WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.259 Live from World Dairy Expo, this is The Bullvine, 00:00:04.259 --> 00:00:09.699 your daily dose of dairy news. Welcome to The 00:00:09.699 --> 00:00:11.939 Bullvine podcast, and if you weren't in Madison 00:00:11.939 --> 00:00:14.679 yesterday, you missed dairy history being rewritten 00:00:14.679 --> 00:00:18.280 in real time. I'm talking 3 ,000 farmers on their 00:00:18.280 --> 00:00:21.300 feet, judges hands shaking, and a 10 -year -old 00:00:21.300 --> 00:00:23.780 cow that just made every culling decision you've 00:00:23.780 --> 00:00:27.269 ever made look dead wrong. Welcome to episode 00:00:27.269 --> 00:00:31.690 381, our World Dairy Expo Day 4 emergency recap. 00:00:31.989 --> 00:00:34.189 Because when lightning strikes twice in the same 00:00:34.189 --> 00:00:36.429 show ring, we drop everything to bring you the 00:00:36.429 --> 00:00:40.350 story. Picture this. Iroquois Acres' John Calley 00:00:40.350 --> 00:00:43.549 walks into the ring. She's 10 years old. Seven 00:00:43.549 --> 00:00:47.070 lactations deep. Most cows her age, their memory's 00:00:47.070 --> 00:00:49.649 in a cull list. But here's the kicker. She's 00:00:49.649 --> 00:00:52.789 pumping 60 kilos of milk daily. Not at peak. 00:00:52.969 --> 00:00:56.450 Not on special feed. Every single day. Judge 00:00:56.450 --> 00:00:59.009 Alan Spud Paulson, and this guy's been judging 00:00:59.009 --> 00:01:01.729 since jades and jetways were popular, he watches 00:01:01.729 --> 00:01:05.109 her move and says, quote, she gets around like 00:01:05.109 --> 00:01:07.870 a three -year -old. Think about that for a second. 00:01:08.010 --> 00:01:10.689 While you're culling at three lactations, and 00:01:10.689 --> 00:01:13.390 don't lie, most of you are, this cow is winning 00:01:13.390 --> 00:01:15.750 her second grand championship at the most competitive 00:01:15.750 --> 00:01:18.810 show on the planet. And here's what should really 00:01:18.810 --> 00:01:21.969 blow your mind. She was dry for an entire year 00:01:21.969 --> 00:01:25.829 doing IVF work. produced 58 quality embryos, 00:01:25.870 --> 00:01:28.890 then came back, calved without needing a bottle 00:01:28.890 --> 00:01:32.569 of calcium, and dominated 379 younger animals. 00:01:33.290 --> 00:01:36.390 Now here's where it gets crazy. Owner Brian Pacheco, 00:01:36.510 --> 00:01:39.489 he's in California. The cow, she's in Canada 00:01:39.489 --> 00:01:42.170 with a guy named Callum. That's 2 ,000 miles 00:01:42.170 --> 00:01:45.670 of trust, people. No daily check -ins, no micromanaging, 00:01:45.750 --> 00:01:48.510 just a decade -long handshake deal built on what 00:01:48.510 --> 00:01:51.840 Pacheco calls honesty and integrity. Listen to 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:53.799 what Callum said about the championship moment. 00:01:54.019 --> 00:01:56.659 And remember, this is a tough Canadian who's 00:01:56.659 --> 00:01:59.920 seen it all. When I got pulled second, I'm like, 00:01:59.980 --> 00:02:02.459 I gotta work extra hard here to try to get into 00:02:02.459 --> 00:02:05.560 first. Then the yodellers started singing. When 00:02:05.560 --> 00:02:07.959 the judge shook my hand, I was pretty emotional, 00:02:08.099 --> 00:02:11.780 actually. It's hard to explain the feeling. When 00:02:11.780 --> 00:02:14.460 was the last time you trusted someone 2 ,000 00:02:14.460 --> 00:02:17.900 miles away with your best cow? When was the last 00:02:17.900 --> 00:02:20.159 time that trust paid off with a grand championship? 