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Dr. Lori Nagel: Youngstock Data for Better Decisions | Ep. 216

Season 3 | Episode 216

23m | 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!

"The goal is not to produce more data. The goal is to summarize it so people can act sooner."

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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