Podcast Episodes

E389 Charlie Will’s Comeback: How One Rejection Letter Created Holstein History

Season 1 Episode 389

Select Sires rejected Charlie Will in 1974. Today, his bulls influence virtually every Holstein pedigree on the planet. This special profile episode reveals how a farm kid from Southern Illinois buil…

Published on 8 hours ago

E388 The Smart Money Move Most Dairies Are Missing: Why Pair Housing Your Calves Just Makes Sense

Season 1 Episode 388

While 70% of North American dairies cling to individual calf hutches, forward-thinking producers are discovering that pair housing delivers $82,500 in combined annual benefits for a typical 500-cow o…

Published on 1 day, 15 hours ago

E387 Simple LED Lighting Can Boost Production 8% – Here’s Why Most Farms Haven’t Switched

Season 1 Episode 387

What if everything the lighting companies have been telling you is wrong? Twenty years of rock-solid research from the University of Florida proves that basic LED lighting can boost milk production b…

Published on 2 days, 11 hours ago

E386 The Workers Dairy Can’t Legally Hire – But Can’t Survive Without

Season 1 Episode 386

Every dairy producer knows the 4 AM anxiety—wondering if your crew will show up or if today's the enforcement action that changes everything. The September 25 Manitowec County arrests exposed what th…

Published on 3 days, 10 hours ago

E385 Jon-De Farm: The Wisconsin Dairy That Proved Bigger Isn’t Always Better

Season 1 Episode 385

While 72% of mega-dairies hemorrhaged money in 2024 chasing expansion, one Wisconsin farm discovered the counterintuitive secret to explosive profitability: strategic downsizing. Jon-De Farm slashed …

Published on 4 days, 8 hours ago

E384 From Barn to Banner: The World Dairy Expo Stories That Prove Hope Still Wins

Season 1 Episode 384

What happens when everything the experts said would never work suddenly becomes the story everyone's talking about? This week, we're taking you inside the barns and show rings of World Dairy Expo 202…

Published on 5 days, 3 hours ago

E383 World Dairy Expo Final Day Chaos: Bailey Dethroned, Red & White Reigns, 468 Holsteins Make History

Season 1 Episode 383

Bailey was untouchable. Three-time Jersey Grand Champion. Defending Supreme Champion. First Jersey to claim the ultimate crown since 2016. Then a Red & White nobody saw coming changed everything.

In t…

Published on 5 days, 13 hours ago

E383 World Dairy Expo Final Day Chaos: Bailey Dethroned, Red & White Reigns, 468 Holsteins Make History

Season 1 Episode 383

Bailey. 468 Holsteins. One Red & White underdog. If you missed Friday's showdown in Madison, you missed everything.

Join Andrew from The Bullvine for an explosive recap of World Dairy Expo 2025's fina…

Published on 6 days, 7 hours ago

E382 Drama, Dreams & Dynasty: Day 5 at World Dairy Expo Sparks a Showdown on the Colored Shavings

Season 1 Episode 382

Day 5 at the World Dairy Expo 2025 delivered everything: heart-stopping drama, Cinderella stories, and the kind of legacy moments that shape dairy history. Join The Bullvine’s audio recap and relive …

Published on 1 week ago

E381 World Dairy Expo Day 4: 10-Year-Old Cow Stuns Industry with Second Grand Championship

Season 1 Episode 381

A decade-old Brown Swiss in her seventh lactation just demolished 379 younger competitors to claim her second Grand Championship at World Dairy Expo—while producing 60 kilos daily. With replacement h…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago