The Curds of Wisdom Podcast

Send us Fan Mail     After a long summer break James and Cole bring you their usual banter with tinges of the dog days of summer.      Cole interviews Doug Savage of Holstein International, former sire analyst for Eastern Breeders.  Doug tells tales of growing up in Australia, and travelling and judging throughout Australia, South Africa and North America.  Doug also dives deep into heat resistanc...

Send us Fan Mail James and Cole rant about Hydro One and 4 way stops.  There was a comical manure episode in Cole's barn, and a funny but frustrating clash with DFO at James' barn.  An interview with Brad Eggink (39:45) - head of classification, field service and animal care at Holstein Canada provides you with everything you need to know about the new classification program.  (Connexxio...

Send us Fan Mail Some memorable sound bytes from the last two years of podcasting

Send us Fan Mail James and Cole talk about Leafs vs Habs, (yes, this is a little outdated) sign wars, "oat milk" more labelling shenanigans and playing music to your cows. (33:15) Neil Petreney, CEO of Lactanet joins us for an informative interview about Lactanet, it's role in Canadian Dairy Farming, the changes that are brought on by the surge of robotic milkers, and much more.  He...

Send us Fan Mail NHL playoffs, playoff beards, Joe Thornton and how to donate milk are the topics of the day with nationally acclaimed dairy farmer and Leafs player announcer John Werry. James and Cole also discuss pedestrian etiquette, Tim Hortons (of course) and terrible business names. Old Bulls - brought to you by KyVision - is a deep dive into bulls born in 1998

Send us Fan Mail      James and Cole interview Kim Rae of Unique Design and Marketing. (33:00) Kim also farms with her husband, and they have bred many well known cows under the prefix Unique Holsteins.       During the Old Bulls segment, brought to you by KyVision, the boys discuss bulls from 1999 including Jasper, Mr. Sam and Astronomical.      The New Guy segment features a high school student...

Send us Fan Mail James and Cole discuss the new proofs, which bulls look good right now, and how can AI companies claim that an unproven bull is the best sire of sons this country has ever seen? Old bulls brought to you by KyVision covers bulls born in 2012 which was a pretty thin draft year. This episode is wrapped up with an entertaining, informative interview with Dr. Tim Henshaw. (31:51)  Dr....

Send us Fan Mail Mark talks feed, palm fats, palm oils and nutritoin.  

Send us Fan Mail Dann Brady joins the boys as the first repeat guest on the HOPCast.  A very in-depth and informative interview about the lack of accessibility of DGVs and the changes coming in April to the way Canadian proofs are calculated. Calf Care Corner with Dr. Tim Henshaw - sponsored by PMT Old Bulls - sponsored by KyVision

Send us Fan Mail The boys dig into palm fat, interview Dairy Carrie during which they discuss veganism, animal activists and the differences between Canada and US dairy farms, they also get into the new MMS (DFO website) and the Mars Land Rover.

Send us Fan Mail Time to kick back with a couple of adult beverages and talk about farming, country living, and moving Christmas.  Congratulations to the winner of the semen giveaway.  The old bulls segment brought to you by KyVision features bulls from the year 2000.

Send us Fan Mail James has COVID! He's ok and he's here to share about the struggles. Old bulls brought to you by KyVision and Calf Care Corner brought to you by PMT James rants about another country music star Cole has a couple of funny public urination stories New technology on the horizon for farmers

Send us Fan Mail Special guest Dann Brady! (12:00) Make sure you listen to the end of the episode for 2 exciting announcements. A rant by James about country music (again) Old bulls (BoltonXBaxter) - brought to you by Kyvision Clipper Blades and Repairs.

Send us Fan Mail A funny story about a vet leaving a present, a heartwarming story about an unexpected podcast host nailing a Christmas present......and we present our 2 new sponsors: Kyvision and PMT!

Send us Fan Mail Field Service Project proposal recap, Mason vs Milan in the old bulls segment with a new sponsor.  A couple of stories, some cow talk and a very Merry Christmas!

Send us Fan Mail Merina dives into the details behind Holstein Ontario's Field Service Project.  Also a few personal notes.  And then James and Cole continue on with the usual "What's James Listening To" segment and a few stories about run-ins with the cops.

Send us Fan Mail James and Cole talk about a bunch of stuff.  You'll just have to listen to it ok?

Send us Fan Mail James and Cole complain about DFO and incentive days, discuss some old bulls including Dundee, Gibson and Jasper, share stories about Bed and Breakfast fails, and a failed ad campaign that should have actually been amazing.  This episode will be tagged explicit because I realized that sh*t is actually a swear word in the non-farming community.....

Send us Fan Mail Over 48L/cow average on test! Laura of Summitholm Holsteins joins the HOPCast to share some management strategies that helped attain the lofty number.  She also gives tips for calf raising, fresh cows and more.  This episode is marked explicit, but it is quite clean - just one joke about t*ts on a bull.  James mentions a pill that he uses to prevent calves from getting Krypto.  It...

Send us Fan Mail Second half of the interview with Grant, a house for sale that people died in and is it TOO much TO ask everyone to use the correct words when they text?

Send us Fan Mail Is a description really necessary? It's Grant....A long interview that will be split over two episodes!

Send us Fan Mail We recorded this last week, so I have no idea what we talked about.  One NHL playoff prediction, beer, probably some cow stuff.  Get into it.....watch for the next episode featuring a high profile guest!!

Send us Fan Mail We're finally back after a long sabbatical.  James gloats about getting rain, but the guys commiserate over dry weather, mastitis and many other complaints.  Trump is brought up briefly - but it was decided not to open that can of worms.  Father's Day gifts and a good discussion on genetics round out the episode.

Send us Fan Mail After a lost episode for reasons that are explained on this episode, James and Cole just discuss mindless stuff for no reason.....EXCEPT - a report from the Holstein Canada AGM with some news about show classes and other fun stuff.  Also, Cole has COVID very near to him.

Send us Fan Mail Justin Crowley is sandwiched between COVID-19 discussions.  An interview with Justin that reveals much about judging, robot farming, showing and.....using Gibson?!