The Dairy Hour Podcast

Running on Good Vibes and Milk Of Course!

Join me in this super fun conversation with Emma Andrew- Swarthout and Kelsey O'Shea, both of whom love cows, working for dairy farmers, and going long distances, whether it be in marathon form or in a triathlon!  You can find them on social media at @kelsoshea and @emmaluvcow (Instagram)
 
This episode is brought to you by Down to Earth Jewelry!
 
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2-01 Fall on the Farm- Update!

Let's start Season 2!! I am so excited to bring to you some really great guests from around the globe on this upcoming season 2 of the podcast! Join me as I give you a little bit of a life update from fall on the farm and get ready to hear some really great guests coming up over the next few months.  You can find me on social media at @DairyGalVal (Instagram) or @DairyGalVal
This episode is brought to you by 4-D Ag Fashion & 4-D Ag World!
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Growing Inwards & Upwards- Renaissance Ag

This is the sixth and final episode in a mini series of small Ag businesses that are doing great things!  Dr. Rob Harding is a bovine veterinarian that found his calling helping Renaissance Ag work on sustainable and nutritious animal feed solutions for the ever improving agriculture industry.  Renaissance Ag focuses on food security by transforming the feed supply chain through vertical farming to provide consistent year round feed for livestock. You can find them on social media at @renaissanceagriculture (Instagram) or @Renaissance Ag (Facebook) and their website renaissanceag.com
 
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Jumping Into Opportunity- BoviSync

This is the fifth episode in a mini series of small Ag businesses that are doing great things!  Sammie Mendoza is an up and coming young woman from California in the dairy industry, and being an area manager at Bovisync is just the beginning of the great things she is doing!  BoviSync is a cloud based herd management system designed for the dairy producer, streamlining day to day processes and helping them to make informed decisions cow side. Their mission at BoviSync is to improve livestock production by providing producers with the ability to access data on the farm and improve decision making. You can find them on social media at @BoviSync (Instagram) or @BoviSync (Facebook) and their website BoviSync.com
 
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From Farming To Jewelry- Down To Earth Jewelry

This is the fourth episode in a mini series of small Ag businesses that are doing great things!  While jewelry might not seem overly "farm" related, Chris carries a huge passion for agriculture and the land that we live on while embracing the beauty of natural stones and metals while creating beautiful jewelry.  Embracing her farming roots, she has carried on the tradition of hard work and helping others through her day job and now her own jewelry making business.  You can find her on social media at @downtoearthjewelryny (Instagram) or @Down to Earth Jewelry (Facebook) and her website downtoearthjewelry.mynny.biz
 
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Launching Dairy Into The Future- ZISK App

This is the third episode in a mini series of small Ag businesses that are doing great things!  Kevin is a veterinary trained nutritionist and business consultant for dairy farms based out of Iowa.  He launched a free app for dairies to use to predict future profitability based upon milk and feed futures, as well as provide important news articles right at the tips of your fingers in one easy to navigate place.  This helps minimize stress and get a broad financial handle on the future of your dairy.  You can find them on social media at @ZISK.App (Instagram) or @ZISK App (Facebook) and their website www.ziskapp.com
 
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Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way - Supervisor Systems

This is the second episode in a mini series of small Ag businesses that are doing great things!  Keith Sather of Supervisor Systems and KS Dairy Consulting out of Wisconsin, is first and foremost a nutritionist for dairy farms.  When an idea kept popping into his head about 30 years ago, his wife finally told him that he should find a way and get it done!  This idea has now turned into 3 different technology systems that help make many things on the farm more efficient and easier to monitor.  You can find them on social media at @supervisorsystems (Instagram) or @Feed Supervisor (Facebook) and their website www.supervisorsystems.com
 
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The Face Behind 4-D Ag Fashion & 4-D Ag World

This kicks off a mini series of small Ag businesses that are doing great things!  Elizabeth has a fascinating story about growing up in the Netherlands and eventually finding herself residing in Texas with not just one, but TWO great Ag Businesses with her husband and son! 4-D Ag Fashion provides awesome calf jackets, waterproof clothing, pouches, safety vests, and more, while 4-D Ag World provides barn rubber, headlocks, stall loops, curtains, fans, and more! You can find them on social media at @4d_ag_fashion (Instagram) or @4-D Ag Fashion (Facebook) and their website www.4dagfashion.com
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10: The Dairy Farming Olympian!

What an honor to have this guest on for our Season 1 Finale!  On this week's show, we head to Vermont and visit with the one and only Elle St. Pierre (and her new baby, Ivan!)!  We talk about growing up on a dairy farm, how she ended up being an Olympian and world class Track Athlete, as well as how she plans to make her comeback to competition after having her son!  You can find her on social media at @elleruns_4_her_life (Instagram) or @Elle St Pierre (Facebook)
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09: The Amazing Advocate

On this week's show, we head to the Sunshine State of Florida and visit with David Hafner (Farmer Advocate), an advocate for ALL Ag!  We talk about finding your true calling, returning to your roots, and giving back to the community that helped to shape you into the person you are today.  This is a great episode about how life steers you in the right direction, even if you don't realize it at the time.  Tune in and give it a listen, you won't regret it!  You can find him on social media at @Farmer_Advocate (Instagram) or @Farmer Advocate - David Hafner (Facebook)
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