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The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Chris Chase: Gut Health & Immunity in Cows | Ep. 88In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Chris Chase, Professor Emeritus at South Dakota State University, breaks down the critical link between gut health and immune function in dairy cattle. He covers how diet, water quality, and stress impact gut integrity and the pro-inflammatory response, plus practical strategies to support a healthy microbiome. Listen now on all major platforms!"The gut microbiome and immune system are deeply connected. Maintaining this balance through diet and management is key to animal health."Meet the guest: Dr. Chris Chase...2025-06-2615 min
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Duarte Diaz: Mycotoxin & Dairy Health | Ep. 87In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Duarte Diaz from the University of Arizona tackles the complex issue of mycotoxins in dairy feeds. He explores how mycotoxin contamination levels vary by region, season, and climate and how different feedstuffs, besides corn silage, are at high risk. Dr. Diaz also shared insights on testing frequency for mycotoxins and strategies for preventing contamination and growth in stored feed. Additionally, he discusses the role of feed additives and binders in mitigating the harmful effects of mycotoxins. Listen now on all major platforms!"Mycotoxins interact...2025-06-1914 min
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Claira Seely: Preventing Subclinical Hypocalcemia - Part 2 | Ep. 86In this second part of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast episode with Dr. Claira Seely, from the University of New Hampshire, she discusses identifying metabolic disorders and diagnosing subclinical hypocalcemia in dairy cows. She also highlights effective prevention strategies, focusing on key nutritional approaches like negative DCAD rations and the use of calcium binders. Listen now on all major platforms!"Low blood calcium at four days in milk will give you a better idea of what percent of your herd is experiencing a calcium issue."Meet the guest: Dr...2025-06-1208 min
REXJason Herrick - Change of tack for Southland dairy farmerDom talks with Southland Federated Farmers President Jason Herrick about his recent switch from dairy farming to working with Afimilk, what prompted the move and the latest on Southland Feds' ongoing saga with the local Fish & Game branch. 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.2025-06-1207 min
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Claira Seely: Subclinical Hypocalcemia - Part 1 | Ep. 85In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Claira Seely, from the University of New Hampshire, sheds light on the evolving understanding of subclinical hypocalcemia in dairy cattle. Dr. Seely explains how the understanding of this condition has evolved over time, especially in diagnosing it at the right moment. Learn how the timing of calcium monitoring can impact milk production, reproduction, and overall cow health. Listen now on all major platforms!"Cows with low blood calcium at four days in milk produced significantly less milk and had lower reproductive success."2025-06-0509 min
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Michael VandeHaar: Feeding Cows for Longevity | Ep. 84In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Michael VandeHaar from Michigan State University shares insights on bridging nutrition and genetics to breed more efficient dairy cows. He also discusses the upcoming ADSA meeting, highlighting sessions on applied nutrition, feed efficiency, and milk fat optimization. Listen now on all major platforms!"Some cows eat less than expected for whatever reason, and those are the cows we want in the future."Meet the guest: Dr. Michael VandeHaar earned his Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from Iowa State University...2025-05-2916 min
Banter with BillyBringing traditional industries to the digital age with Meital AshbelJoin Envy's Billa Cina in her chat with Meital Ashbel, Global Marketing Director of Afimilk and learn everything you need to know about transforming traditional companies - 45-years-old dairy management in Meital's case - into a digital-first, customer-focused business. In this talk, you’ll learn:1️⃣ How Meital introduced CRM (hello, HubSpot and Salesforce!) and marketing automation to streamline lead management.2️⃣ The uphill battle of getting a reluctant sales team on board and hooked on data-driven leads.3️⃣ Why patience and realistic KPIs are key when digitalizing traditional marketing operations.4️⃣ How traditional companies can use existing streng...2025-05-2714 min
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastJacob Copelin: Managing Milk Fat Depression | Ep. 83In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Jacob Copelin, a ruminant nutritionist, discusses strategies to mitigate milk fat depression in dairy cattle. He breaks down how oils, fatty acids, and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) affect milk fat production and rumen health. Jacob also explores how the new CNCPS model and branched-chain volatile fatty acids relate to balancing BCAAs for optimal milk production. Tune in now on all major platforms!"Increasing acetate production means more butterfat, and in theory, more money for dairy producers."What will you learn: 2025-05-2217 min
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Marcos Marcondes: Milk Replacer Fat Levels for Calves | Ep. 82In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Marcos Marcondes from the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute breaks down the science behind milk replacer fat levels for calves and why fat content matters. He explains how milk replacers differ from raw milk in fat concentration, compares the effectiveness of lactose versus fat as energy sources, and highlights the key benefits of high-fat milk replacers for calf health and development. Listen now on all major platforms!"We’re seeing consistent improvements in calf health when feeding a high-fat milk replacer or raw mi...2025-05-1516 min
MMG - GazdahangSynergy – a robotfejés új dimenziója | Boródi Bence ügyvezető igazgató és Varga Adrienn sales manager (168)Az Agromilk Kft. több mint 35 éve áll a mezőgazdaság, azon belül pedig a tejtermelés szolgálatában a szarvasmarhatartó telepekre és a feldolgozó kisüzemekbe telepíthető technológiák specialistájaként. A cég révén hazánkban válhatott Európában harmadikként – Csehország és Olaszország után – elérhetővé az Afimilk egyedi, a piacot forradalmasító innovációja, a Synergy fejőrobot, amit tavaly novemberben, a hannoveri EuroTier kiállításon mutattak be és tettek mindenki számára elérhetővé. Az új-, vagy akár meglévő parallel fejőházakba is beszere...2025-05-1325 min
The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt PodcastDr. Antonio Gallo: Mycotoxins in Dairy Feed | Ep. 81In this episode of The Dairy Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Antonio Gallo, Full Professor at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy, discusses mycotoxin contamination in dairy feed, its effects on cow health, and strategies for mitigation. Learn how to detect and manage mycotoxins to protect your herd and milk production. Tune in now on all major platforms!"Contamination can come from multiple sources, even forages, making it essential to monitor quality regularly."Meet the guest: Dr. Antonio Gallo is a Full Professor in Animal Nutrition and...2025-05-0816 min
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 minREXJustin 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
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