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The Judicious Use of Antibiotics - A Growing Concern
Episode 7
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria develops the ability to survive exposure to antibiotics, making it difficult or impossible to treat infections in people or animals. It is a growing concern…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Former USDA Secretary of Agriculture and head of the U.S. Dairy Export Council Tom Vilsack speaks about the state of U.S. exports
Episode 6
As head of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, former USDA secretary Tom Vilsack leads the effort to increase the volume and value of American dairy products sold offshore. In spite of the headwinds for i…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Wisconsin Dairyman Pete Kappelman on Dairy's Need for Change
Episode 5
Pete Kappelman, a fourth generation Wisconsin dairyman, has moved from farmer board chairman at Land O' Lakes, one of the largest U.S. dairy cooperatives, to an executive post as Senior Vice Presiden…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Tom Gallagher of DMI speaks about animal rights activist activity, the strength of U.S. dairy, lab-created dairy proteins, and the “2030 Plan”.
Season 1 Episode 4
As the head of the national dairy check-off, Gallagher explains to Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness that the industry has not done a good job of sharing a vision for smaller farms... and it needs to. T…
Published on 5 years, 10 months ago
PFAS and the dairy farm - What you need to know.
Episode 3
As if dairy producers don't have enough to deal with, there is a new contaminant that has appeared on several dairy farms across the country. It's called PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). P…
Published on 5 years, 10 months ago
Dr. Michael Hutjens discusses the unusual weather and implications for dairy feed quality, feeding and harvesting.
Episode 2
This informative podcast features Dr. Michael Hutjens, Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois. Dr. Hutjens, who was raised on a Holstein farm near Green Bay, Wisconsin, is internationally k…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
Ten Traits for Resilient, High Performing Dairies
Episode 1
The dairy industry continues to evolve and dairy producers with it. Dr. Tom Overton of Cornell University and PRO-DAIRY talks about the top ten traits for resilient, high performing dairy operations.…
Published on 6 years ago