Farmsplaining

Can vodka be made from milk? Yes. This week we dive into Dairy Distillery and find out how one engineer went from being a basement moonshiner to making vodka from milk. Vodkow is made from milk permeate- a waste product that comes from dairy products. Omid McDonald heard that this waste was being dumped and that farmers had to pay for it, so he thought- why don't we use that waste and make alcohol. Find out how McDonald came up with this idea, and learn how he took something wasteful and turned it into a beautiful product. @DairyDistillery @farmsplainging askafarmer101@gmail.com Host: Joy Nystrom @mashosannajoy Music by: @vaudervillerevival

Today I dive into the Oscars, what happened there and why it kind of matters. I give my unfiltered opinions on human rights and the comparison to animal rights, why we artificially inseminate cattle and what exactly is the natural world.

Do you ever wonder where your waste goes when you flush it down the toilet? Do you ever worry that farmers don't ACTUALLY care about the environment? Are you ever worried that farmers are destroying the land rather than helping it? In the poop cast, we talk all about- well poop. That is we discuss all the ways that farmers use waste to grow crops, but also how far they have come in short period of time, Joy sits down with Manure Expert- Dr. Katherine Knowlton of Virginia Tech and discusses just how research has helped farmers improve their practices and in turn, has helped improve the waterways. Dr. Knowlton has been researching the effects of animal agriculture on the environment for more than a decade and her research has helped to revolutionize how farmers feed their cows. In today's episode, we discuss all the things that people probably don't normally think about-like where their waste goes, what happens to their waste, how farmers deal with waste, why waste matter, and how antibiotics affect waste in both humans and cows. @farmsplaining askafarmer101@gmail.com @mashosannajoy Music by: @vaudervillerevival

Farmsplain Raw edition is coming to you live to tell you about milks of all flavors and shapes. Yo milkmaid Joy tastes the top four milks, describes them and then tells you about their environmental impacts and costs. After being fired up about Starbucks promoting non-dairy milk, Joy dives into why all milks are not the same and sometimes their harsh environmental impacts go unnoticed. @Farmsplaining @mashosannajoy Intro by: @vaudervillerevival askafarmer101@gmail.com Sources: Dr. Frank Mitloehner- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR7ATkTXSb8 Tony Naylor- The Gaurdian “Ditch the almond milk: why everything you know about sustainable eating is probably wrong" Dairy All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)-Report on Dairy and Public Health Wikipedia page on Almond Milk Medical news Daily

What's an antibiotic? What is animal welfare? How do we know our cows are happy and healthy? This week we dive into all these questions with the fun and knowledgeable Dr. Cody Creelman. I pick his brains about everything related to antibiotics and why we use them, to the history of industrialized agriculture, and how we are working together as veterinarians and farmers to make animal welfare better every day. @farmsplaining Askafarmer101@gmail.com Cody: @codycreelmancowvet Joy: @nystrohj Intro: @vaudervillerevival --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ever wondered what ranch life is like? What doe is take to take care of not only thousands of animals, but also thousands of acres of land? This week we speak with Annabel Morgan (@montanaranchwife) about what life on the ranch is really like. Joy learns all about how ranch life and life on the east coast are wildly different and dives into the logistics of taking care of such a large operation. Annabel and her husband are 5th generation farmers and we talk about everything from how beef cattle are cared for daily, how farmers protect their land, and what it means to eat locally and seasonally. Interview starts at 12:50 minutes. Anabel Morgan: @montanaranchwife Host: @Nystrohj @Farmsplaining askafarmer101@gmail.com Music by: @vaudervillerevival --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week we take a deep dive into why Rachel Capiello became a vegetarian for five years, but then decided to eat meat again. We chat about agriculture education and why it's important, eating locally and how food systems all across America are strikingly different. The Philadelphia native takes us into why farming can seem "villianized" in the media and how learning from every side of a story is really important. @Farmsplaining askafarmer101@gmail.com Guest: Rachel Capiello @Racdurkcapp Hosts: Joy Nystrom @Nystohj and Jenna Hardy @Jennaarenee Music by @Vaudervillrevival --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Are calves mistreated? Do farmers really care about their babies? Why do calves get taken from their moms? What is best for a baby cow? On our Bonus Episode we speak with our very own Calf Guru, Jenna Hardy about everything babies. Jenna talks about everything that is important for the life of a calf and walks us through the day in the life of a calf manager. Can she really care for 200 babies at one time? Find out as Jenna tells us all about how she raises healthy babies and describes some of the things that are really hard as a calf mom. @farmsplaining askafarmer101@gmail.com Intro by: @vaudervillerevival --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Is there a difference between Organic and conventional milk? Does milk have antibiotics in it? What exactly does it mean for the land and the cows to be "Organic"? We answer all these questions this week with our very own Joy Nystrom, to talk about what exactly is organic dairy farming. Our giggly, city-girl, turned dairy farmer, co-host, explains the practices she uses on an organic dairy and differences between organic and conventional farming. Joy also dives into what grazing is and how milking on robots is beneficial in an organic system. She uncovers that organic farming is more of a lifestyle change, rather than a product change. @Farmsplaining Askafarmer101@gmail.com Intro by: @vaudervillerevival --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

