CCE DAIRY EDUCATORS

Cornell Cow Convos E37 Fly Control for Dairy Farms Lindsay Ferlito and Kathy Barrett, PRODAIRY Dairy Specialist interview Eric Carey, NY Dairy Farmer and Ken Wise, Cornell IPM Specialist about how to control flies on dairy farms both in the barn and on pasture. Eric Carey podcast: All Things Agriculture Ken Wise, Associate Director, Agricultural IPM, Dairy/Livestock IPM Coordinator, Cornell Integr...

Katie Callero, MS and Betsy Hicks, MS, CCE Regional Dairy Specialist interview Troy Bishopp, Resource Manager, National Grazing Lands Coalition, affectionately known as the “Grass Whisperer” about grass regrowth rate, growing quality grass for dairy farmers, and “linger grazing”. Troy Bishopp has over 40 years of experience planning, grazing chart monitoring, and master fence building as well as u...

Dr. Amy Stuart of Springville Veterinary Services in Springville, NY joins Margaret Quaassdorff, dairy management specialist with the CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team, to discuss the practical implementation and management decisions associated with a farm-specific calf lung ultrasound program developed with your vet. Episode notes: Springville Veterinary Services: https://springville...

Kathy Barrett, Cornell PRODAIRY, interviews Dr. von Konigslow on how to use calf ultrasound to benefit calf health and management. Dr. Taika Von Konigslow, BScH, MSc, DVM, DVSc, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. To give suggestions for future podcast topics, enter them here: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.co...

Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist with Cornell PRO-DAIRY, discusses animal care and welfare with Ken McCarty, Co-Owner and Manager at McCarty Family Farms (Kansas) and MVP Dairy (Ohio). They talk about sharing the McCarty Family Farm story, their mission to achieve great animal welfare, and what Ken is looking forward to with the future of dairy. For more information: McCarty Family...

Margaret Quaassdorff, CCE Regional Dairy Specialist with the CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team interviews Shane St. Cyr, Co-Owner of Adirondack Farms in Clinton County, NY to discuss how leadership, farm culture, and a sense of joy shape day-to-day success at ADK Farms. Show Notes: Adirondack Farms Website: https://adirondackfarms.net/ Cornell Ag Workforce Development “Agriculture Sup...

Betsy Hicks, Dairy Management Specialist with the CCE SCNY Dairy and Field Crops Team, and Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist with Cornell PRO-DAIRY, talk to Dr. Thomas Overton (Cornell University) about the Cornell University Ruminant Center (CURC). They discuss past and current research, what makes the facility unique, and where the funding comes from. For more information on CURC,...

Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist with Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Betsy Hicks, Dairy Management Specialist with the CCE SCNY Dairy and Field Crops Team, are joined by Dr. Julia Herman, the Beef Cattle Specialist Veterinarian with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA). They discuss making culling decisions on dairy farms, what issues packing facilities are seeing with dairy cu...

Join us in this episode with Allison Wilton from NMPF. Allison Wilton is a Market Analyst with NMPF’s Economics Team. In her role, she helps oversee the NMPF Exports & Trade program and provides economic analysis of domestic and global dairy production and trade. We discuss the current panorama of dairy as industry and in NY. We also talk about farm strategies to take advantage of the current mark...

Betsy Hicks, Dairy Management Specialist with the CCE SCNY Dairy and Field Crops Team, and Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist with Cornell PRO-DAIRY, are joined by Britney Funccius, Field Rep with Dairy Farmers of America. They discuss preliminary incubation (PI) counts, including what they are, how to troubleshoot them, and what has worked on farm. To give suggestions for future top...

Katie Callero, Dairy Management Specialist, SWNY CCE Ag Team and Kathy Barrett, Cornell PRO-DIARY, interview Dr. Joao Costa, Professor, University of Vermont, on the methods and benefits of extended colostrum feeding for dairy calves. To give suggestions for future topics, enter them here: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bHF0mJo62tFans2

Lindsay Ferlito, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Betsy Hicks, CCE SCNY Dairy and Field Crops Team, chat with Tim Terry, Cornell PRO-DAIRY about barn ventilation. They discuss best management practices and industry recommendations for calf barn ventilation, how to troubleshoot ventilation issues, and things to consider when looking to build new or retrofit an existing barn. Contact info: Tim Terry, Farm Str...

