About Clarity At Work: Building A Herd For Tomorrow
This is your seat at the table, so pull up a chair and listen to real producers on real operations share their real experiences with genomic testing from Zoetis. This roundtable discussion hits on the upsides, the struggles, and what they expect in the future. Every operation has a story, hear how these producers are rewriting theirs with CLARIFIDE® Plus.
Building Heat-resilient Dairy Cows With CLARIFIDE® Plus
Heat stress presents an ongoing challenge for dairy producers. In this episode, we sit down with Cuyler Johnson, herd manager at Godfrey Dairy Farms in Madison, Georgia, to discuss how the dairy is building a more productive, resilient herd. From cow comfort and heat abatement to breeding decisions informed by genomic testing, Cuyler shares how his team is using management and genetics to drive progress. Tune in to hear how CLARIFIDE® Plus and new heat resilience traits are helping identify opportunities to support productivity and fertility in a hot, humid climate.
26 May 2026
Non-negotiables of Milk Quality
Milk quality doesn’t happen by chance. It's supported by consistent management, strong protocols and the right herd foundation. In this episode, we're back with Craig Gerrits of Country Aire Farms to discuss the day-to-day practices that support milk quality. From parlor prep and dry cow management to breeding decisions informed by genomic testing, Craig shares the key factors his team prioritizes. Tune in to hear how consistency across people, protocols and genetics helps support milk quality goals.
26 May 2026
Expansion with a Plan
Expanding a dairy operation requires more than just adding cows. It takes a strategic, data-driven plan. In this episode, Craig Gerrits of Country Aire Farms shares how his team leveraged genomic testing with CLARIFIDE® Plus to grow their herd while maintaining performance. From precision breeding using the Dairy Wellness Profit Index® (DWP$®) to selecting for key wellness traits, Craig walks through how genomic insights shaped every step of their expansion. He also discusses how early access to genomic data and ongoing collaboration with Zoetis streamlined decision-making. Tune in to hear how a forward-thinking approach with genetic testing can help set your dairy up for long-term success.
25 Sept 2024
The Benefits of Genomic Testing for Calf Wellness
We must remember that the people working long hours to achieve a dairy’s production goals are still just people. And they invest more than just labor into an operation’s success. Beth Dahl of Mountain View Dairy in Delta, Utah, has a lot to say about how her team finally solved a yearslong problem with bloating in calves thanks to some help from genomic testing with CLARIFIDE® Plus.
25 Sept 2024
Making Genomic Testing the Foundation of Your Operation
When it comes to management changes, the path from asking “Does it make sense?” to achieving more success is rarely clear. But when a dairy navigates that journey, the rewards can be plentiful — and can lead to additional opportunities to refine and improve productivity. Beth Dahl joins us from Mountain View Dairy in Delta, Utah. Beth has firsthand experience using genomic testing with CLARIFIDE® Plus, having stood where many of you are today, asking herself, “Does this make sense?” Ultimately, Beth, alongside Mountain View Dairy, jumped into the implementation and application of genomic testing with two feet and hasn’t looked back.
16 Nov 2023
Genetics, streamlined: Part 2
We continue our conversation with Wiebren Jonkman of Diamond J Dairy in Merced, California, and Sara Naillon, a territory business manager from Zoetis to learn how their collaboration simplified the genetics process. After establishing genetic testing at the operation, how have they evolved the program with CLARIFIDE® Plus and how has that impacted the operation? How do they see genetics affecting the entire dairy industry? Listen to Part 2 to find out.
14 Nov 2023
Genetics, streamlined: Part 1
A complicated job is always made simpler when two people work together to uncover insights, challenges and opportunities. We go in-depth with Wiebren Jonkman of Diamond J Dairy in Merced, California, and Sara Naillon, a territory business manager from Zoetis, to hear about their experience with CLARIFIDE® Plus. From tissue sampling and testing, to uncovering insights through the data, the entire genetic testing experience was streamlined because of collaboration. Grab your earbuds and settle in.
14 Dec 2022
Staying Ahead of What’s to Come
With constantly changing regulations, sustainability is becoming a greater focus in the dairy industry. That’s why savvy farmers are doing everything they can to stay ahead of the curve and hit this moving target. Dairy producer Katie Martin, from Darlington Ridge Farms, shares how she promotes sustainable practices on her operation and how genomic testing supports those sustainability goals. We’ll hear from Principal Scientist with Zoetis Precision Animal Health Brenda Fessenden as she goes through results from a 2022 on-farm study that reveals the impact of genetics on animal health metrics, methane emissions, and operational profitability. Together Katie and Brenda sift through the data and show how farmers can use genomic testing to select cows that will help give them more sustainable and profitable farms. So, pull up a chair for another episode of Clarity at Work.
23 Jun 2022
Doing Something with the Data
Wisconsin dairy producer Mike Larson breaks down how he’s meshing genomic and sensory data together to help improve productivity and profitability. Jared Krull and Brian Kelroy dive into the new collaboration between Zoetis, Select Sires and CowManager and what it brings to dairies across America.
19 Jan 2022
Predictions Are Now More Proven
California dairy producer David Vander Schaaf unlocked a road map to a profitable herd, diversified revenue streams and strategic business decisions with CLARIFIDE® programs from Zoetis. Hear his story and dig into new research on genomic testing and profitability with Zoetis Senior Genetics Scientist, Brenda Fessenden.
21 Sept 2021
Don’t leave money on the table, Focus on calf wellness
Armed with calf wellness trait data, dairy farmer, Kevin Souza, and consultant, Brad Barham, are helping eliminate health problems before they even develop and reduce the risk of calf health issues from infiltrating their dairy. Kevin Souza of Victory Farms and Brad Barham of Redland Dairy Consulting explain how predictive technologies help calf health, animal longevity and their operations’ bottom lines.
11 Jun 2020
Producing during a pandemic
During a global pandemic, we learned that essential workers are people who provide everyday services and goods that we depend on, like milk. We are back with Tom and Simon, to get their perspective on how dairy producers can find ways to adapt in a tumultuous marketplace.
11 Jun 2020
Across the ocean and ready to milk
Tom Oesch and Simon Vander Woude paint us a dynamic portrait of their farms, from their family history to how they are implementing genomic testing to advance their farms in today’s ag industry. We’ll hear, in their words, how genomic testing has fueled decisions to help their farm succeed.
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