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E617 The 18% Trap: One Pregnancy Rate, Two Completely Different Diseases
Season 1 Episode 617
Two herds hit an 18% 21-day pregnancy rate for completely opposite reasons — and the manager watching conception rate can't tell which battle he's fi…
2 months ago
E616 The 5¢ TRQ Fight vs. a $96,000 Hole in Your Milk Check
Season 1 Episode 616
The CUSMA dairy fight is worth about a nickel per hundredweight. A $4.98 class spread and your debt-coverage ratio are what actually decide if you're…
2 months ago
E615 Why Cow Family Beats a +3000 GTPI Calf: The $12,000 Embryo Math Every Breeder Should Run
Season 1 Episode 615
Four millionaire sires from one cow. That's the Comestar Laurie Sheik record — and the reason a genomic number still can't outrank a proven maternal …
2 months, 1 week ago
E614 The Hidden Labor Bill That Makes “Ethical Robot Dairies” Pencil — And Who’s Quietly Paying It
Season 1 Episode 614
Only 28% of robot adopters hit the production gains needed to profit — yet 86% recommend the system. The math and the marketing don't match.
The Bullv…
2 months, 1 week ago
E613 The $134,000 Hole You Can’t See: Why “We Paid Our Bills” Is the Most Expensive Sentence in Dairy
Season 1 Episode 613
A 70-cow dairy did everything right last year — healthy cows, full tank, every bill paid — and still lost about $237,000 without ever feeling it. Her…
2 months, 1 week ago
E612 Three Gold Medal Sons From One Cow the Studs Didn’t Want
Season 1 Episode 612
Rain-soaked West Salem, Wisconsin, 1989. A breeder named Frank Regan looks up, sees a tall black cow move through the show gate, and can't stop think…
2 months, 1 week ago
E611 77,204 to 51,525: The World Dairy Expo Conversation We Need to Have
Season 1 Episode 611
Picture the lights coming up over the Madison Coliseum. Your heart is hammering against your ribs before your heifer even hits the gate, and the icon…
2 months, 1 week ago
E610 1.38 vs 0.90: The Calf Number That Predicts Your Worst Heifers
Season 1 Episode 610
Your average calf will lie to you. Your bottom tier won't. One farm's poorest calves gained 1.38 lb/day on one program and 0.90 on another — same bar…
2 months, 1 week ago
E609 The Best Dairy Business School Isn’t a School — It’s the Judging Ring
Season 1 Episode 609
A nervous 19-year-old defends a snap decision on four strange cows in under two minutes. That two-minute speech is worth more than a semester of lect…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
E608 Dairy Strength, Not Height: The Proof Rule Hiding in Every Holstein Pedigree
Season 1 Episode 608
Canadian Holstein heifers just crossed 9.99% inbreeding — the highest of any major breed — and it's quietly dragging money off every cow while your i…
2 months, 2 weeks ago