MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON

Pam Jahnke
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Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

  1. 6h ago

    Esmilco Showcases Milk Replacer Innovation at World Dairy Expo

    Milk replacer has come a long way from the products many farmers may remember using years ago. Jessica Esveld, vice president of Esmilco in Fall River tells Teri Barr how research and new ingredients are changing milk replacer formulas -- putting a focus on calf growth, health, and reducing antibiotic use. It's a message of innovation she's sharing at World Dairy Expo. Esveld also explains how Esmilco, a small family-owned Wisconsin company, is working to provide high-quality nutrition for calves and other young livestock, including lambs, kids, and piglets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Esmilco Showcases Milk Replacer Innovation at World Dairy Expo

  2. 7h ago

    Wisconsin Beef Council Brings Education to World Dairy Expo

    The Wisconsin Beef Council's presence at World Dairy Expo provides an important opportunity to emphasize the role both dairy and beef producers play -- in producing high-quality beef. Beef Council Executive Director Tammy Vaassen tells Teri Barr, the Beef Council's educational outreach during the Expo, includes conversations with students about beef's nutritional benefits and the importance of protein. She says the Beef Council provides resources for dairy farmers who are raising and finishing more dairy-beef calves,  The interview also touches on the council's work with culinary students and chefs to promote beef, including underutilized cuts, along with new ways to prepare popular cuts. Vaassen encourages consumers and farmers to visit beeftips.com for beef recipes, nutrition information, and details about the beef checkoff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wisconsin Beef Council Brings Education to World Dairy Expo

  3. 8h ago

    Pump Technology Improvements Protect Product Quality: John McGinn from McFinn Technologies on pumps

    Older technology pumps can damage the liquid products they move, including butterfat and protein. Using McFinn's pumps, users can move liquids and liquids with solids without sheer damage, and have fewer problems with cavitation, pump seals, and maintenance.  John McGinn explains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  4. 9h ago

    Veterinarian Was The First Indonesian To Experience World Dairy Expo

    World Dairy Expo is a place for people across the globe to get together, learn more about the dairy industry, and share ideas with one another. Among this year's attendees was Dr. Deddy Kurniawan. He's the Project Lead for the US-Indonesia Dairy Partnership. Not only does he have that impressive title, but he's also a veterinarian and dairy farmer himself in his home country of Indonesia. He's been coming to World Dairy Expo since 2022. He tells Kiley Allan why it's a trip that he continues to make. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Veterinarian Was The First Indonesian To Experience World Dairy Expo

  5. 9h ago

    Calf Success Begins In The Rumen

    Setting your calves up for success from the very beginning is a crucial step, and the folks at Land O'Lakes Animal Milk Solutions are here to help. Dr. Tom Earleywine joins us. He's the Director of Nutritional Services for their team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Calf Success Begins In The Rumen

  6. 10h ago

    Mark Davey from John Deere on new 5 series tractors

    John Deere's Mark Davey explains the features of the new 5 Series tractors during World Dairy Expo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  7. 10h ago

    Calf Nutrition Made Easy For The Gredens

    When running a dairy, there's a host of decisions you have to make every single day. Your calf nutritional program should be one that you don't really have to think about. Vicky and Ross Greden join us. They're dairy producers from the state of Minnesota. Vicky starts by telling us about their calf program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Calf Nutrition Made Easy For The Gredens

  8. 10h ago

    Keeping Combines Clean Counts In Next Years Weed Control - Werle

    Most Wisconsin growers feel like they're running behind with the harvest of 2026 so far.  That makes it tempting to keep the combine moving and ignore a few large weeds along the edge of an otherwise clean field. Dr. Rodrigo Werle tells Pam Jahnke that could be a BIG mistake.  Werle's Wisconsin's UW-Madison Extension Weed Specialist.  He's reminding growers and operators how powerful some of those weeds are - like waterhemp. Werle says that running equipment through mature waterhemp turns a combine into a high-powered seed spreader. A single, chest-high, female waterhemp plant growing in a Wisconsin soybean field can produce up to 100,000 seeds.  An isolated female plant along headlands or field margins without crop competition can yield up to 500,000 seeds. Driving a combine straight through a thick patch drags these massive seed loads directly across clean acres, restarting the infestation cycle. Werle's also encouraging all growers to document what they're seeing and share it with them.  He says this is the best time of the year to see what worked, and what didn't.  That helps guide Werle's research for the future, so he's looking for real farmer data as the combines roll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Keeping Combines Clean Counts In Next Years Weed Control - Werle
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Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

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