Dr Tom Tylutki, AMTS CEO October 13, 2022 Formulating for Profit and a better Environment Our own, Tom Tylutki, will use the CNCPS-based AMTS formulation model to look at the effect various feeds and diets will have on emissions. The excretion and emission equations in the CNCPS allow you to formulate with those results in mind. Tom discusses some of the thoughts and products mentioned in earlier webinars but then pivots some what to look at where real efforts can be placed. What are the best...

Dr Joe McFadden, Cornell University August 11, 2022 Dietary solutions to inhibit ruminal methanogenesis: Where are we now, where do we go next, and how do we get there? Dr Joseph McFadden leads a research program at Cornell University focused on dairy cattle nutrition with a focus on improving nutrient digestibility, liver and gut function, and the efficiency of milk production. He is leading the development of a Cornell program and center to evaluate the effects of feed additives and drugs...

Dr Jude Capper and Dr Sara Place Communicating about agriculture to the non-ag community Jude and Sara are both experts and vocal advocates on sustainable farming practices. They gave us an overview and some pointers for communicating to the non-farming community. There is a lot of misinformation offered on social media and in the press. We learned some facts and some methods of best sharing our knowledge

The Real Story about Climate Change and Animal Agriculture Dr Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality specialist in cooperative extension in the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis. The CLEAR Center brings clarity to the intersection of animal agriculture and the environment, helping our global community understand the environmental and human health impacts of livestock, so we can make informed decisions about the foods we eat and while reducing environmental impacts. This talk is...

The Nutritionist 2022 Webinar May Block May 12, 2022 | 2022 Webinars, Byproducts Dr Elliot Block, Research Fellow and Director of Technology in Animal Nutrition and Food Production, gave a talk on the sustainability and uses of palm oil in dairy diets. He laid out the facts and debunked the myths of feeding palm fats.

Dr Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University, Talks about the Progress in Reducing the Environmental Impact of Dairy Dr Van Amburgh’s talk focused on the science and progress that has been made in lessening the environmental footprint of milk production. His presentation provided some details that help us better understand actual impacts and changes that can be made to decrease excretions and emissions going forward.

Dr Tom Tylutki: Feeding Strategies for crazy times When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 it exacerbated an already volatile world pricing structure for feed, fuel, labor, and nearly every other input in food production. There is serious concern of global food shortages, extraordinary food cost inflation in countries that can get food, and supply chain problems for those countries that do have food to export. Combined with predictions of continued drought in major grain producing areas...

Dr. Sam Fessenden: Experiences on a Robot Dairy Dr. Sam Fessenden gives us a very personal tour of his Silver Spirit Dairy, the Minnesota Dairy he runs with his wife and her parents. He shares some of the building, cow behavior considerations, and nutritional approaches he has taken in his first year working in a 120-cow with two Lely A5 milkers. This is Sam’s third Nutritionist Webinar and you can find his webinars on using Farm Data in Nutritional Models and optimizing formulating in the...

The November episode of The Nutritionist 2021 hosts Daniel Scothorn of Scothorn Nutrition. He takes us on a tour of one of his clients in Nova Scotia, Canada looking at feeds, housing for groups, cow comfort, and diets. His webinar can be viewed at https://agmodelsystems.com/the-nutritionist-2021-webinar-scothorn-november/ 

We have Dr Tylutki, AMTS CEO, back for a farm walk of the heifer facilities on the same farm that we have toured last fall and in February of this past year. Tom introduces the concept of looking at diets from the aspect of those that are Biologically Optimal, Environmentally Optimal, and Financially Optimal. As before he referenced past blog posts, the links for which are: Nutrition Tools: Heifers, Nutrition Tools: Dry Cows, Nutrition Tools: Lactating Cows.

In the September The Nutritionist webinar we hosted Dr Heinri Spangenberg of Westside Enterprises in South Africa. Having spent almost 30 years in the animal science industry, Heinri oversees all technical sales and supports for Westside. In his webinar he focuses on Fractionated of Precision feeding in parlours.

Dr Elena Bonfante and Dr Bill Prokop of Dairy Innovations Italia and Dairy Innovations, in Italy and USA, take us on tours of three Italian dairies in northern Italy. Each farm has a unique approach to sustainability; one has a bio-digester, one is a blend of parlor/robotic milking system and makes milk for Grana Padano cheese production, and the third produces milk for Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese production. 

Dr Sotirios Karvountzis of MENDIP Veterinary Services, UK gave a terrific presentation on the value of a Team approach to maximize herd productivity, efficiency, and health in the July The Nutritionist webinar.

Dr Chaouki Benchaar, from the Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre presents research on Dietary options to reduce enteric methane emissions from dairy cows. Dr. Benchaar is a research scientist at the Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre (Quebec) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). An internationally recognized researcher, he received his Ph.D. from Institut National Polytechnique of Toulouse in France. Since joining AAFC in 2000, Dr. Benchaar has made numerous notable...

Dr Rick Grant of the William H Miner Institute take you on a tour of the research facility focusing on cow comfort. 

John Winchell, AMTS.Cattle power user and ruminant nutrition specialist for Alltech applies his field experiences in creating and balancing diets for his sheep owning clients. He shares his thoughts and tips and takes a lot of questions in this May 20, 2021 webinar. This is the final of three sheep-focused webinars we held spring 2021

This episode is a tour of Beaver Creek Farm in Michigan and Legend In Russia. Vadim acts a manager at both locations. We look at feeding management, grouping, and a little bit of milking management. 

Dr Tom Tylutki takes us on another farm tour in the inaugural The Nutritionist 2021 webinar. After a very snowy walking of the barns and discussion of the groups, Tom answers questions on his approach to nutritional troubleshooting.

Apr 15, 2021 | The Nutritionist 2021 Dr Philippe Hassoun, INRAE (France) teaches us about feeding milking sheep in the INRAE system. Read more for the recording.

Apr 8, 2021 | The Nutritionist 2021 Click Read More to listen to the recording of Marcelo Hentz Ramos as he talks about the Brazilian dairy industry.

Mar 18, 2021 | The Nutritionist 2021 Mr Aoun provided an excellent, well constructed webinar with information on selection, traditions, and nutritional considerations for profitable fattening and marketing of sheep.

Dr Phil Cardoso’s March 2021 The Nutritionist webinar was a great look at the details of researching transition cow issues.

Dr Andreas Foskolos,University of Thessaly on Dairy Goat Nutrition . Dr Foskolos gave the second of a two-part webinar mini-series on dairy goat nutrition on December 10, 2020. This webinar was a follow-up to the initial webinar on November 12.

Dr Andreas Foskolos,University of Thessaly on Dairy Goat Nutrition . Dr Foskolos gave the first of a two-part webinar mini-series on dairy goat nutrition. This webinar acted as an introduction to management systems, breeds, and seasonal differences in nmanaging dairy goats and serves as the foundation for the second webinar on December 10. It was an excellent and detailed presentation followed by extensive questions. The next webinar will cover nutrition and give attedees an opportunity to...