The Dairy Dive
We’re diving deep into the world of dairy farming! Top industry insiders guest on the show as we tackle the toughest topics in dairy. If you’re a dairy farmer, or just like to drink milk, this is the podcast for you. Presented by Masters Choice.
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Episodes
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with CEO, Kevin Koone to talk about the differences between maximizing silage yield and maximizing feeding efficiency. Later, Kyle Vosburgh, joins the conversation to give us an update on the Nursery and what sort of work has been going into it during pollination.
Monday Jul 17, 2017
Monday Jul 17, 2017
Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with President of Masters Choice, Lyn Crabtree to talk about some data posted by a magazine called Hoard's Dairyman. They surveyed over 1000 farmers and we discuss some of the results. Additionally, we talk about how a quality silage that maintains yield can not only pay for itself, but start to help paying for the land it's on.
Monday Jul 10, 2017
Monday Jul 10, 2017
In a special episode of the MC Podcast, our Host, Mark Kirk, sits down with two of the best representatives of Syngenta/GreenLeaf Genetics. John Nadler is a Regional Account Lead for GreenLeaf Genetics and Brian Walsh is an Account Lead Corn Genetics also with GreenLeaf. We really enjoy the relationships we have with Syngenta and GreenLeaf Genetics as well as John and Brian being able to fit in well with our work family.
Monday Jul 03, 2017
Monday Jul 03, 2017
Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with CEO, Kevin Koone, to talk about the differences in seed origin and farming practice for organic, non-GMO, and conventional corn seed.
Monday Jun 26, 2017
Monday Jun 26, 2017
Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with President of Masters Choice, Lyn Crabtree to talk about why feed quality still matters for the "secondary" members of a dairy, heifers, dry-cows, and calves. Joining the conversation by phone is GM of Southeast Agriseeds, Josh Baker, to discuss an how to make quality hay.
Monday Jun 19, 2017
Monday Jun 19, 2017
Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with Director of Finance, Alex Foeller, to talk about managing your finances while commodity prices are down. Joining in is Scott Niekamp, Wealth Management Advisor with Northwertern Mutual, to provide advice on Estate Planning and Generational Planning.
Monday Jun 12, 2017
Monday Jun 12, 2017
Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with R&D Associate, Kyle Vosburgh, to talk about some Kansas City BBQ. Is it better than anything in St. Louis? Or more importantly, will the Texas host put his foot down and define what real BBQ is? The two food enthusiasts also take some time to talk about tilling practices on your farm. Manager of MC Ag, Jerry Hase, joins the conversation to talk about spraying practices and some of the dangers of spraying too late, and Matt Corzine calls in to talk a little bit about crop insurance.
Monday Jun 05, 2017
Monday Jun 05, 2017
Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with National Sales Manager, Scott Harris to talk about the Non-GMO Movement in conjunction with food labeling. In a unique situation, we have two different guests including CEO, Kevin Koone, and Kansas Dairy Farmer, Roy Buessing.
Tuesday May 30, 2017
Tuesday May 30, 2017
Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with President, Lyn Crabtree, to talk about increasing productivity on your dairy farm. Joining the conversation is Wisconsin based dealer, Brendon Blank, who talks about the Milk Market up North and the unique situation of industry around him this year.
Monday May 22, 2017
Monday May 22, 2017
Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with Plant Breeder, Cullen Johnson, recap their experiences together as they planted the Nursery, as well as how it is going so far. We bring in a discussion about drone usage for nursery purposes. Joining in on the conversation is Marketing Director, Andrew Crabtree. He talks about the different ways that Masters Choice uses drones, specifically, the way that marketing uses them.