Dairy team podcast is ready to start its third season this spring

Martín J Mangual, MSU Extension - April 14, 2021

Take us along for the ride with a new season of our educational podcast beginning April 13.

Cow mug with dairy team and MSU logos. — Photo by Martin J. Mangual

The virtual coffee break with the Michigan State University Extension dairy team is back!

As spring begins to show itself, and soils begin to warm up, plans for the 2021 field season are also in motion. This means many farmers and dairy professionals are moving equipment, buying seeds and supplies, meeting clients, and surveying fields, etc. These additional tasks can limit the opportunity for continued development of the skills and knowledge vital for constant improvement on farms.

To meet the need for flexible and convenient educational programing, the MSU Extension dairy team launched a podcast named “The Virtual Coffee Break with the MSU Extension Dairy Team.” This educational podcast series provides ideas, new research, interesting tips and stories from invited producers, researchers, and professionals, in an easy way to consume - on your phone! Take us along for the ride with our new season beginning April 13, 2021. You can tune in to our new weekly episodes on all the major podcast apps like Apple, Spotify, Google, or listen in your browser. See our schedule so you can join us this season.

The Virtual Coffee Break with the MSU Extension Dairy Team Podcast Season 3 Schedule
Educator	Invited guest	Episode	Date
Martin Mangual	--------	Third season introduction	April 6
Jon LaPorte	Steve Wittington	Beginning Farmer Resources and MSU Extension DEMaND series	April 13
Marianne Muraswki	Jared Jaborek	Planning for quality beef cross calves	April 20
Dr. Barry Bradford	Dr. Donagh Berry	Are there hidden costs of breeding to beef sires?	April 27
Phil Durst	Dairy Producer	Management of the transition cow - a farmer’s perspective to get them started right.	May 4
Paola Bacigalupo	Dr. Pamela Ruegg	Teat dips - what do you need to know?	May 11
Martín Mangual	Dr. Roger Thompson	The value of parlor performance analysis- can it make a difference on your farm?	May 18
Faith Cullens	Kerry Nobis	Labor relations: recruiting and retaining employees	May 25
Phil Kaatz	Dr. Kim Cassida	Return of investment for your forage management decisions	June 1
Martín Mangual	Don Martell	Feed Management 101: Part 2	June 8
Stan Moore	Dairy Producer	The value of financial analysis (FINAN) and enterprising for your farm.	June 15

For questions or additional information, please email Martín J. Mangual at: carrasq1@msu.edu.

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