Heavy snow and blizzard conditions impacted land and air travel to the Western Dairy Management Conference, Feb. 28-March 2 in Reno, Nevada. Broader industry topics such as the checkoff, farm bill and ag labor were covered.

In this episode, we will introduce you to, and celebrate, the 2023 Nexus Innovation Award winners.

• Nedap for its SmartFlow Milk Meter
• Glori Enterprises for The Fodd
• Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition for its Certillus product for dairy bedding
• SmaXtec for its TruDrinking feature 
•  Zinpro for IsoFerm

Keeping milking equipment clean is an essential part of producing the fresh, quality milk consumers expect.

Moving from one herd management software to another is a significant step. Your herd management software is the most important, yet least recognized, part of your business.

Podcasts have been steadily growing in popularity over the last few years – and they’ve been growing in options too, especially in the dairy and agriculture communities.

Frank Konyn worked with the dairy checkoff to host a virtual farm visit for a group of school nutrition professionals. 

While mitigating heat stress with proper cow cooling lays the foundation, recent research shows that properly supplying essential nutrients to dairy cows, specifically EPA/DHA omega-3s, may be just as important in tempering inflammation and helping cows be more resilient through immune challenges.