The Milking Parlor podcast is sponsored by: He’s best known as “Big Al, your beverage pal,” but Alex Conti, Senior Director, U-S Menu Management for McDonald’s has been more than just a friend for the dairy industry … his innovations to expand the amount of dairy the food giant uses has made him a major benefactor for dairy farmers throughout … Read More
Why Alfalfa is Different From Other Crops
Alfalfa, from a genetic standpoint, is different than other major crops growers plant. Every seed in an alfalfa bag varies genetically, unlike corn or soybeans where each seed is genetically uniform. David Miller, Pioneer director of alfalfa research, discusses the uniqueness of variety development. Listen to the podcast here: [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://zimmcomm.biz/pioneer/pioneer-podcast-72-wdd.mp3] David Miller on alfalfa varieties (4:45 min MP3) To see … Read More
Milking Parlor: Domino's Builds Demand for Cheese
The Milking Parlor podcast is sponsored by: They’ve recently begun running a campaign that talks about how bad their pizza used to be. But now Domino’s Pizza is starting to see some payoff to its self-deprecating ads … which is also paying off for the dairy industry. In this edition of the Milking Parlor, we hear from the man behind … Read More
Milking Parlor: Chair of FB's YF&R Sings Praises of Poo
The Milking Parlor podcast is sponsored by: He’s the man behind the YouTube hit, “Water and Poo,” and now he’s also the new chairman of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. In this episode of the Milking Parlor, we meet Will Gilmer, a third-generation dairy farmer from Alabama, whose operation milks about 230 holsteins. And when … Read More
Pioneer Alfalfa Research
Pioneer director of alfalfa research, David Miller, discusses Pioneer brand alfalfa varieties, traits and testing to help producers put the right product on the right acre. Listen to the podcast here: [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://zimmcomm.biz/pioneer/pioneer-podcast-71-wdd.mp3] David Miller on alfalfa varieties (4:00 min MP3) To see all archived Pioneer Forage Forum podcasts, click here. Subscribe to Forage Forum here.
Milking Parlor Podcast: New Rules for Organic Pastures
The USDA has issued the final rule on organic access to pasture. This rule amends the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations to clarify the use of pasture in raising organic ruminants. USDA officials say the final rule provides certainty to consumers that organic livestock production is a pasture based system in which animals are actively grazing pasture during the grazing … Read More
Forage Forum on In Situ Testing
Bill Rutherford, Pioneer research coordinator, discusses in situ analysis. In situ testing allows Pioneer researchers direct analysis of inoculant performance and fiber digestibility, providing producers additional product information. Listen to the podcast here: [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://zimmcomm.biz/pioneer/pioneer-podcast-70-wdd.mp3] Bill Rutherford on in situ testing (6:30 min MP3) To see all archived Pioneer Forage Forum podcasts, click here. Subscribe to Forage Forum here.
Podcast from Cattle Industry Conference
Dairy farmers are also beef producers and their representation on the Cattlemen’s Beef Board which administers the $1 per head beef checkoff was at the very top level this past year in chairperson Lucinda Williams, a dairy producer from Massachusetts. Despite keeping up a hectic schedule of meetings this past year, Lucinda still managed to find time to make checkoff-themed … Read More
New Technologies for Silage Traits
New technologies make data sampling easier and more efficient. Bill Curran, Pioneer research scientist, discusses some of the technologies that measure silage traits. Curran also talks about how this information benefits producers. Listen to the podcast here: [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://zimmcomm.biz/pioneer/pioneer-podcast-69-wdd.mp3] Bill Curran on new technologies for data sampling (5:00 min MP3) To see all archived Pioneer Forage Forum podcasts, click here. Subscribe … Read More
Cutting Edge Microbial Ecology
Understanding how inoculant organisms interact with other organisms can have a large impact on how well an inoculant organism affects the organisms in the silage. Hear more about the cutting-edge microbial ecology from Pioneer research coordinator Bill Rutherford. Listen to the podcast here: [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://zimmcomm.biz/pioneer/pioneer-podcast-68-wdd.mp3] Bill Rutherford on Microbial Ecology (5:00 min MP3) To see all archived Pioneer Forage Forum podcasts, … Read More