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Real Science ExchangeThe Shift to Feed Efficiency-Based Herd Management: Driving Profitability with Advanced Data with Dr. Veronica Shabtai, Afimilk; Emily Starceski, ADK Dairy; Shane St. Cyr, ADK Dairy; Walt Cooley, Progressive Dairy PublishingThis episode was recorded in Reno, Nevada for the 2025 Western Dairy Management Conference. Dr. Shabtai gives an overview of her presentation. Afimilk has a new technology that includes a feed efficiency sensor to determine eating, rumination, heat stress monitoring and more. The Feed Efficiency Service combined with the AfiCollar can estimate dry matter intake, which, when combined with Afimilk’s milk meter data, yields an efficiency value of milk income over feed cost for each cow. She details how the algorithm works to predict intake and some of the challenges faced during the development of this technology. The...2025-05-0641 min
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Mutian Niu: Exhalomics & Dairy Cows | Ep. 80In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Mutian Niu, Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich, explains exhalomics, an approach for assessing rumen fermentation by analyzing volatile organic compounds in cattle breath. He discusses how this technique can provide valuable insights into rumen function and help improve cattle health monitoring, with potential applications in managing methane emissions and optimizing dairy production. Listen now on all major platforms!"We’re using exhalomics to study the volatile compounds in cattle breath, which provides new insights into ruminant metabolism and health monitoring."...2025-05-0112 min
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Andrew LaPierre: Isoacids in Cattle Diet | Ep. 79In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Andrew LaPierre, Dairy Technical Specialist at Zinpro Corporation, discusses the role of isoacids in improving dairy cattle nutrition. He explores how supplementing isoacids can boost fiber digestibility, enhance dry matter intake, and optimize energy balance, leading to improved lactation performance. Dr. LaPierre also highlights the potential economic benefits for dairy farmers. Listen now on all major platforms!“Isoacids are prerequisite nutrients for fiber-digesting bacteria in the rumen, improving fiber digestibility and fermentation.”Meet the guest: Dr. Andrew LaPierre, Ph.D...2025-04-2408 min
Progressive Dairy PodcastThe Shift to Feed Efficiency-Based Herd Management: A Profit & Loss Statement on Every Cow (Sponsored Podcast)Afimilk recently released the first product to accurately identify individual cow dry matter intake and calculate the feed efficiency of each animal. Product manager, Veronica Shabtai, DVM, shares the research behind the ground-breaking development and producer Jacob de Jong from Parkview Dairy in California, talks about how he's used the service to enhance the accuracy and profitability of his culling decisions. Listen to hear that and more.
This episode is sponsored by Afimilk.2025-04-2115 min
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Sabine Mann: Protein Feeding in Transition Cows | Ep. 78In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Sabine Mann from Cornell University discusses the importance of protein feeding during the transition period for dairy cows. She shares new insights on protein metabolism and how it affects postpartum milk production and overall cow health. Learn how diet strategies during this time can improve productivity and resilience in dairy herds. Tune in now on all major platforms!"In the postpartum diet, cows used the extra protein for milk production, making more milk without major changes in body weight or condition."2025-04-1713 min
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Robin White: Reducing Emissions in Dairy | Ep. 77As we celebrate Earth Day this month, we’re bringing a special rerun episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast. In this conversation with Dr. Robin White from Virginia Tech, she explores the complex intersection of dairy cattle production and climate change. Dr. White discusses the industry's contributions to greenhouse gas emissions, strategies to reduce environmental impact, and the irreplaceable nutrients provided by dairy products, exploring both challenges and opportunities. Tune in to this episode on all major platforms."Eliminating animal agriculture would only reduce agricultural emissions by about 30%, as humans would still require ag...2025-04-1008 min
REXJustin Miller - New GM for Afimilk in NZ & AustraliaDom talks with Justin Miller, the new GM for Afimilk in NZ and Australia, about the company's history, the products it offers and its presence in NZ. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.2025-04-0110 minREXREX April 1st - Justin Miller from Afimilk, Sean Leslie from the NZ National Ploughing Championships and Carolyn Haigh from Kaimanawa Heritage HorsesOn today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Justin Miller, the new GM for Afimilk in NZ and Australia, about the company's history, the products it offers and its presence in NZ... He talks with Sean Leslie, President of the Middlemarch Ploughing Association, about this weekend's NZ National Ploughing Championships (5-6 April) in Middlemarch, what people can expect to see at the event and efforts to get more people involved in the sport... And he talks with Carolyn Haigh, Chair of Kaimanawa Heritage Horses, about this month's muster, the history of the herd and how people can adopt a...2025-04-0151 min
TV AGROTecnologías para el manejo de granjas Lecheras, Israel - TvAgro por Juan Gonzalo AngelEn la actualidad la industria lechera necesita soluciones técnicas óptimas e innovadoras para la producción rentable de leche de alta calidad. Acompáñenos en este viaje por Israel donde visitamos la empresa Afimilk, reconocida mundialmente por la fabricación, comercialización de sistemas computarizados para la administración de hatos y granjas lecheras. Twitter @juangangel Fuente Juan Gonzalo Angel Restrepo www.tvagro.tv2025-03-2621 min
TV AGROTecnologías para el manejo de granjas Lecheras, Israel - TvAgro por Juan Gonzalo AngelEn la actualidad la industria lechera necesita soluciones técnicas óptimas e innovadoras para la producción rentable de leche de alta calidad. Acompáñenos en este viaje por Israel donde visitamos la empresa Afimilk, reconocida mundialmente por la fabricación, comercialización de sistemas computarizados para la administración de hatos y granjas lecheras.
