All Episodes

25.2: Current Research with the Penn State Vet Team

25.1 Farmer Led Research Projects w/ Nicole Thompson, Anna Hodgson, and Emily Fread

Organic Calf Rearing: How Grain, Water, And Timing Shape Calf Rumen Development

24.5: Financial and Regulatory Considerations for Transitioning to an Organic Dairy

Ticked Off: Understanding the Asian Longhorned Tick with Dr. Hayley Springer

The Grass Is Greener for Organic Dairy Producers Matt and Garrett Byler

24.2: Organic Dairy Production Tips with Dr. Brad Heins

Organic Dairy Myths, Answered

23.3 Comfort in Important for Calves, Too! w/ Dr. Jessica Mitchell

Hoof Health and Cow Comfort with Hoof Trimmer Chad Ripka

Hooves and Health: Interview with Ag Engineer, John Tyson

Episode 22.6: Farmer Perspective on Forage Management with Zane Itle

Episode 22.5: Pasture Management with Dave Hartman

Episode 22.4: 2025 PA Corn Silage Crop Recap

Episode 22.3: Precision Nutrition Research with Dr. Leoni Martins

Episode 22.2: Highlighting PSU Grad Student Research

Episode 22.1: Penn State Feeding Assessments

Episode 21.6: Transitioning the small family farm with Tiffany Kline

Episode 21.5: Diversifying the family dairy farm with Kendall Byers

Episode 21.4: Thinking about Agritourism on Your Farm w/ Dr. Claudia Schmidt

Episode 21.3: Farm Transitions for Success.

Episode 21.2: Diversifying for the next generation with Hayley Painter of Painterland Sisters

Episode 21.1: Farm Transition and Diversification with Jersey Acres Farms and Stone Mountain Wine Cellars

Episode 20.5: The impact of HPAI on Dairy Markets with Colin Kadis

Episode 20.4: A Farm Safety Conversation with First Responders

Episode 20.3: Manure Storage Safety

Episode 20.2: Focusing on Family Health and Safety on Farms with Dr. Florence Becot

Episode 20.1: Chemical Safety on Your Dairy Farm

Episode 19.4 Current Research on Transition Cows w/ Dr Adrian Barragan

Episode 19.3: Using DHIA and Health Records to Identify Subclinical Ketosis in Your Dairy Herd

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 18.1: Energy related research and energy savings for dairies

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

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

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

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

Episode 17.1: Heat Stress in Dairy Calves (w/ Gillian Plaugher)

Episode 16.6: Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC): What farmers need to know

Episode 16.5: Managing Communication and Reproduction with Greta Snider Halahan

Episode 16.4: Technology to Boost Reproduction on a Dairy Farm w/ Caroline Zimmerman

Bovine Banter Episode 16.3 Effective Reproductive Management

Episode 16.2: An Interview with Dr. Camilla Hughes

Episode 16.1: An Interview with Dr. Claire Stenhouse

Episode 15.4: Calf Housing Considerations (w/ Brooks Rynd and Steve Paxton)

Episode 15.3 - Economic Considerations of Calf Raising

Episode 15.2 - Calf Care Quality Assurance Program

Episode 15.1: Calf Nutrition (ft. Dr. Sarah Morrison)

Episode 14.5: Silage Inoculants with Dr. Keith Bryan

Episode 14.4: Silage Safety (ft. Dr. Renato Schmidt)

Episode 14.3: Common issues that cause silage loss and how to overcome it (ft. Dr. Mary Drewnoski)

Episode 14.2: The Matter of Mycotoxins (feat. Dr. Adriana Murillo-Williams)

Episode 14.1: Agronomic Considerations and Drought Stress Silages (ft. Dr. Guojie Wang)

13.3B AMS Data and Monitoring What Matters (ft. Dr. Rick Watters)

Episode 13.5: Utilizing Animal Precision Technology in Your Farm (ft. Joe Zug and Loran Harclerode)

Episode 13.4: Meet the new PSU Precision Dairy Faculty member, Dr. Melissa Cantor

Episode 13.3: Automated Milking Systems: Data-driven Decisions for Management (ft. Alan Davis)

Episode 13: 2 Hear from Maryland & Virginia on Data Usage on Farms

Episode 12.5: On-farm safety, protecting people

Episode 12.4: How to Prevent Silo Gas Poisoning (ft. Dr. Ken Griswold)

Episode 12.3: Farm Personnel Safety Management (ft. Dr. Kathy Sezsmith, Tony Brubaker, and Candice White)

Episode 12.2: The AgrAbility Program Can Impact Pennsylvania Dairies (ft. Abbie Spackman and Wayne Klock)

Episode 12.1: Hear from Farmers and Professionals on Manure Gas Safety

Episode 11.5: Research at Penn State University: Interseeding Forage Crops with Corn (ft. Dr. Kathy Soder)

