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Bovine Banter

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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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Episodes

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) 09.03.2021 22:25

In this Protecting Your Land, Protecting Your Profits series episode, Amber Yutzy is joined by guests John Tyson, Penn State Extension educator; Keith Spicher, Kish View Farm; and Brett Reinford, Reinford Farms. They discuss and provide insight to owning and operating a methane digester. Each producer will share challenges and benefits to owning a digester as well as helpful tips to producers tha...

Episode 3.1 Protecting Your Land, Protecting Your Profits: Nutrient Management (ft. Robb Meinen and Jeremy Yeager) 02.03.2021 27:10

In this Protecting Your Land, Protecting Your Profits series episode, Dr. Ginger Fenton is joined by guests Robb Meinen, Penn State Extension educator, and Jeremy Yeager, Mercer Vu Farms, as they provide insight and innovative applications of nutrient management on Pennsylvania dairy farms. The content of this podcast, including text, graphics, and images, (“Content”) is educational only and not...

Episode 2.4 Penn State Applied Research (featuring Dr. Troy Ott) 02.02.2021 11:29

In this episode of Bovine Banter, Dr. Adrian Barragan, Penn State assistant clinical professor, discusses current applied research being performed at Penn State with Dr. Troy Ott, Penn State professor of reproductive physiology. The content of this podcast, including text, graphics, and images, is educational only and not intended to be a substitute for veterinary medical advice, diagnosis, or tre...

Episode 2.3 Antimicrobial Resistance in Dairy Calves (ft. Dr. Hayley Springer) 26.01.2021 11:37

In this episode of Bovine Banter, Ginger Fenton, Penn State Extension educator, interviews Dr. Hayley Springer, Penn State assistant research professor. Ginger and Hayley discuss antimicrobial resistance in dairy calves. The content of this podcast, including text, graphics, and images, is educational only and not intended to be a substitute for veterinary medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. ...

Episode 2.2 Dairy Microbiome Research at Penn State University (ft. Dr. Erika Ganda) 19.01.2021 12:58

In this episode of Bovine Banter, Amber Yutzy, Penn State Extension educator, interviews Dr. Erika Ganda, assistant professor of food animal microbiomes at Penn State University. Amber and Erika discuss the research that Erika and her team have been working on for the past few years. The content of this podcast, including text, graphics, and images, is educational only and not intended to be a su...

Episode 2.1 Dairy Beef Research at Penn State University (featuring Tara Felix) 12.01.2021 10:53

In this episode of Bovine Banter, Carly Becker, Penn State Extension educator, interviews Tara Felix, Extension Beef Specialist at Penn State University. Carly and Tara discuss the research that Tara and her team have been working on for the past few years.

Episode 1.4 Importance of Early Introduction of Grain to Calves (featuring Melissa Heeter) 15.12.2020 8:33

In this episode of Bovine Banter, Amber Yutzy, Penn State Extension educator, interviews Melissa Heeter, owner of Jomill Farm. Amber and Melissa will discuss the importance of introducing grain to calves in the first few days after birth to aid in growth and transition after weaning.

Episode 1.3 Managing the Newborn Calf (featuring Jessica Peters) 08.12.2020 23:04

Welcome to Bovine Banter! In our third episode, Ginger Fenton, Penn State Extension educator, interviews Jessica Peters, manager at Spruce Row Dairy. This episode discusses management practices for newborn calves.

Episode 1.2 Ventilation in Calf Operations (featuring Darcie Weaver) 01.12.2020 15:23

Welcome to Bovine Banter! In our second episode, Dr. Adrian Barragan, Penn State Extension veterinarian and assistant clinical professor, interviews Darcie Weaver, herd manager for Dotterer Farms. This episode discusses management practices for ventilation in calf operations.

Episode 1.1 Raising Dairy Calves in Cool Seasons (featuring Jenna Facer) 24.11.2020 11:46

Welcome to Bovine Banter! In our first episode, Carly Becker, Penn State Extension dairy educator, talks with Jenna Facer, calf manager at Star Rock Dairy in Lancaster, PA. This episode discusses management practices for raising dairy calves in cool seasons.