On this episode of the Maine Farmcast, Dr. Glenda Pereira records the podcast episode from the Azores. Glenda talked with Helder Ponte who is a dairy farmer in Sao Miguel, Azores about precision technologies, specifically, wearable technologies and how farmers are using these to improve management. In addition to being a dairy farmer, Ponte provides technical service to Azorean dairy farmers for technologies and equipment, and is a professional cattle show fitter.

• Want to learn about dairy cow time budgets?
  https://wdmc.org/2009/Stocking%20Density%20&%20Time%20Budgets.pdf
• Want to learn about the dairy farm I visited in the Azores?
  https://www.italianos.pt/?modulo=agropecuaria

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On this episode of the Maine Farmcast, Dr. Colt W. Knight is once again joined by friend of the podcast, Dr. Gregg Rentfrow of the University of Kentucky, to discuss a program he helped launch in Kentucky, Cook Wild Kentucky. I really like this program, and I think that its principles could be tailored to market locally raised and sold livestock and farmstands here in Maine.

• Cook Wild Kentucky recipes

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On this episode of the Maine Farmcast, Dr. Glenda Pereira and Dr. Juan Romero team up with the Tri-State Dairy Team for a special crossover episode. Together, they explore how to optimize haymaking in Maine and northern New England. Dr. Romero, an Associate Professor of Animal Nutrition, conducts research on forage quality and conservation, ruminant nutrition, and PFAS. He also teaches courses in forage science, range management, and animal nutrition within the School of Food and Agriculture. You can reach him at juan.romero@maine.edu or 207-581-2925.

• Learn more about Dr. Juan Romero and his lab
• Watch the Tri-State Dairy Exchange: Navigating the Future of Dairy webinar

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Services, 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5713, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).