It takes a surround-sound approach to protect and enhance dairy’s relevancy with youth and their parents in these ever-changing times. The checkoff is answering with a fresh approach.

“Alone we can do so little; Together we can do so much.” 
These words were originally spoken by Helen Keller, but they ring true in many ways for today’s dairy community.

There are a few areas on a farm that don’t receive as much attention by publications, consultants and even the dairy producers themselves that can have a dramatic impact on farm profitability. 

Listen in with our dairy farmer hosts, New York’s Audrey Donahoe and Georgia’s Jennifer Glover, as they talk with registered dietitians Katie Brown, Senior Vice President at National Dairy Council, and Abigail Copenhaver of Farmstead Nutrition & Consulting about what the dietary guidelines are, how they evolve, who follows them and how that affects dairy.

The thirst for knowledge heightens with each passing day of pregnancy.

We have all become more educated on coronavirus in general over the past few years whether we wanted to be or not. However, dairy producers have been dealing with health issues from coronavirus in their herds for quite some time.

In this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast, guest host and Progressive Dairy editorial intern Michelle Stangler visits with two young adults who work on dairy farms – Max Shenkenberg and Aubrey Schlimgen – about how Schlimgen's experiences of growing up on a dairy farm and Shenkenberg's experience not being involved in the dairy industry until college have both led them to where they are today.

The last decade has seen our hospitals embracing new ways of collecting and using data – the digitization of healthcare. As robots, smart cameras, sensors, and artificial intelligence (AI) become common on the farm, can doctors teach dairy farmers what works and what doesn’t?

Considerations for a short-day photoperiod (SDPP) during the dry period have also been studied, and we will review some of this research and the measures required to optimize the effects of a SDPP.