A popular Purdue Extension dairy podcast has released a rhyming episode as the 100th in the series.

Purdue Dairy Digest is a free, weekly podcast series created by three Purdue University animal scientists.

It covers a range of topics directed at dairy farmers, as well as information for a more general audience.

Since its inception on June 16, 2010, the podcast has covered hot topics such as breeding, animal health, grazing, milk quality, milk prices and farm management.

The 100th episode features Purdue Extension dairy specialists Tamilee Nennich and Mike Schutz giving a rhyming, two-minute summary of the past two years. It, along with the entire series, is available here and also as a featured podcast on iTunes.

"One thing that's nice is that we're able to cover a lot of topics, from transition cow issues and milk quality to harvesting forages and feed prices," Nennich said. "We range from very broad topics to very specific topics."

While the 100th episode is a celebration, Nennich said there are plenty of more serious topics slated for the coming weeks.

"Milk prices declined over the past few months, but we still have high feed prices, so we will be highlighting ways to manage that situation."

With Indiana in the midst of the most serious drought since 1988, Nennich also said coming episodes will focus on strategies to help producers manage their farms as efficiently as possible.

Phil Reid, Purdue animal sciences distance education coordinator, also is a Dairy Digest contributor.

—From Purdue University news release

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Tamilee Nennich and her colleagues publish a weekly Dairy Digest podcast as a resource for both dairy producers and consumers. The podcast's 100th episode aired this week. Photo by Tom Campbell, courtesy of Purdue Agricultural Communications.