00:02:21.449 --> 00:02:24.669 But Callie wasn't the only story yesterday. The 00:02:24.669 --> 00:02:27.650 brown Swiss breed just announced it's not playing 00:02:27.650 --> 00:02:30.689 games anymore. Jake Hushon from New Generation 00:02:30.689 --> 00:02:32.990 Genetics couldn't believe what he was seeing. 00:02:33.550 --> 00:02:36.969 Quote, When I was a kid, 30 winter calves was 00:02:36.969 --> 00:02:41.289 big. Now we're at 60. New Generation dominated 00:02:41.289 --> 00:02:44.330 with 14 class winners from 10 different sires. 00:02:44.750 --> 00:02:47.629 Hilltop Acres Daredevil took premier sire for 00:02:47.629 --> 00:02:50.229 the second time. That's five consecutive years 00:02:50.229 --> 00:02:53.330 a new generation bull has won. But here's the 00:02:53.330 --> 00:02:56.129 real story. They had a full -blooded embryo imported 00:02:56.129 --> 00:02:58.569 from Switzerland standing right there. They're 00:02:58.569 --> 00:03:00.849 not just riding the genomics wave. They're fighting 00:03:00.849 --> 00:03:04.490 its biggest weakness, genetic bottlenecks. Let's 00:03:04.490 --> 00:03:06.669 talk economics, because that's what matters when 00:03:06.669 --> 00:03:09.889 you're milking cows, not showing them. Replacement 00:03:09.889 --> 00:03:13.490 heifers right now, $3 ,500 to $4 ,500 if you 00:03:13.490 --> 00:03:16.150 can find them. Callie's been producing for seven 00:03:16.150 --> 00:03:20.349 lactations at 60 kilos daily. Do the math. Average 00:03:20.349 --> 00:03:24.030 cow, 2 .8 lactations, maybe $8 ,000 lifetime 00:03:24.030 --> 00:03:27.490 profit. Callie, seven lactations and counting, 00:03:27.689 --> 00:03:32.030 easily $28 ,000 plus in profit. Your potential? 00:03:32.509 --> 00:03:35.069 That's the question you should be asking. Brian 00:03:35.069 --> 00:03:37.169 Pacheco, who's also the Brown -Swiss Association 00:03:37.169 --> 00:03:40.110 president, heard the buzz in the stands. In the 00:03:40.110 --> 00:03:43.129 past, there were five or six good cows. Now there's 00:03:43.129 --> 00:03:47.509 15 to 25 really good cows. Translation, the genetic 00:03:47.509 --> 00:03:50.610 ceiling is rising so fast that yesterday's champions 00:03:50.610 --> 00:03:54.310 wouldn't make today's final cut. Quick fire round 00:03:54.310 --> 00:03:56.569 on the other championships because excellence 00:03:56.569 --> 00:03:59.810 was everywhere yesterday. Red and White Junior 00:03:59.810 --> 00:04:02.949 Show, Milk Source Shea Red ET took junior champion. 00:04:03.069 --> 00:04:06.030 The heifer quality was so deep, past champions 00:04:06.030 --> 00:04:09.129 were placing in the teens. Cow classes continue 00:04:09.129 --> 00:04:12.490 this morning. Watch for fireworks. Milking Shorthorn 00:04:12.490 --> 00:04:16.829 Jr. show. Lazy M money laundering ETP dominated. 00:04:16.970 --> 00:04:19.410 The breeds having a renaissance. Traditional 00:04:19.410 --> 00:04:22.730 looks. Modern production. Money daughters catching 00:04:22.730 --> 00:04:26.250 every judge's eye. Both breeds showed the same 00:04:26.250 --> 00:04:29.250 pattern. Quality exploding. Competition fierce. 00:04:29.410 --> 00:04:32.649 Old rules dying. Here's what nobody wants to 00:04:32.649 --> 00:04:35.069 say out loud. Most of you are culling wrong. 00:04:35.329 --> 00:04:38.079 Dead wrong. You're following vet advice that 00:04:38.079 --> 00:04:41.199 might be costing you $50 ,000 annually. You're 00:04:41.199 --> 00:04:43.519 believing genomics companies that profit when 00:04:43.519 --> 00:04:46.139 you buy more semen, not when you keep cows longer. 