Twitter @juangangel
Fuente
Juan Gonzalo Angel Restrepo
www.tvagro.tv2025-03-2621 min
Mechaman MaandoverzichtMechaman Maandoverzicht | november 2024Waterschappen mogen klepelmaaier niet meer gebruiken, Afimilk komt met melkrobot en Wijnen bouwt Lite-Trac in Nederland. Dit en meer in het Mechaman Maandoverzicht van november 2024.2024-12-1305 min
Nos Fuimos al PastoEpisodio 37:Charla con Afimilk:Gestion avanzada de la lechería y tecnologia digital.En este episodio tuvimos la visita de Alexis Sepulveda y Francisco (Pancho) Zavattieri. Estuvimos charlando de toda la tecnologia disponible para el monitoreo del ganado bovino, especialmente el lechero y sus distintos usos en las distintas partes del mundo. Si quieren saber mas sobre esta empresa puedes ingresar a www.afimilk.com Gracias por la visita genios!
2024-11-1954 min
Cow-Side ConversationsEpisode 12: Josh Waddell talks about finding innovation in daily tasks, using data to milk the right cows, and managing manure with less mechanizationDid you like this episode? Send us a text message and share your thoughts!“When you look at innovation, what can you do to your daily tasks to automate them, simplify them, and make them labor-friendly and super easy? That’s where it’s at – your daily tasks.”In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Josh Waddell of Apple Shamrock Farms LLC in Northwestern Pennsylvania talks about what innovation truly looks like – and how finding labor savings within daily tasks often gets forgotten on dairy farms. He shares some of the technology he utilizes on a daily basis...2024-10-3019 min
Uplevel Dairy Podcast55 | Finding Balance with a Big Vision - Part 2: Health, Relationships and Accountability with Tommy Oesch, Swiss Lane FarmsBreaking the stronghold of alcohol, finding time for friends and getting honest with yourself… we’re going there today in the second part of this conversation with Tommy Oesch from Swiss Lane Farms.We’ve been talking with Tommy about his 5 “buckets” of priorities, and you heard about 3 of them in Ep. 54:
Family - his role as a father and husband
Faith - why his weekly men’s discipleship group is a non-negotiable
Farming Business - how he and his partners have committed to the vision of 7,000 cows in 7 years
Today, we’re dipping into his two o...2023-11-1626 minUplevel Dairy Podcast54 | Finding Balance with a Big Vision - Part 1: Faith, Family and Dairy Farming with Tommy Oesch, Swiss Lane FarmsIf you’ve got big goals and a big vision for your dairy and your business, you know that it takes incredible focus and hard work, but what you may also know is that if you get too focused on one thing – “one bucket” - all of that success can come at a cost … and the price you pay can be your family, your relationships … even your health.
So if finding a balance for your big goals and these “buckets” of family, faith, the farm, your health and your friendships, is something you want in your life, this o...2023-11-1545 min
Uplevel Dairy Podcast#39 - How a California Dairy Producer is Milking More Cows with Less Skilled Labor - Brandon MendosaHow can a dairy rely less on skilled labor? Is it possible to even eliminate some positions? And to do so while actually improving cow care and milk quality, and not to mention your stress level as an owner or manager?
We are going to one of the most notoriously challenging labor markets in the country to find out how one California dairyman is doing just that.
Our guest today is Brandon Mendonsa, from Tipton, California, talking about FM Jerseys, the site he owns and manages that milks 3,200 cows. When this dairy was built 5 years ago, one of Brandon’s...2023-08-2223 min
Uplevel Dairy Podcast#35 - The 7,000 Cows in Seven Years Vision - Tom OeschFour years ago, dairy farmer Tom Oesch and his partners at Swiss Lane Farms in Michigan defined their vision: To grow to 7,000 cows in seven years. Find out how they are putting that vision into action, transitioning the business from one generation to the next and growing leaders within their team. And walk away with a renewed motivation from Tom to live life to its fullest NOW.
What you’ll learn:
The decision to double down on dairying and expand to multiple sites
Determining core values and using them to make decisions
Transitioning the business fro...2023-07-251h 05
Progressive Dairy PodcastUsing Technology to Extract More Revenue from Components (Sponsored Podcast)In this episode, Fredric Ridenour talks with Scott Oler, Jennifer Weber and Daniel Horton of Afimilk about how milk analyzer technology is helping some dairies manage component measurement to increase milk check revenue and how the data is being used to make informed decisions on rations, herd health and more.
Here is the episode breakdown:
Value of technology in component measurementHow milk analyzer technology worksFinding a costly feeding error: A Case StudyAnalyzing milk to manage healthWhat component measurement can tell us about a ration
This episode is sponsored by Afimilk.2022-08-1015 min