62: Why Culture Builds Better Calves

About this episode

Scott explores how culture impacts calf management on dairy farms.

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 Agrarian Solutions’ RISE core values, Relational, Integrity, Strategic, and Excellence, shape real-world calf management, not just posters in the office. Through examples from three dairy farms, Scott demonstrates why the same facilities, nutrition, and SOPs can produce drastically different results: ...

People in this episode

Host: Scott Zehr

Topics covered

• calf management
• dairy culture
• agriculture
• animal health
• business values

Keywords

• calves
• dairy
• culture
• management
• performance
• nutrition
• SOPs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Agrarian Solutions, RISE

Places: dairies, three dairy farms

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