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:49.620 Judge Paulson faced it yesterday, having to place 00:04:49.620 --> 00:04:53.399 state fair champions in the 20s and 30s. He said, 00:04:53.500 --> 00:04:56.319 quote, one of the toughest things, looking somebody 00:04:56.319 --> 00:04:59.680 in the eye to put them 50 first. When excellence 00:04:59.680 --> 00:05:02.459 becomes average, average becomes extinction. 00:05:03.160 --> 00:05:05.639 So here's your homework. And if you don't do 00:05:05.639 --> 00:05:09.060 this, you're leaving money on the table. 1. Go 00:05:09.060 --> 00:05:11.699 to your barn right now. Look at every cow over 00:05:11.699 --> 00:05:14.300 5 years old. Calculate what she's actually producing 00:05:14.300 --> 00:05:17.779 versus her replacement cost. 2. Stop culling 00:05:17.779 --> 00:05:20.480 on age. Start culling on economics. If she's 00:05:20.480 --> 00:05:24.040 producing and breeding, she stays. Period. 3. 00:05:24.199 --> 00:05:27.199 Find partners you trust. The California -Canada 00:05:27.199 --> 00:05:29.360 partnership proves distance means nothing if 00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:33.480 trust is real. 4. Question everything. If a 10 00:05:33.480 --> 00:05:35.459 -year -old cow can beat youth at World Dairy 00:05:35.459 --> 00:05:38.560 Expo, what other rules are actually lies? Look, 00:05:38.660 --> 00:05:41.519 yesterday at World Dairy Expo wasn't just another 00:05:41.519 --> 00:05:44.120 Wednesday. It was the day the industry's biggest 00:05:44.120 --> 00:05:48.019 lie got exposed. That lie? That older cows can't 00:05:48.019 --> 00:05:51.000 compete. That three lactations is enough. That 00:05:51.000 --> 00:05:54.399 youth always beats experience. Iroquois Acres' 00:05:54.420 --> 00:05:56.920 John Calley didn't just win a championship. She 00:05:56.920 --> 00:05:58.980 proved that with the right genetics, management, 00:05:59.199 --> 00:06:02.019 and partnership. the impossible becomes inevitable. 00:06:03.180 --> 00:06:05.759 It's a feeling you just don't soon forget, Brian 00:06:05.759 --> 00:06:08.399 Pacheco said. And he's right, but not because 00:06:08.399 --> 00:06:11.100 of the banner. Because yesterday reminded us 00:06:11.100 --> 00:06:13.500 why we got into dairy in the first place. Not 00:06:13.500 --> 00:06:15.819 for quick turnover. Not for following rules. 00:06:16.100 --> 00:06:19.620 For excellence that transcends time. The champions 00:06:19.620 --> 00:06:21.939 have been crowned. The partnership celebrated. 00:06:22.300 --> 00:06:25.500 The genetics evaluated. But if you're still culling 00:06:25.500 --> 00:06:28.480 at three lactations after hearing this, you're 00:06:28.480 --> 00:06:31.240 not just wrong. you're voluntarily going broke. 00:06:31.639 --> 00:06:34.759 This is Andrew from The Bullvine saying, Yesterday 00:06:34.759 --> 00:06:38.240 wasn't history. It was prophecy. And if you're 00:06:38.240 --> 00:06:41.259 not listening, you're already behind. Hit subscribe 00:06:41.259 --> 00:06:44.420 right now. Share this with every dairy farmer 00:06:44.420 --> 00:06:47.180 you know. And check the show notes at thebullvine 00:06:47.180 --> 00:06:50.439 .com for the full breakdown, championship results, 00:06:50.779 --> 00:06:54.120 and that profitability calculator. Next episode, 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:56.500 we're going behind the scenes with new generation 00:06:56.500 --> 00:06:59.800 genetics on those Swiss embryo imports. you won't 00:06:59.800 --> 00:07:02.420 want to miss it. Until then, keep questioning 00:07:02.420 --> 00:07:02.920 everything.