THE DFD (Dairy Farmer’s Digest) Podcast
Episodes
That's CUDTASTIC! Dr. Trevor DeVries
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD podcast, I have the honor of talking to Dr. Trevor DeVries. Dr. DeVries is a Professor and the Canada Research Chair in the...
Cow Pilot ... the other AI - Dr. Shari Van de Pol
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD, I have the pleasure of talking to Dr. Shari Van de Pol. She is a veterinarian and Computer Engineer and one of the founder...
Dr. Claira Seeley
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD podcast, I had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Claira Seeley, an Assistant Professor in the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food...
Dr. Heather Dann
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m joined by Dr. Heather Dann, President of the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy, NY. With over two decades at Mine...
Dr. Barry Bradford
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD podcast, I have the pleasure of talking to Dr. Barry Bradford from Michigan State University. Dr. Bradford is a Professor, ...
Dr. Christine Baes
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode of the podcast features a conversation I had with Dr. Christine Baes, a Professor and Acting Associate Dean of External Relations...
Dr. Adam Lock
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD, I had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Adam Lock. Dr. Lock is a Professor and researcher at Michigan State University in t...
Dr. Mike Steele
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mike Steele is a professor and researcher in the Department of Animal Bio-Science at the University of Guelph. He is world-renowned for his work w...
Mark Carson - Semex
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD podcast, I have the pleasure of talking to Mark Carson, the Solutions Operation Manager at Semex. Mark and I have a great d...
Joanne Fallis
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD, I had the pleasure to talk to Joanne Fallis from Fallis Immigration Consulting. Joanne specializes in supporting and hel...
Dr. Luiz Ferraretto
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD, I have the pleasure of talking to Dr. Luiz Ferraretto. Dr. Ferraretto is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist...
Trent Westhoff - Cornell University
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD podcast, I have the pleasure of talking to Trent Westhoff. Trent is currently conducting research at Cornell University a...
Tom Kilcer - Advanced Ag Systems
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD podcast, I had the pleasure of talking to Tom Kilcer from Advanced Ag Systems and one of the pioneers in the photosynthetic...
Nick Thurler - GET-Corp
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD podcast, I have the pleasure of talking to Nick Thurler. Nick is the President of Green Energy Trading Corporation (GET-C...
University of Guelph Panel Discussion
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the podcast, we have something a little different for the listeners. I had the opportunity to host a panel where we discus...
Aaron Keunen
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, I have a great conversation with Aaron Keunen. Aaron is part owner of Mapleview Agri, a milk replacer, animal health...
Dr. Bill Mahanna
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Dr. Bill Mahanna. Bill is the Global Nutritional Services Manager with Pioneer, he is also an adjunct prof...
The big 5-0!
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the podcast, I have the pleasure of talking to Michelle Durnin. Michelle is an agronomist and the owner of Prosperity Ag, ...
It’s a hot topic
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of the Dairy Farmer's Digest, I have the pleasure of talking to Dr. Geoffrey Dahl from the University of Florida. Geoffrey is ...
Guess who’s back, back again .... Gary’s back, tell a friend.
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the Dairy Farmer's Digest, I talk with Gary Markus, who along with his wife and four kids run Markhill Holsteins in Ingersol...
#cowchow23 is our Oyster.
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this on the DFD podcast, I have a great conversation with Dr. Luis Ferraretto. Dr. Ferraretto is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist ...
Takin care of business!
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Dairy Farmer's Digest (DFD) podcast, I talk to Cox Wensink. Cox is the owner and herd manager at Hoenhorst Farms in Woodstock...
Legend .... wait for it .... Dairy!!
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Dairy Farmer's Digest (DFD) podcast, I talk to Dr. Mike Hutjens. Mike is a Professor Emeritus in the department of Animal Sci...
Where’s the Beef?!
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Dairy Farmer's Digest (DFD) podcast, I talk to Brad Gilchrist. Brad is the Beef Marketing and Product specialist for Semex. ...
Bustin myths and talkin hooves!
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the Dairy Farmer's Digest (DFD), I talk to Dr. Gerard Cramer. Gerard has a DVM, DVSc from Ontario Veterinary College and i...
60% of the time...It works every time
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the Dairy Farmer's Digest (DFD), I talk to Mark Gerber. Mark is an account manager and Technical Specialist with Zinpro. W...
Oh, the times they are a changin
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of the podcast, I have the pleasure of talking to Andrea DeGroot from Farm Credit Canada. Andrea is a Business Advisor who spe...
It’s CORN ... I can’t imagine a more beautiful thing!
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Dr. Bill Mahanna. Bill is the Global Nutritional Services Manager with Pioneer, he is also an adjunct prof...
Colostrum is cool!
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Dr. Sarah Parsons, she is the Colostrum Technical Specialist with Alta Genetics. Sarah provides technical ...
It’s COW CHOW time!
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of the podcast, I talk to Bill Woodley. Bill is the owner of Woodley Dairy Direction, a consulting company that specializing i...
Fatty Acids, not the kind your parents think of!
