Advertise on podcast: BoviNews

In the latest BoviNews podcast we sit down with four dairy show cattle experts who answer our questions on raising and preparing show heifers.   On today’s podcast, we have Josh and Casey Hushon with Brothers Three, Kyle Natzke with Kash-In Holsteins & Jerseys and Mandi Bue with Milksource Genetics to discuss their experience in raising heifers for the show ring! 

The 2022 World Dairy Expo is just a few months away. Schedule changes, updates to the show ring and other adjustments will greet exhibitors and visitors to this year's show. In the latest BoviNews podcast, Katie Schmitt, Communications Manager for World Dairy Expo, offers details on upcoming changes (hint: no more railbirds!) and other exciting news.

In this BoviNews podcast, we talk with STgenetics Director of Beef Market Development, Ben Crites, Ph.D. and University of Kentucky Beef Cattle Extension Professor, Les Anderson, Ph.D. about the ins and outs of making AI decisions when it comes to male genetics and the technology.

Brian Fiscalini, CEO of Fiscalini Farms and Cheese Company, leads this fourth generation California farm. Listen to how Brian has engaged with consumers to build a successful cheese business and established sustainability practices all while managing a top-producing herd.

The April 2022 genetic evaluations are out and we’re going to discuss the changes we saw, what happened with some of the data and what changes may be on the way in the latest BoviNews webinar. Our guests on this panel are three esteemed experts, Ezequiel Nicolazzi with the Center for Dairy Cattle Breeding, Jay Weiker with National Association of Animal Breeding and Tom Lawlor with Holstein Association USA.  

In the latest BoviNews podcast we cover beef cow nutrition. No matter where you are in the US, there are a few management processes beef producers need to go through to make sure cows transition well to a new environment as they enter breeding season. Our guest, Dr. Shelby Roberts, who is the Beef Technical Sales Support for Alltech located in Canyon, Texas shares some applied beef management practices that aim at improving animal health through nutrition to assist during this year’s breeding season.

Spring Shows are just around the corner and part of getting your show string ready is preparing their hair for show season, Erica Rijneveld, a professional dairy cattle fitter from the Netherlands tells us her tricks of the trade in this new BoviNews Podcast!

In the latest BoviNews Podcast, we discuss with Jim Mulhern, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) about the latest dairy policy. Between the situation in the Ukraine, milk price fluctuations and rising input costs here in the U.S. along with other factors there are plenty of updates to be caught up on!

The dairy industry needs strong leaders to help the industry evolve and be ready for the next generation of dairy consumers. The Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI) has helped hundreds of producers and industry professionals become better leaders not only within the industry but in their own communities. In this BoviNews podcast episode, Jodi Hoynoski, who manages YDLI activities, talked about the organization, how it's become an integral part of the dairy industry and what the future holds.

BoviNews sits down with World Dairy Expo's newest General Manager, Laura Herschleb to learn about her new position and what is to come for World Dairy Expo in 2022.

There is a lot going on in the world today and all of it impacts agriculture in some way. In this BoviNews episode Nate Donnay, Director of Dairy Market Insight at StoneX, helps us make sense of it all. Nate has been applying his interest in large complicated systems and statistical analysis to the international and U.S. dairy markets since 2005. We discuss both globally and domestically what he is seeing and what his outlook is for 2022

The beef industry is segmented into different silos: cow-calf, feedlot, packer and more. It's tough to share data between these segments and get a real understanding of how cattle perform in different areas. A new technology introduced by Zoetis uses blockchain technology to allow data sharing between segments as well as access to data along the beef supply chain. In a recent BoviNews chat, Dr. Kent Andersen from Zoetis described the new technology, called Blockyard, and it's potential impact on the industry.