Bovine Banter

Dec 10 2024 82 ep. 20 mins 8

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Bovine Banter focuses on management, production, and profitability to help make farms more successful. Join the Penn State Extension Dairy Team for informal educational conversations with dairy producers, industry representatives and Penn State faculty and research. Each week we will cover hot topics in the dairy industry that will help dairy producers become more profitable. Guests will compare research with experiences of what has and has not worked on their farms and provide tips to help make you more successful.

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Episode 19.2: Transition Cow Nutrition w/ Dr. Heather Dann

Dec 10 2024 23 mins

Join Dairy Educator Emily Fread as she interviews Dr. Heather Dann, President of the W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy, NY. Dr. Dann grew up on a dairy in New York State and has been researching transition cow nutrition and management her entire career.

Episode 19.1: Strategies for Keeping Cows Healthy Through the Transition Period with Angela and Aaron Breneman

Dec 03 2024 23 mins

Episode 18.4: Methane Digester and Solar Panels on Farm w/ Josh Brubaker

Oct 15 2024 18 mins

Join Dairy Educator Kasey Hower as she interviews Josh Brubaker of Brubaker Farms in Mt. Joy, PA. Brubaker Farms runs a methane digester and solar panels on their barn roofs to generate green energy that powers parts of their farm and provides an additional income source.

Episode 18.3: Digestors and recycling food waste w/ Brett Reinford

Oct 01 2024 20 mins

Join Dairy Educator Emily Fread as she interviews Brett Reinford of Reinford Farms in Mifflintown, PA. Reinford farms uses two anaerobic digestors to run their food waste recycling business.

Episode 18.2: The Nexus of Energy and Agriculture (w/ Dan Brockett)

Sep 17 2024 35 mins

Join the Extension Dairy team for a thought provoking discussion with Assistant State Program Leader focused on energy, Dan Brockett. This episode is must-listen for dairy producers who are interested in solar energy. Episode host: Ginger Fenton, Guest: Dan Brockett

Episode 18.1: Energy related research and energy savings for dairies

Sep 10 2024 19 mins

Join Dr. Lisa Holden as she talks with Dr. Dan Ciolkosz from Penn State's Energy Team about current research and energy savings ideas of interest for dairy farms. Learn more about opportunities to diversify revenue streams or reduce electricity expenses on dairies.

Episode 17.5: Facilities, Fans and Water with Ag Engineer John Tyson

Jun 18 2024 16 mins

Join Penn State Ag Engineer John Tyson as he discusses facilities, fans and water during times of heat stress. Understand the principles of Shade, Air Exchange, Air Velocity and Water (SAAW). Photo credit: Andrew Sandeen, formerly with the PSU Extension Dairy Tea

Episode 17.4: Nutrition Strategies to Consider During Heat Stress Featuring Doug Kennedy

Jun 11 2024 18 mins

In this episode, dairy educator Kasey Hower interviews Doug Kennedy, an independent dairy nutritionist serving farms throughout Pennsylvania. They will discuss some different strategies you may want to consider for your feed program as we get into the hotter months of the year. Learn about water accessibility and the importance of measuring dry matter intake and planning ahead for

Episode 17.3: Managing Heat Stress on Pasture-based dairy systems

Jun 05 2024 15 mins

Join Educator Daniela Roland and dairy farmer Neil Hertzler for a discussion on heat abatement. Neil shares his strategies for managing heat stress for his pasture-based dairy herd.

Episode 17.2: Managing heat stress in the Northeast with Katie Ballard

May 28 2024 14 mins

Join Dairy Educator Emily Fread as she interviews Katie Ballard, Director of Research at the W. H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy, NY about episodic heat stress in the Northeastern U.S. Not only does Katie manage the research at Miner, she is also a dairy farmer. Her family milks 210 Holsteins on a bicentennial dairy in Georgia, Vermont.