In this episode Daniela Gonzalez form CNY and Margaret Quaassdorff from NWNY interview Jessica Hula-Fredericks and Gina Marocco, from Insight Dairy in Herkimer NY. Farms are prone to different types of accidents and unexpected things, and at the same time, farms need to keep the business going, thats why we had a conversations about how to persevere through high-stress situations. Mental Health su...

Lindsay Ferlito, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Kathy Barrett, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, interview Katie Callero, who is the new dairy management specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s SWNY Ag Team. In this episode Katie shares her commitment to supporting farmers and their goals. Katie also describes her research and experiences that fuel her passion for the dairy industry. Katie Callero contact info:...

In this episode, Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist with Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Betsy Hicks, Dairy Specialist with the CCE South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team, talk with Dr. Miel Hostens, Cornell's Robert and Anne Everett Endowed Associate Professor of Digital Dairy Management and Data Analytics and the Director of the Bovi-Analytics Lab. They discuss the use of artificial in...

In this episode, Kaitlyn Lutz from CCE NWNY team and Daniela Gonzalez from CCE CNY team, discuss with Dr. Erika Ganda from Penn State University, the importance of microbiome in the dairy cow. Dr. Ganda also explains insights from antimicrobial resistance research and what can NY dairies do to manage it. Research papers mentioned in this episode: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S...

In this special release episode, Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist with Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Betsy Hicks, Dairy Specialist with the CCE South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team, have an exciting discussion with the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Richard Ball. They discuss hot topics in the dairy industry including immigration, local pr...

Katie Callero, Dairy Management Specialist with CCE SWNY Ag Team and Kathy Barrett, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, interview Kirsten Workman, Nutrient Management & Environmental Sustainability Specialist and Jason Oliver, Dairy Environmental Systems Engineer with the Cornell PRO-DAIRY program about the new regulations for managing mortality. They discuss the best options, benefits, and challenges involved. Cl...

In this episode, Betsy Hicks of CCE SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team and Margaret Quaassdorff of CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team interview Dr. Tom Tylutki of AMTS. All things related to body weights in a dairy context are discussed – including time points to assess body weight and rate of average daily gain for heifers, nutritional context for growth during different time periods, and co...

Daniela Gonzalez Carranza, CCE Dairy Management Specialist and Kathy Barrett, Cornell PRODAIRY interview Dr. Chris Wolf, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. Dr. Wolf gives an overview of the recent changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders. He also discusses the milk market outlook for the Northeast dairy industry. dairyma...

Episode 17- H5N1 in Dairy Cattle – An Update with Dr. Elisha Frye, Animal Health Diagnostic Center In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Dr. Kaitlyn Lutz and Dr. Daniela Gonzalez Carranza, regional Dairy Management Specialists with the CCE NWNY and CNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Teams, talk with Dr. Elisha Frye about the current situation with H5N1 in dairy cattle in the United States. Dr....

E16: Managing Lameness on Farm with Dr. Gerard Cramer In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Lindsay Ferlito, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, and Dr. Kaitlyn Lutz, CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock, & Field Crops Team, interview Dr. Gerard Cramer about lameness. Dr. Cramer is a Professor of Dairy Production Medicine with the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota. We discuss Dr. Cramer’s thought...

For almost 30 years, Keith Keberle has been the farm manager at Oakfield Corners Dairy in Oakfield, NY, where they milk 2800 cows in a 72-stall GEA DairyProQ robotic rotary parlor. In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Regional Dairy Specialist Margaret Quaassdorff of the CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team, and Cornell PRO-DAIRY's Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist, Lindsay Ferlito, interv...

In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Margaret Quaassdorff of the CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team interviews Dr. Julio Giordano, Cornell University Professor of Dairy Cattle Biology and Management and Co-Director of the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture, about his research group’s progress on the “MyCow$ tool” to help dairy farmers make better management decisions using indiv...

In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Margaret Quaassdorff of the CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team and Betsy Hicks of the CCE SCNY Dairy and Field Crops Team interview John Winchell, Territory Sales Rep with Alltech, on all things related to the Corn Silage crop in 2024. The progress of the corn crop across NYS as well as strategies for staging corn harvest to maximize quality in diff...