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E488 From 1,810 Dairy Farms to 18: How North Dakota’s Processing Collapse Cornered the Holle Family – and Could Corner You
Season 1 Episode 488
North Dakota lost 99% of its dairy farms in under four decades. If you think that can't happen where you milk, this episode is for you.
In 1987, North…
7 months, 1 week ago
E487 81% Never Got Help. Randy Roecker Is Training Milk Haulers to Save Dairy Farmers’ Lives.
Season 1 Episode 487
Here's a stat that should stop every dairy professional in their tracks: 81% of farmers who die by suicide never received any mental health treatment…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
E486 Jack Remsberg – The Man Behind Elevation: Three Shots, Forty Thousand Cows, and the Trust That Built a Legacy
Season 1 Episode 486
The bull didn’t want his picture taken. A 3,000‑pound Holstein named Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation was snorting at the end of the lead in an Ohio stu…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
E485 After 75 Years and 850 Doorsteps, One Number Forced Cooil’s Dairy to Choose – How Close Are You?
Season 1 Episode 485
For 75 years, Cooil's Dairy on the Isle of Man delivered milk before dawn to over a thousand households at peak. Then the math quietly turned. Not a …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
E484 Walkway Chief Mark: The Backup Bull Behind Seven Percent of Every Holstein Cow
Season 1 Episode 484
Walkway Chief Mark was never supposed to be sampled. His brother Monroe was the plan — until Monroe died. One phone call from a young analyst named C…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
E483 Robotic Milking Pays 13% More – After 7 Years of Red Ink
Season 1 Episode 483
Everyone’s heard the sales pitch: robotic milking boosts production, cuts labor, and “pays for itself.” The latest USDA data even says robots can lif…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
E482 Sixty Cows Above the Clouds: How a Tiny Alpine Herd Won Europe’s Biggest Breeding Honor
Season 1 Episode 482
When Rupert Wenger was ten years old, his parents handed him a calf named Mailand. He had no idea that animal would reshape his entire life—or that t…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
E481 Dairy Calf Nutrition for Healthier, Higher‑Producing Cows
Season 1 Episode 481
What if the weaning dip you've accepted as inevitable is actually a management decision you're making—weeks before it happens? New research reveals t…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
E480 Udder Edema Hits 86% of Fresh Heifers – A $3,500-$16,000 Hit in a $3,000–$4,000 Heifer Market (And a $40/Head Fix)
Season 1 Episode 480
That swollen udder on your fresh heifer isn't "just how it is." It's a disease process — and in a market where replacement heifers cost $3,000–$4,000…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
E479 Diane Hendricks: She Wasn’t Allowed to Milk Cows. Now She’s Worth Over $20 Billion.
Season 1 Episode 479
She grew up on a small Wisconsin dairy where the rules were clear: the boys milked cows and drove tractor—the girls did not. She watched decisions be…
7 months, 3 weeks ago