10,000 cows is A LOT of cows. How are those cows being cared for? How do we know that those cows are getting personal attention? There is no way that someone could take care of that many animals. In today's world that would probably be considered a "factory farm", but this week we debunk the myth of "factory farming" with Royal Dairy Owner, Austin Allred, who tells us all about the extremely personal care he gives to his 10,000 cows every single day. We also dive a little bit into the cool things that Royal Dairy is doing for the environment. Tune in to learn about how cows are cared for on a personal level and how farmers are taking care of the planet. "I take very seriously the idea of stewardship over these animals and I think that's a huge important part of what we do" -Allred "No matter how many animals you have, if you're not taking care of them on a very personal level, you're not going to be in business very long. It's just not going to work. We can't afford to not be very aware of every single one of our animals"-Allred Recipe of the week: Daddy's Pancakes- these special pancakes Austin cooks for his kids include some of our favorite ingredients including butter and milk Follow Austin and his family on Instagram and Facebook to see all the cool things they are doing! @royaldairy on Instagram, Royal Dairy on Facebook and www.theroyaldairy.com @Farmsplaining Email us: askafarmer101@gmail.com Intro music: @Vaudervillerevival --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How do we know that farmers are treating their animals right? How do we ensure that the environment is being cared for? How do we know that farmers are putting out quality products that we can trust? Celebrating 10 years- The National Dairy FARM program helps to ensure that all dairy products that are available are of the highest possible quality, from the animal care, to taking care of the land, to how farmers treat their employees. This week we sit down with Emily Yeiser Stepp, the Senior Director of The National Dairy FARM Program, to discuss how farmers are actually regulated to ensure that animal care and protecting the environment on dairy farms are of the utmost importance. “We have a really exciting story to tell [as farmers] and now we have the data to prove that” “I think we all want to feel good about the products we are purchasing” “Since 1964 we’ve reduced carbon footprint by 63%, and in just the past ten years we have improved upon that number and have improved certain areas of environmental impact by 10 to 20%”....”That’s an exceptional story and that’s an excellent sustainability story for the industry” Recipe of the week: EGGNOG!! We love Christmas and Emily shares her favorite dairy recipe is her families Eggnog. @Farmsplaining askafarmer101@gmail.com Intro Music Rubber Love by @Vaudervillerevival - Huge shoutout and big thank you to this talented group!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to Farmsplaining- the truth about agriculture. Meet your hosts, Jenna Hardy and Joy Nystrom, two Millennial dairy farmers trying to find answers to all the questions you may have, but don't know who to ask. Jenna is the Calf Manager of a 1500 cow dairy in Pennsylvania and Joy is the Farm Manager of a 550 cow dairy in Virginia. Both are graduates of Virginia Tech, where they studied dairy science. When they are not farming, they like to workout, drink wine or whiskey, decorate their homes, play with dogs- and do most of the normal things that 20-something females like to do. On this episode of Farmsplaining, learn who they are and why they want to tell the world the truth about agriculture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app