Bovine Banter
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.
Episodes
88 episodes
Episode 20.4: A Farm Safety Conversation with First Responders
In this episode, dairy educator Daniela Roland talks with first responders Steve Brown and Rob Nese about farm safety and emergency response on the farm. They share practical tips for implementing farm safety and insights that farmers can use o...
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Season 20
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Episode 4
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37:41
Episode 20.3: Manure Storage Safety
Join Angela Breneman, Dairy Management Educator, and John Williamson from Team AG for tips on how to keep you, your family, and your employees safe around manure storage systems this spring
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Season 20
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Episode 3
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23:09
Episode 20.2: Focusing on Family Health and Safety on Farms with Dr. Florence Becot
In this episode, Dr. Becot shares her insights about multiple generations working on the farm with considerations for health insurance, childcare, and keeping everyone safe on the farm. Episode host and speaker: Ginger Fenton ...
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Season 20
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Episode 2
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41:58
Episode 20.1: Chemical Safety on Your Dairy Farm
Join dairy educator, Kasey Hower, as she speaks with Ed Crow and Jamie Kopco from the Penn State Extension Pesticide Education program on the importance of chemical safety on your dairy farm. Their discussion includes considerations you should ...
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Season 20
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Episode 1
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23:45
Episode 19.4 Current Research on Transition Cows w/ Dr Adrian Barragan
Extension veterinarian, Dr. Adrian Barragan, shares current research being conducted on transition cows focusing on the role of inflammation, precision technology applications for management, and hypocalcemia. Host: Ginger Fenton; G...
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Season 19
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Episode 4
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42:10
Episode 19.3: Using DHIA and Health Records to Identify Subclinical Ketosis in Your Dairy Herd
Join Penn State Dairy Educators Kasey Hower and Micheal Lunak as they discuss how you may use your DHIA and health records to identify subclinical ketosis in your dairy herd.
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Season 19
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Episode 3
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35:50
Episode 19.2: Transition Cow Nutrition w/ Dr. Heather Dann
Join Dairy Educator Emily Fread as she interviews Dr. Heather Dann, President of the W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy, NY. Dr. Dann grew up on a dairy in New York State and has been researching transition cow nutrition and ma...
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Season 19
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Episode 2
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23:50
Episode 19.1: Strategies for Keeping Cows Healthy Through the Transition Period with Angela and Aaron Breneman
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Season 19
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Episode 1
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23:26
Episode 18.4: Methane Digester and Solar Panels on Farm w/ Josh Brubaker
Join Dairy Educator Kasey Hower as she interviews Josh Brubaker of Brubaker Farms in Mt. Joy, PA. Brubaker Farms runs a methane digester and solar panels on their barn roofs to generate green energy that powers parts of their farm and provides ...
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Season 18
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Episode 4
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18:14
Episode 18.3: Digestors and recycling food waste w/ Brett Reinford
Join Dairy Educator Emily Fread as she interviews Brett Reinford of Reinford Farms in Mifflintown, PA. Reinford farms uses two anaerobic digestors to run their food waste recycling business.
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Season 18
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Episode 3
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20:56
Episode 18.2: The Nexus of Energy and Agriculture (w/ Dan Brockett)
Join the Extension Dairy team for a thought provoking discussion with Assistant State Program Leader focused on energy, Dan Brockett. This episode is must-listen for dairy producers who are interested in solar energy. Episode host: ...
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Season 18
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Episode 2
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35:36
Episode 18.1: Energy related research and energy savings for dairies
Join Dr. Lisa Holden as she talks with Dr. Dan Ciolkosz from Penn State's Energy Team about current research and energy savings ideas of interest for dairy farms. Learn more about opportunities to diversify revenue streams or reduce electricity...
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Season 18
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Episode 1
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19:04
Episode 17.5: Facilities, Fans and Water with Ag Engineer John Tyson
Join Penn State Ag Engineer John Tyson as he discusses facilities, fans and water during times of heat stress. Understand the principles of Shade, Air Exchange, Air Velocity and Water (SAAW). Photo credit: Andrew Sandeen, for...
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Season 17
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Episode 5
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16:53
Episode 17.4: Nutrition Strategies to Consider During Heat Stress Featuring Doug Kennedy
In this episode, dairy educator Kasey Hower interviews Doug Kennedy, an independent dairy nutritionist serving farms throughout Pennsylvania. They will discuss some different strategies you may want to consider for your feed program as we get i...
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Season 17
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Episode 4
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18:49
Episode 17.3: Managing Heat Stress on Pasture-based dairy systems
Join Educator Daniela Roland and dairy farmer Neil Hertzler for a discussion on heat abatement. Neil shares his strategies for managing heat stress for his pasture-based dairy herd.
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Season 17
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Episode 3
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15:25
Episode 17.2: Managing heat stress in the Northeast with Katie Ballard
Join Dairy Educator Emily Fread as she interviews Katie Ballard, Director of Research at the W. H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy, NY about episodic heat stress in the Northeastern U.S. Not only does Katie manage the research at...
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Season 17
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Episode 2
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14:16
Episode 17.1: Heat Stress in Dairy Calves (w/ Gillian Plaugher)
Join Educator Ginger Fenton and Graduate Student Gillian Plaugher for a discussion on how heat stress can affect dairy calves and strategies for effective heat mitigation. Host: Ginger Fenton, Guest: Gillian PlaugherImage: ...
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Season 17
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Episode 1
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9:00
Episode 16.6: Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC): What farmers need to know
Join dairy educators Emily Fread and Craig Williams as they discuss the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.
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Season 16
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Episode 6
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15:38
Episode 16.5: Managing Communication and Reproduction with Greta Snider Halahan
Join Dairy Educator Emily Fread as she interviews Greta Snider Halahan, herd manager of Singing Brook Farms in Imler, PA. Greta discusses managing the herd remotely, as well as her approach in creating a healthy, productive well-balanced Holste...
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Season 16
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Episode 5
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22:42
Episode 16.4: Technology to Boost Reproduction on a Dairy Farm w/ Caroline Zimmerman
Join the Extension Dairy team for a discussion on applications of technology for increasing reproductive success on a dairy farm with Caroline Zimmerman. Episode host: Ginger Fenton Guest: Caroline ZimmermanImage: PSU E...
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Season 16
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Episode 4
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15:45
Bovine Banter Episode 16.3 Effective Reproductive Management
Join Dr. Lisa Holden for this episode as she talks with Brian Boyer a Reproductive Services Specialist Supervisor with Premier Select Sires about using data and making decisions for a sound and profitable reproductive management program on-farm...
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Season 16
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Episode 3
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10:13
Episode 16.2: An Interview with Dr. Camilla Hughes
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Camilla Hughes, Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology in the Department of Animal Science at Penn State University. Dr. Hughes shares her background and how she got into research, some of her current rese...
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Season 16
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Episode 2
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25:42
Episode 16.1: An Interview with Dr. Claire Stenhouse
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Claire Stenhouse, Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology in the Department of Animal Science at Penn State University. Dr. Stenhouse will talk about her latest research and how it can benefit dairy and liv...
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Season 16
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Episode 1
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11:52
Episode 15.4: Calf Housing Considerations (w/ Brooks Rynd and Steve Paxton)
Two dairy producers share the approaches their farm takes to housing calves and the reasons for those decisions.Episode host: Ginger Fenton with guests Brooks Rynd and Steve PaxtonImage credit: Ginger Fenton
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Season 15
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Episode 4
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22:35
