Select Sires Member Cooperative (SSMC)

Monitoring Matters

Science EN ↓ 3 episodes

Lifetime Monitoring can help dairy producers better manage their animals. These podcasts will share insight from industry leading educators and consultants about how this technology can help producers.

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Select Sires Member Cooperative (SSMC)

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Turning Data into Decisions: How to Actually Capture Value from Animal Monitoring 29.05.2026 30:46

Dr. Augusto Madureira is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University. He specializes in dairy cattle reproduction and precision livestock technologies. His research focuses on enhancing reproductive efficiency and animal health by integrating cutting-edge technologies into dairy farming practices. Questions our guest will address: - From your perspective, what’s the biggest gap today betw...

Monitoring Matters: Calf Wearables 05.05.2026 35:29

Curious about wearables? Listen as Dr. Bethany Dado-Senn, Vita Plus Calf and Heifer Specialist, talks about what has her most excited in this area. She discusses how calf wearables merge science and management in calf health.

From Research to Reality: Using Animal Monitoring Technologies to Improve Dairy Decisions 05.05.2026 39:06

Julio Giordano is the director of the Dairy Cattle Biology and Management Laboratory at Cornell University, the director of the Cornell Agricultural Systems Testbed (CAST) and Demonstration Site for the Farm of the Future, and a co-director of the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture (CIDA). His research focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of technology for dairy produ...