205 | Dairy Heifer Raisers Talk Challenges and Triumphs in 2025
Two heifer growers from two different parts of the country join us today: TJ McClure joins us from southwest Kansas, and Kendall Wassenaar from northwest Iowa, to chat about the strategies they have been using to overcome challenges in their heifer development operations, including:
➡️ Recruiting labor in a county with only 1,200 people,
➡️ Problem-solving pink eye in heifers
➡️ Strategies for increasing operational efficiency and reducing man hours
➡️ And the organization through which these two connected a few years back, the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association.
As current DCHA President, Kendall gives highlights for the 2025 annual conference, set for April 8-10 in Westminster, Colorado, and TJ, a past president and DCHA board member, shares what he is looking forward to at this year’s premier event.This episode is sponsored by the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association and Zoetis.
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