Dairy Stream

Beef up your farm security from animal activists

What you prepare for today could save the future of your farm. Dairy Stream host Mike Austin talks with Casey Kinler, director of membership and marketing with the Animal Agriculture Alliance, about on-farm basic security measures, cybersecurity, a crisis communication plan and more. We tested Casey on farm security scenarios and what farmers should do next. Thank you to Animal Agriculture Alliance for sponsoring this episode.

This podcast is co-produced by the Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, sister organizations that fight for effective dairy policy in Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. 

**Register here for the 2022 Stakeholders Summit on May 11-12.

The role rumen microbes play in cow productivity

Understanding rumen microbes could play a role in accomplishing farm goals. Dairy Stream host Mike Austin talks with Dr. Brooke Anderson, microbiome scientist with Native Microbials, about how rumen microbes are analyzed, the role they can play in lowering feed costs and their potential for improving a farm’s environmental footprint. Thank you to Native Microbials for sponsoring this episode. This podcast is co-produced by the Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, sister organizations that fight for effective dairy policy in Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. 

*Learn more about the Dairy Strong conference on Jan. 19-20 here.