On the third episode of the Maine FARMcast, Dr. Colt W. Knight, Associate Extension Professor & State Livestock Specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has a late-night conversation with Scott Jensen, Extension Educator at the University of Idaho. Scott conducts applied research and extension programs in beef cattle, range and pasture management. He co-coordinates the Idaho Beef Quality Assurance program and conducts the longstanding Lost Rivers Grazing Academy. In addition, Mr. Jensen is the President-elect for National Association of County Agricultural Agents(NACAA) and works diligently with Extension Agents across the country and its territories offering professional development opportunities to those of in the field. I got a chance to sit down with Scott at the Winter Board Meeting for the NACAA in Dallas, Texas in December 2023 to talk about some of the differences in Western vs. North Eastern Beef production.

To learn more about Mr. Scott Jensen please visit –

https://www.uidaho.edu/extension/our-people/i-k/scott-jensen

On the second episode of the Maine FARMcast, Dr. Colt W. Knight, Associate Extension Professor & State Livestock Specialist for UMaine Cooperative Extension, sits down with Dr. Brett Kaysen, the Senior Vice President of Producer and State Engagement for the National Pork Board. I met up with Brett at the national Pork Board Swine Educators and Outreach Professionals Conference held in October, 2023 at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Kaysen earned his PhD from Colorado State University, and served as an Animal Science Faculty member there for many years prior to going to work with the National Pork Board. Brett now resides in Iowa, and has a swine farm to keep him busy in his off time.

You can learn more about Brett Kaysen, PhD from –

https://porkcheckoff.org/author/brett-kaysen-ph-d/

If you would like more information on the Pork Check Off, please visit –

https://porkcheckoff.org

On the very first episode of the Maine FARMcast, Dr. Colt W. Knight, Associate Extension Professor and State Livestock Specialist for UMaine Cooperative Extension, sits down with one of the University of Kentucky’s Agricultural Engineers, Dr. Morgan Hayes. Dr. Hayes is a professional engineer and serves as an Assistant Extension Professor in Livestock Systems in Lexington, Kentucky. In addition to Morgan’s impressive academic background, she is co-owner of a multigenerational cattle and hay farm, Fallen Barn Farm, in Central Kentucky. In this episode we discuss proper barn ventilation in colder climates.

Dr. Hayes podcast “Have you herd? Conversations with Josh Jackson and Morgan Hayes” is available on both Spotify -https://open.spotify.com/show/3vEg38RYlJB7d0siEqggly

And Youtube –

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJG-tVLUcaWjKh072oxDIrOkGanhr5Jek

To learn more about Morgan Hayes, PhD, P.E. please visit her University Website –

https://www.engr.uky.edu/directory/hayes-morgan

If you would like more information on the University of Kentucky – Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering please check out the link –

https://engr.uky.edu/research-faculty/departments/biosystems-agricultural-engineering