Around the Chute

Send us Fan Mail The hosts banter about mood, beards, Jason’s cow Mabel, harvest progress, fall calving, drought relief from four inches of rain, and a recent bull sale that drew strong support from podcast listeners and strengthened relationships. They then focus on cattle partnerships, emphasizing that conflict comes from unmet expectations and that partners should discuss terms upfront: where animals stay, costs, insurance, natural calves, flush/IVF plans, embryo sales and market saturatio...

Send us Fan Mail The hosts open by discussing a rough summer marked by extreme heat, drought, and personal losses, then reflect on how they’ve gone long stretches without talking and how people often don’t know what others are dealing with. They criticize modern social media and podcasts for negativity, self-promotion, and agenda-selling, noting it may worsen cattle-market sentiment during a downturn. They cover Joe’s upcoming bull sale catalog distribution and discuss GPS/e-collar tracking b...

Send us Fan Mail Hosts Joe and Vince discuss hot summer farm conditions, bull development, and social media pressure before introducing the episode’s focus on embryo transfer. Guest Dr. Levi Holt of Green River Embryo Transfer and Holt Farms Angus (Livingston, Tennessee) shares his background as a veterinarian, Angus breeder, and how he bought Dr. Herb Brown’s ET practice in 2019, expanding from pickup-truck work to a new facility and mobile lab offering conventional ET, IVF, donor housing, a...

Send us Fan Mail The host discuss recent feedback on a show-industry episode, then shift into questions, starting with pedigree building and placement, emphasizing there’s no formula and outcomes vary even among flush mates; they debate repeating successful matings, uniqueness versus replicability, donor consistency, and how business models affect whether repeat flushes “devalue” a female. On over-hyped sires, they avoid naming specifics but stress that what works elsewhere may fail under dif...

Send us Fan Mail Hosts interview Dr. Jenna Stockler, an Auburn University food-animal internist and “pet livestock” veterinarian, about her path from West Virginia to Mississippi State, California dairies, and Auburn faculty. She explains how Auburn’s teaching hospital differs from private practice, the four-year DVM curriculum, student rotations, and annual class size (~130 with state allocations). Discussion covers the large-animal veterinarian shortage, including heavy student debt, lifest...