Pioneer on the Genomics Frontier
In this episode, Editor Peggy Coffeen sits down with dairyman Lloyd Holterman to discuss all things genomics, from the early adoption of genetic technology to…
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4 Things Dairies Need to Do to Stay in Business with Pauly Paul, Complete Management Consulting LLC
Our guest on today’s podcast is Pauly Paul, dairy management consultant and owner of Complete Management Consulting LLC., a hands-on dairy consulting company…
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Aidan Connolly: Dairy tech startups in the spotlight
Aidan Connolly, president of AgriTech Capital, joins Editor Walt Cooley in this episode. This is an exclusive interview and a follow-up to the Global Dairy…
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Get to know co-host editors: Walt Cooley and Peggy Coffeen
Editors and Progressive Dairy podcast co-hosts Walt Cooley and Peggy Coffeen treat this anniversary episode a bit differently. The Progressive Dairy podcast…
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Featuring Jim Ostrom, Milk Source
I’m here today at the Milk Source headquarters in Freedom, Wisconsin, with Jim Ostrom. Jim and his partners John Vosters and Todd Willer co-founded Milk Source…
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The Culture Code book review with dairyman Derek Orth
Editor-in-chief Walt Cooley and Wisconsin dairyman Derek Orth discuss The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle and how the principles in the book could be applied to…
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Millennial podcasters Valene Lickley and Katharine Lotspeich: No topic is off-limits
Valene Lickley and Katharine Lotspeich are the co-hosts of the Millennial Ag podcast. Editor Walt Cooley interviews them as they approach their one-year…
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Anna Hinchley: Designing her own robot barn
In this episode, we hear from 22-year-old dairy farmer Anna Hinchley. Her desire to return to her family’s dairy in Cambridge, Wisconsin, after graduating…
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Melissa Traiser: Why I nominated my milk hauler for a White Heart Award
In this episode, we talk with dairywoman Melissa Traiser. She is the owner-operator of THF Jerseys, a 45-cow dairy in Somerset, Wisconsin. We talk about how…
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Tim Moffett: The Manure Spreader
This episode is with regular Progressive Dairy columnist Tim Moffett. Tim is a dairy-farmer comedian. You can find his humor in every issue of the magazine on…
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Ben Loewith: 100 pounds of milk per cow per day
Canadian dairyman Ben Loewith milks 450 cows in Ontario, Canada. He’s about 2 two hours west of Buffalo, New York, or just a bit southwest of Toronto between…
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Tom Gallagher: DMI’s response to COVID-19
Dairy Management Inc. CEO Tom Gallagher joins Editor Walt Cooley for a discussion about how the dairy check-off has navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. Gallagher…
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Tom Earleywine: What does successful weaning look like in 2020
This episode’s guest is Dr. Tom Earleywine. He is the Milk Replacer Director of Nutritional Services at Land O'Lakes. He joins Progressive Dairy Editor Walt…
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Grant Grinstead: elevating accuracy and efficiency with an automated feed system at Vir-Clar Farms
Vir-Clar Farms near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin has elevated the accuracy of feed storage, mixing and delivery with an innovative feed center featuring an automated…
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Tim Brown: Differences in level of DCAD intensity
When prepartum cows are fed a negative DCAD diet, inducing a mild compensated metabolic acidosis, calcium status is improved, resulting in healthier, more…
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Managing manure: Optimizing nitrogen, finding value in manure and selecting the right system
Today’s episode provides summaries of three different articles we’ve published this past year on manure management. Listen in to find out how to improve…
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Ray Bohacz: Machinery maintenance tips from the ‘Hot Rod Farmer’
Ray Bohacz of the Idle Chatter podcast and farmmachinerydigest.com joins Editor Walt Cooley to introduce himself to readers and share three tips for…
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Hannah Vander Poel: Advocating on social media as a female dairy farmer
Hannah Vander Poel is a female dairy farmer using social media to advocate for the dairy industry. Under the Instagram name @IDdairygirl, she shares the joys…
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Brett Sciotto: Who will be dairy farming in 2040?
Some estimates indicate that by 2040, just 5% of farms will produce 75% or more of America’s agricultural output. But who will be in that 5%? Aimpoint Research…
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Fred Gingrich: AABP updates production guidelines for calf dehorning
At the beginning of 2020, the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) updated its guidelines for how dehorning should be done on dairy farms. The…
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Budjon Farms: Creating permanence in an ever-changing industry
If you’ve ever been around a dairy cattle showring, or picked up a purebred publication, there's a good chance you know the name “Budjon.” One of the most…
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Joakim Rosengren: Sustaining agriculture around the globe
Editor Karen Lee sits down with DeLaval president and CEO Joakim Rosengren to hear his views on sustainability, the future of milking equipment, dairy on an…
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Marin Bozic: What the 2020s will look like
Editor Walt Cooley and ag economist Marin Bozic of the University of Minnesota discuss macroeconomic factors that will likely influence the upcoming decade. In…
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Be grateful for your “super power”
Editor Walt Cooley and Professional Dairy Producers Executive Director Shelly Mayer remind listeners of the reason for the season and challenge all to be…
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Andy Lenkaitis: The aims of dairy automation
Illinois dairyman Andy Lenkaitis converted his home farm Red Shirt Holsteins to robotic milking in 2017. He is also an environmental sales engineer and works…
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Dr. Gordie Jones: The all-seasons hybrid barn
In this episode, Editor Peggy Coffeen talks with the Dr. Gordie Jones about a dairy barn design concept he contrived called the all-seasons hybrid barn.
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How to ensure farm family meetings are productive
Editor Walt Cooley interviews magazine contributor Andy Junkin. He calls himself a specialist in the decision culture of farmers. In short, he’s a farm family…
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Pete Turk and Mike North: Risk management and forwarding contracting
In this episode, Editor Walt Cooley talks with the new principal partners of Vault Ag about forward contracting and risk management in the dairy industry. In…
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Milking robots: When to retrofit, how to train fresh cows and troubleshooting cow signals
Automated milking systems are changing the way today’s farms function. As more and more dairies adopt the technology, the industry is adjusting its tried and…
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How dairyman Michael Johnson has integrated eartag activity monitoring
Minnesota dairyman Michael Johnson has been using eartag activity monitoring from CowManager for four and a half years. In this episode, he talks about his…
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Interview with Kay Johnson Smith: What animal rights activist are up to in 2019
The pro-livestock, non-profit organization Animal Ag Alliance annually attends the Animal Rights National Conference to discover trends in strategy and tactics…
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Trailer: Introducing Progressive Dairy podcasts
In this first-ever episode, listen to Progressive Dairy editors Walt Cooley, Karen Lee, Peggy Coffeen and Dave Natzke discuss what you can expect from future…