Raising calves is hard, and good help is harder to find. Dr. Jeremy Schefers, Merck Animal Health DVM, explains how SenseHub®️ Dairy Youngstock monitoring is stepping in as 24/7 "competent help" for producers managing tighter labor and bigger herds.

Conversation includes:

• What the technology tracks and why it starts at just 27 hours of age
• How early detection changes treatment decisions and outcomes
• Field examples of catching feed, weather and vaccine-related issues early
• The connection between calfhood health and lifetime cow performance
• What it really costs — and what producers can expect to get back

This episode is sponsored by Merck Animal Health.

A profitable herd starts long before first lactation. This episode is sponsored by SenseHub®️ Dairy Youngstock from Merck Animal Health, a monitoring solution that tracks calf behavior from day one to help producers catch problems early, protect long-term productivity and make the most of their labor. Learn more at SenseHub-Dairy.com.

In this episode, join host Kimmi Devaney and Ad van Velde for a discussion about educational opportunities offered through Global Dairy Farmers, the technology he uses on his dairy farm in the Netherlands and a look at the dairy industry around the world.

Episode overview:

• [~1:05] About van Velde’s dairy farm in the Netherlands
• [~5:30] On-farm technology
• [~6:45] Generating electricity on the farm
• [~7:40] Other on-farm innovations he is excited about
• [~10:15] Van Velde’s approach to sustainability
• [~12:15] About the dairy industry in the Netherlands
• [~14:35] Preparing the next generation to manage the farm in the future
• [~16:45] Global Dairy Farmers
• [~19:00] The Congress and other educational opportunities for members of Global Dairy Farmers
• [~23:50] The value of learning about the dairy industry in other countries
• [~24:30] The most memorable parts of van Velde’s Global Dairy Farmers presidency so far
• [~27:00] A look at the dairy industry around the globe

How does dairy checkoff turn nutrition science into consumer action?

In this episode of the Your Dairy Checkoff Podcast, Scott Wallin sits down with Aris Georgiadis to discuss the consumer marketing strategies helping build trust and grow dairy sales. From the First 1,000 Days initiative and partnerships with trusted parenting resources to retail programs like We Are Family and the Dairy Does More platform, learn how dairy checkoff is connecting with today's consumers through science, storytelling and data-driven marketing.

Learn more about how your checkoff is working to build sales and trust at DairyCheckoff.com.

Host & Guest

Host: Scott Wallin, Vice President of Farmer Communications & Media Relations, Dairy Management Inc.

Guest: Aris Georgiadis, Senior Vice President of Marketing Communications, Dairy Management Inc.

This episode is sponsored by Dairy Management Inc.