When dairy producers think about improving profitability, they often focus on the cow. But what if the biggest opportunity starts much earlier? We're excited to share this episode of The Dairy...
78: Rethinking Transition Cow Health
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Defending and Protecting Against Leaky Gut and Mycotoxins
The digestive tract lining can be likened to a castle wall serving as the first line of defense between the outside world’s pathogens, mycotoxins, and digesta and the animal’s body (image above)....
77: Corn Silage Season Is Asset Management Season
Corn silage harvest is about more than filling the bunker. It is one of the biggest opportunities to protect profitability on the dairy and set the herd up for success over the coming year. In this...
76: Where Did the Protein Go?
A simple question from a nutritionist sparked one of the most thought-provoking conversations we've had on Ruminate This. If DON mycotoxins interfere with protein synthesis, how much milk protein...
Transition Cow Management: A Program Approach to Health, Milk Production, and Fertility
The day the cow calves is the biggest day of her year. Not just because it is the start of the production cycle, but also because the cow experiences extreme physiological and psychological changes...
Dairy Feed Additive Summit: How Much Are Mycotoxins Costing Your Dairy Operation?
Mycotoxins are often viewed as a feed quality issue, but their impact extends far beyond the feed bunk. From gut health and immune function to reproduction and overall herd performance, hidden...
75: Dairy Reproduction & Mycotoxins: Hidden Threats to Pregnancy Success
How much are mycotoxins costing your dairy operation? Our own Dr. Larry Roth, Vice President of Nutrition at Agrarian Solutions and frequent guest of the Ruminate This podcast recently presented at...
74: Why is burnout so prevalent in dairy?
After reading yet another tragic story in agriculture, Ruminate This host Scott Zehr found himself wrestling with a question he couldn't shake: Is burnout really caused by long hours, labor...
73: Heat Stress and Inflammation in Dairy Cows
Summer heat stress in dairy cattle is about far more than fans and sprinklers. In this episode of Ruminate This, Scott Zehr and Dr. Larry Roth discuss the hidden biological effects of heat stress in...
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[Bonus Interview] The Dairy Podcast Show – Dr. Larry Roth: Mycotoxins and Dairy Gut Health
In this episode of The Dairy Podcast Show, Dr. Larry Roth, Vice President of Nutrition at Agrarian Solutions, explains how mycotoxins affect dairy cow health, performance, and nutrient use. He...
Mycotoxins and Dairy Cow Health on The Dairy Podcast Show
Dr. Larry Roth recently joined The Dairy Podcast Show to discuss the growing challenges mycotoxins create for dairy producers and nutritionists. In the episode, Dr. Roth explains how mycotoxins can...
Mycotoxin Report: October 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026
The DON and Zearalenone Challenges Continue The mycotoxin assay summaries presented in Table 1 and 2 and Figures 1 and 2 for the 517 corn silage and 558 TMR samples collected between October 1, 2025...
72: Heat Stress in Dairy Cows Isn’t Just the Problem. It’s the Multiplier
Most dairy conversations treat heat stress in dairy cows as the primary problem. But what if it is not the root cause. What if it is the multiplier? In episode 72 of Ruminate This, Scott and Dr....
What Recent Research Reveals About Calf Transport Variability
Many dairy replacement, dairy bull and beef-on-dairy calves are transported very early in their lives from the dairies where they are born to calf-raising operations and often moved substantial...
71: Forage Quality ROI: Stop Losing Money in the Bunk
In this episode of Ruminate This with Agrarian Solutions, host Scott Zehr continues the conversation with Joe Lawrence of Cornell Pro-Dairy, shifting from forage strategy to what matters most right...
70: Forage Quality Decisions That Drive Dairy Profitability
In this episode of Ruminate This with Agrarian Solutions, host Scott Zehr sits down with Joe Lawrence of Cornell Pro-Dairy to discuss one of the most critical and often underestimated drivers of...
Wild Yeasts: Stealing Nutrients and Heating Up Feed
As spring temperatures rise, so do feed stability challenges. You may have mycotoxins under control with DTX™, yet still see ruminal upsets, inconsistent manure, or drops in intake. So, what’s...
69: Cow Reproduction Is Improving… So Why Aren’t Heifers?
Dairy cow reproduction has improved significantly over the past decade, but virgin heifer reproduction has remained relatively flat. Why? In this episode of Ruminate This, Scott Zehr explores...