A recent series of episodes on Agrarian Solution’s podcast, Ruminate This, took an extensive look into four of the major mycotoxins we encounter regularly in the US. Understanding how each mycotoxin...
Current thought is to protect cows from Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome (HBS) by strengthening a healthy immune system and employing sound feed hygiene control with an emphasis on Aspergillus fumigatus....
T-2 mycotoxin, often called the assassin toxin, is one of the most aggressive and overlooked feed risks in dairy production. In this episode of Ruminate This, Dr. Larry Roth explains how T-2...
Fumonisin is one of the most overlooked mycotoxins in dairy production, and its impact goes beyond immune suppression. In this episode, Dr. Larry Roth explains how fumonisin disrupts cell-to-cell...
The farms you work with have the potential to collect data daily that can give insights into developing disease and health disorders. Activity-based systems have become increasingly popular,...
Zeralanone is often labeled a reproductive mycotoxin, but that barely scratches the surface. This reproductive mycotoxin, is an estrogen imposter that disrupts fertility, immunity, liver function,...
In this episode of Ruminate This, Scott Zehr is joined by Dr. Larry Roth (VP of Nutrition, Agrarian Solutions) for a discussion about DON (deoxynivalenol/vomitoxin)—one of the most common and most...
The uniqueness of CONVERT™ Day-One Calf Gel results from three distinct components: 1) the profile of beneficial bacteria, 2) Agrarian Solutions’ proprietary cell-wall deficient bacteria, and 3) the...
This is the final episode of the year for Ruminate This, and we’re closing it out with a “best of” reflection on five episodes that continue to matter on dairy farms today. In this year-end episode,...
No matter what the 2025 crop year brings for mycotoxin risk, DTX™ has you covered. Fusarium molds and their toxins have shown up on tests in almost every area of the United States where Agrarian has...
Everyone talks about “culture” on dairies, but for calves, culture quietly determines which calves grow into healthy, high-performing cows and which struggle. In this episode, Scott explores how...
What do you do when the cows look perfectly fine but performance keeps drifting? In this episode of Ruminate This, Scott Zehr breaks down the quiet, hard-to-detect issue plaguing many dairy herds:...
The presence of dietary mycotoxins initiates a variety of responses by all animals. The immune response to mycotoxins is energetically expensive and draws nutrients away from other purposes such as...
Mycotoxins like DON, zearalenone, and fumonisin silently drain herd health and profits, but too often, testing only happens after the damage is done. In this episode of Ruminate This, Scott Zehr and...
The DON and Zearalenone Challenges Continue
Most people see “calcium carbonate” on a label and assume it’s all the same, cheap limestone that barely gets absorbed. However, now we know: Not all calcium carbonate is created equal. In this...
What if the biggest hidden cost on your dairy isn’t feed, labor, or genetics, but the pain of not changing? In this episode of Ruminate This, Scott Zehr and co-host Jeff Hostetter, Product Manager...
Most dairies focus on calcium deficiency during the transition period, but what if that’s just a symptom, not the root cause? In this episode of Ruminate This, Mark Carpenter, CEO of Agrarian...