Ben Dickman of Dickman and Sons Dairy joins host Matti McBride in this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast to discuss how he creates pregnancies in 110°F temperatures. Learn what type of cooling system Dickman implements, what reproduction protocol he follows and more about his dairy in Coolidge, Arizona.
Episode breakdown:
- 0:40 – Rapid-fire questions
- 1:45 – Dickman’s background, Dickman and Sons Dairy
- 3:20 – Temperature challenges
- 4:45 – Cooling systems
- 6:30 – Reproduction protocol
- 7:30 – Current breeding split
- 9:15 – Focus on cow comfort
- 11:20 – Methane digester
- 12:20 – Dickman’s advice for getting cows pregnant in heat
- 13:20 – Goals moving forward
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