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of the podcast, I have a great discussion with Dr. Stirling Dorrance, DVM from Nova Scotia, Canada. Along with being a practic...
Transition shouldn’t be a bad word!
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Dr. José Santos, a Professor in the department of Animal Science at the University of Florida, Gainesville....
Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ!
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of the podcast, I talk to Tony Hall, Technical Services support from Lallemand Animal Nutrition. Tony and I drill down on the ...
Calves, calves, calves ... some are good, some are bad
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Dr. David Renaud. Dave is a veterinary epidemiologist in the Department of Population Medicine at the Univ...
The silage doctor is in the house!
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of the podcast, I talk to Dr. Andy Skidmore from Lallemand Animal Nutrition about inoculant, what they are, how they work and ho...
Alberta bound!!
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of the podcast, I have a great conversation with Dustin Grisnich. He is the owner of Windy Creek Dairy in Fort Macleod, Albert...
Wait a second .... you said how much?!?!
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the podcast I have a great conversation with Dustin Gamble, the Procurement manager for Shur Gain Ontario. There are a lot...
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition is in ....
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, I have a great discussion with Kristen Kelderman about mental health. Kristen is currently doing her Masters of Psyc...
Where my money at? Dollar Dollar bill ya‘ll!!
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the DFD podcast I have a great conversation with Kristin Benke, she is the Director, Economic and Product Development with the Dair...
The corn silage is coming! The corn silage is coming!
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, I get to talk to Dr. Bill Mahanna. Bill is the Global Nutritional Services Manager with Pioneer, he is also an adjun...
Got milk? Not without a pregnancy! Gary Markus 2.0
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the podcast I talk with Gary Markus about how to set your farm up for Reproductive success! Gary, along with his wife and ...
Chlorophyll is not borophyll!
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the podcast, I have the pleasure of talking to Christine O'Reilly, the forage and grazing specialist with the Ontario Minist...
Too hot to handle!! Ep. 2
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Dr. Mac Littlejohn and Dr. Reg Clinton from Kirkton Vet Clinic about how heat stress affects the cows. We ...
Too hot to handle! Ep.1
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of the DFD podcast, I talk to my colleague Chelsea Gordon about the effects of heat stress on cows. The first week of June was...
Haylage in a day? You don't say!
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, I talked to Tom Kilcer, he is one of the pioneers of the "haylage in a day" or the photosynthetic drying concept. To...
Life’s a garden.....dig it, you gotta make it work for you
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of the podcast, I talk to the man, the myth, the legend Bill Woodley. Bill is the owner of Woodley Dairy Direction, a consulti...
Billy Madison isn't the only one heading back to school .....
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, Dr. Chris Church is back on the DFD. We have a great discussion about transitions cows. We touch on a few subjects...
Cow Chow Conversations
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 interes...
Matt Walker, Texas ranger...I mean dairy doctor
06 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 op...
You are what you eat, so is Betsy!
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 si...
If you build it, they will come!
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Hmmm .... that escalated quickly!
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Too cull .... or not too cull ..... that is the question?!
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
DFD shorts - Diversifying your dairy business Pt. 1
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 reari...
Show me the money
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#Big Deal Mike Steele
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Need For Seed with Drew (the seed guru) Thompson
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
(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...
It's Mani Pedi Time with Dr. Gerard Cramer!!
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk with Dr. Gerard Cramer from the University of Minnesota about all things Hoof health. Dr. Cramer is a world renowned Hoof spec...
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls... It's Chow Time!!
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the DFD (Dairy Farming Discussions) podcast, we have the man, the myth the legend Bill Woodley on too talk about all things ...
It's the most wonderful time of the year.. No, it's not pumpkin spice season.. It's Silage time!!
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Corn silage is one of the most critical periods on the dairy farm; on this weeks episode, Dr Renato Schmidt PhD. (Forage Product Specialist for North ...
Cow Chow conversations with the Podfather of Agronomy; Peter Johnson
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, Peter Johnson, Keith Schweitzer and I talk about how alternative forage crops can fit into your crop rotations and pro...
Do these spots make me look fat? (Dr Church talks transition health and its financial impact)
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode we welcome Dr. Chris Church. Dr Church is a former partner in a dairy focused large animal practice. He now works for a large fe...
Rethink your Sync with the Transition Physician!!
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Local legend Dr. Reg Clinton DVM, gives some great advice on improving reproduction during the summer months. He also drives home the point to improve...
Do you even Bench?? (Bench marking Project)
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Co host Keith and I go over some of the info that he has found from a bench marking project that he has been running for the last seve...
Too Hot to Handle (Heat Stress)
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Pedro Nogueira, Keith Schweitzer and myself discuss this summers coming heat stress challenges. We also get some great advice to make ...
Haylage 2020 with Keith Schweitzer
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Keith Schweitzer gives some great advice on making first cut haylage. He also gives some interesting thoughts on some forage alternati...
Robotic Milking strategies with Chelsea Gordon
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Chelsea Gordon discusses a number of different topics, all revolving around Robotic or Automated milking systems. If you have Robot's,...