Episode 11.4: Exploring the Effects of Fat Supplements in Feed on Cows and in Dairy Foods (w/ Dr. Kevin Harvatine)

Episode 11.3: Genetic Selection for Feed Efficient Dairy Cows

Episode 11.2: Research at Penn State University: Inflammation in the Transition Period and the Potential Effect on the Following Lactation

Episode 11.1: Exploring Research at Penn State: Interview with visiting professor, Dr. Piotr Borawski

Episode 10.5: The economics and feeding of small grains (ft. Virginia Ishler and Tim Beck)

Episode 10.4: Grazing Small Grain Forages (Ft. Dr. Amanda Grev and Dr. Sarah Potts)

Episode 10.3: Understanding the latest double cropping research findings

Episode 10.2: Getting the Most out of Small Grain Forages on Your Dairy: Part II (ft. Dr. Roth and Del Voight)

Episode 10.1: Getting the Most out of Small Grain Forages on Your Dairy: Part I (ft. Dr. Roth and Del Voight)

Episode 9.4: Correlation between nutrition and mastitis (ft. Dr. Robert Van Saun)

Episode 9.3: On-farm Mastitis Diagnostics (ft. Becca Walters)

Episode 9.2: Mastitis in first calf heifers and strategies to prevent it (ft. Dr. Amanda Stone)

Episode 9.1: Managing Mastitis in the Parlor (ft. Dr. Ernest Hovingh)

Episode 8.4: Farm costs management and finances record keeping (Ft. Virginia Ishler)

Episode 8.3: Managing Heifer Numbers to Optimize Farm Profitability (ft. Rob Goodling

Episode 8.2: Dairy Business Management During Challenging Times -Cropping Considerations (ft. Andrew Frankenfield)

Episode 8.1: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Tax Season (Ft. Samantha Gehrett)

Episode 7.4: Valued-added Dairy Enterprise PDA Regulations (Ft. Karie Williams)

Episode 7.3: Value-Added Goat Dairy (Ft. Jude Hess from Cheese Goatees)

Episode 7.2: Dairy Farm Diversification with Sunflowers and Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast (Ft. Vicki Baker)

Episode 7.1:Business Considerations for a Value-added Dairy Enterprise (Ft. Sarah Cornelisse)

Episode 6.4: Hybrid Grazing Management on a Conventional Dairy Farm (Ft. John Vanderstappen)

Episode 6.3: Intensive Grazing Management on a 100% Grass-Fed, Organic Dairy Farm (Ft. Alvin Peachey)

Episode 6.2: Grazing Practices and Regulations in Dairy Farming Systems (Ft. Mat Haan)

Episode 6.1: Treat Your Pasture like a Crop (Ft. Jody Lasko and Justin Brackenrich)

Episode 5.4: Implementing Heat Stress Abatement Strategies( ft. Blake Henry)

Episode 5.3: Strategies for Minimizing Heat Stress

Episode 5.2: Cow Comfort in the Dairy Barn (Ft. Tony Brubaker)

Episode 5.1: Facility Considerations for Cow Comfort (ft. Ag Engineer Dan McFarland)

Episode 4.4: Management Strategies for High Components (ft. Nathan Mowrer)

Episode 4.3: Managing a 100 Pound Average Milk Production for Increased Profitability (ft. Caroline Zimmerman)

Episode 4.2: Managing a Low Somatic Cell Count for Increased Profitability (ft. Matt Groff)

Episode 4.1: Management Strategies for Components and Quality: Parlor Personnel Management (ft. John Proskine)

Episode 3.4 Precision Nutrition (ft. Dr. Harvatine and Nate Oleniacz)

Episode 3.3: Protecting Your Land, Protecting Your Profits: Conservation Best Management Practices (ft. Matt Royer, Sarah Xenophon, Lauren Shaffer, and Ron Kopp)

Episode 3.2: Protecting Your Land, Protecting Your Profits: The Ins and Outs of Methane Digestion on Farm (ft. Brett Reinford, Keith Spicher, and John Tyson)

Episode 3.1 Protecting Your Land, Protecting Your Profits: Nutrient Management (ft. Robb Meinen and Jeremy Yeager)

Episode 2.4 Penn State Applied Research (featuring Dr. Troy Ott)

Episode 2.3 Antimicrobial Resistance in Dairy Calves (ft. Dr. Hayley Springer)

Episode 2.2 Dairy Microbiome Research at Penn State University (ft. Dr. Erika Ganda)

Episode 2.1 Dairy Beef Research at Penn State University (featuring Tara Felix)

Episode 1.4 Importance of Early Introduction of Grain to Calves (featuring Melissa Heeter)

Episode 1.3 Managing the Newborn Calf (featuring Jessica Peters)

Episode 1.2 Ventilation in Calf Operations (featuring Darcie Weaver)

Episode 1.1 Raising Dairy Calves in Cool Seasons (featuring Jenna Facer)