The Dairy Show

Hello and Goodbye

It's time to meet your new host of The Dairy Show! After 60 episodes, Katie is passing the microphone to the new Expo Communications Manager, Lisa Behnke. Join us as we talk about Lisa's experiences with World Dairy Expo and what the 2023 event has in store. 

What is Winter Forage

The Dairy Show hosts Tom Kilcer, owner of Advanced Ag Systems, to learn more about this new term - winter forage - and its relationship to triticale. 

This episode of The Dairy Show is sponsored by TriCal Superior Forage. 

If you have additional questions about this topic, please reach out to Tom at tfk1@cornell.edu.

Taking a Shot on Dairy with Cowcohol

What started as one 4-H heifer when Todd Koch was 12 has now turned into a value-add enterprise at TMK Creamery in Oregon. TMK first ventured into cheese and ice cream but recently started making alcohol with their whey called "Cowcohol." 

The Next Generation at Jeffery-Way Holsteins

Riley and Brooks Hendrickson join The Dairy Show to talk about experiences renovating their dairy barn, hosting farm tours during Expo, WDE memories, and insight on farming with a spouse. 

 

Picturing Dairy Cattle

Since 2020, Andrew Hetke has been traveling the country picturing and videoing dairy cattle. His forte? Candid shots in pastures, barns, under the willows, and so many more places. Learn more about Andrew's story of starting a small business and the advice he has to share with others interested in capturing cows for marketing purposes. 

The Calf Side of Beef-on-Dairy

Jake Smoker is the fifth generation on his family's feedyard in northern Indiana. For the past five years, they have focused on raising beef-on-dairy cross calves. Hear from Jake on what it takes to raise these calves and how dairies can set feedlots up for success during this episode of The Dairy Show. 

 

Jake references two past episodes of the podcast as additional resources. Here are easy links to them:

- Kevin Ziemba, "Genetics from A to ZBW" - https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-vqsq4-12a61ed

- Andy Beckel, "Success Starts with Calves and Colostrum" - https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-9b8h3-1114eda

On-Farm Processing at Spring Run Dairy

After getting her start in dairy through the 4-H lease program, Sarah Lyness, along with her husband Dan, now owns Spring Run Dairy. The farm is not only a first-generation dairy, but also only the second dairy in New Jersey to bottle milk for direct-to-consumer marketing. 

 

Learn more about the farm start-up, the creamery start-up, and more during this episode of The Dairy Show. 

What you need to know: Ag Law, Estate Planning, and Taxes

Roger McEowen, Professor of Agricultural Law and Taxation at Washburn University School of Law and at Kansas State University, takes a break from his speaking schedule to share some insight on The Dairy Show. During this episode, we cover farm entity types, farm estate planning, updates on federal taxes, US Supreme Court cases related to agriculture, and more. 

Find more information on this topic on Roger's website: http://washburnlaw.edu/waltr

Duckett Holsteins

Mike Duckett exhibited the World Dairy Expo Supreme Champion this year, but he also exhibited her granddam to the same title in 2009 and 2010. Hear from Mike as we talk cow care and breeding, "The Doc," and Footloose. 

Alice in Dairyland

From delivering the Supreme Champion results at World Dairy Expo to promoting agriculture across the state of Wisconsin, Alice in Dairyland wears one tiara but many hats. Hear from the 75th Alice in Dairyland, Taylor Schaefer, during this episode of The Dairy Show.