The Dairy Podcast Show - Dr. Lori Nagel: Youngstock Data for Better Decisions | Ep. 216

the dairy podcast show Sep 22, 2026

In this episode of The Dairy Podcast Show, Dr. Lori Nagel, Performance Specialist at CowManager, discusses how youngstock monitoring is expanding visibility from calf to cow. She explains how behavioral data, insight reports, research, and group trends can reveal health and management patterns throughout the development process. Continuous monitoring may ultimately link early-life information to future productivity and herd performance. Listen now on all major platforms!

What you'll learn:  

  • How calf health impacts future performance–because a healthy herd begins with healthy calves
  • How youngstock behavior monitoring helps identify challenges sooner and supports better decisions
  • The value of connecting lifetime data from calf to heifer to cow
  • How youngstock research can unlock insights from behavioral data
  • How early alerts improve labor efficiency, helping producers work smarter, not harder

 

Meet the guest:

Dr. Lori Nagel is a CowManager Performance Specialist with more than two decades of experience spanning veterinary medicine, animal science, and dairy education. She previously led veterinary and agribusiness programs at Fox Valley Technical College, helping guide its Veterinary Technician program through AVMA accreditation. Today, her work focuses on transforming dairy data into actionable insights, with growing emphasis on youngstock monitoring, research, and on-farm trials. Listen to Dr. Lori Nagel on The Dairy Podcast Show on all major platforms.

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