Episodes
Episodes
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
Cow Chow Conversations
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
On this weeks episode of the podcast, I talk to the always energetic Kelsey Banks. She is an agronomist in Eastern Ontario, who has a keen interest in dairy forage crops.
Kelsey is very passionate about making sure producers work as a team with their agronomist and nutritionist to make the highest quality forages possible. We had a great conversation about what to look for when scouting field crops and how plant nutrition and cow nutrition are tied together.
I hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast. if you have any questions about this episode or on future episodes of the podcast, please feel free to reach out too me by email at keith.schweitzer@trouwnutrition.com or by phone at 1 (226) 236-3227 and please follow me on twitter @keithschweitzer
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Matt Walker, Texas ranger...I mean dairy doctor
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
On this week's episode of the podcast, I get the pleasure of talking to Dr. Matt Walker. Matt along his wife Jaqueline and four daughters own and operate Dairy Doc Holsteins in Woodstock, Ontario. Matt is also a Vet, and a partner in Oxford Bovine Veterinary Services one of the largest and most progressive dairy focused vet clinics in Canada.
Matt and I have a great discussion on what profitability means to him from a producer and a practitioner's standpoint.
I hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast. if you have any questions about this episode or on future episodes of the podcast, please feel free to reach out too me by email at keith.schweitzer@trouwnutrition.com or by phone at 1 (226) 236-3227 and please follow me on twitter @keithschweitzer
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
You are what you eat, so is Betsy!
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
On this weeks episode of the podcast, I talk to Tony Hall from Lallemand Animal Nutrition. Tony and I talk about how too make the highest quality silage possible, and how mitigating silage loss relates too profitability of your dairy.
Tony has extensive experience when it comes too making silage and helping producers reach their goals. Tony is a world renowned speaker, he has consulted on farms all over the world in his career and has been an incredible resource for me over the years.
I hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast. if you have any questions about this episode or on future episodes of the podcast, please feel free to reach out too me by email at keith.schweitzer@trouwnutrition.com or by phone at 1 (226) 236-3227 and please follow me on twitter @keithschweitzer
Friday Jan 08, 2021
If you build it, they will come!
Friday Jan 08, 2021
Friday Jan 08, 2021
On this week's episode of the podcast, I talk with Frank Louwagie from Hillmanor Farms in Mitchell, Ontario. Frank, along with his wife Heather and kids just moved into a state of the art, cross vented robotic milking facility. Along with robots, there is also a new calf nursery and Lely vector feeding system.
Building a facility like this can be a daunting task, Frank and I talk about the process from start to finish.
I hope you enjoyed this episode of the podcast, if you have any questions, you can contact me at keith.schweitzer@trouwnutrition.com or you can follow me on twitter @keithschweitzer for show updates and information on upcoming episodes.
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Hmmm .... that escalated quickly!
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
On this week's episode of the podcast, I talk to Dustin Gamble, the commodity purchasing manager for Shur Gain Ontario about the commodity markets. The markets have been volatile lately, and Dustin helps shed some light on what factors are influencing it from a local and global perspective.
I hope you enjoy this week's episode, if you have any questions, you can contact me at keith.schweitzer@trouwnutrition.com or you can follow me on twitter @keithschweitzer for show updates and information on upcoming episodes!
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Too cull .... or not too cull ..... that is the question?!
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
On this week's episode of the podcast, I talk with Gary Markus, who along with his wife and four kids run Markhill Holsteins in Ingersoll Ontario. In addition to milking cows, Gary also works as an Elite account manager with Alta Genetics in SW Ontario.
Gary and I had a great discussion about what criteria he uses to cull animals, it is a tough decision to move on from these animals, but with the right data we can make these decisions a little bit easier and make your operation more profitable
Friday Nov 13, 2020
DFD shorts - Diversifying your dairy business Pt. 1
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
On this week’s episode on the podcast, Keith Schweitzer talk to Steph Towers, who along with her husband have taken on the responsibilities of rearing another producers calf from week old to short bred. Over the years, there farm has found interesting ways to expand their cash flow and maximize capital investment!
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Show me the money
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
On this episode of the DFD podcast, Keith talks with Kristin Benke. She is the Director, Economic and Product Development with the Dairy Farmers of Ontario. Kristin has spent the last 11 years at the DFO where she plays a key role in getting the milk from your farm to your customers homes.
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
#Big Deal Mike Steele
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
On this episode of the DFD podcast Keith Schweitzer talks with Dr. Mike Steele, Associate Professor in the department of of Animal Bio Science at the University of Guelph. Dr. Steele shares many great insights of calf husbandry and gut health. They also discuss some of the cutting edge research happening at the University of Guelph.
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
The Need For Seed with Drew (the seed guru) Thompson
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
(A note on this episode, it was recorded on Wednesday Sept 23 over a week before the episode was released.)
In this episode we talk with Drew Thompson (agronomist with Pride seed) about some of the key factors to consider when buying seed for the coming year. We talk about what we are seeing so far this year with the silage that has already come off and we cover everything from planning, buying, planting and packing next years corn silage.
We hope you enjoy this weeks episode!
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