Moo-ving Dairy Cow Nutrition Forward
Graduated undergraduate Sophia Green (left) and postdoc Mariana Paiva Rodrigues (right) presented their work at the Dairy Innovation Hub Symposium on May 14, 2025 in Memorial Union. The Symposium had a great turn out of speakers, flash-talks, poster sessions, and talks about groundbreaking research funded by the Dairy Innovation Hub.
Dr. Heather White is not only a Professor teaching classes this Fall semester and doing cutting-edge dairy cattle research, but is also the Faculty Director of the Dairy Innovation Hub (DIH) and was featured in this week’s newsletter. See this link to read more about the DIH and the collaborative network’s research.
The Dairy Innovation Hub (DIH) had its annual Summit and Symposium was this week, and the hybrid event was a great success! Post-doc Billy Brown presented his research at the Dairy Innovation Hub Symposium on November 18th at UW–Madison Union South, discussing in depth how Using DHIA data sources to predict feed intake in lactating …
Welcome to Wisconsin, Billy! Billy Brown, PhD, has joined Dr. Heather White’s lab as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to continue his research interests in transition dairy cow health. Billy completed his BS and PhD at Kansas State University and his MS at Michigan State University. Between degrees, Billy helped expand and impact agricultural markets and …
COVID-19’s effects can be felt in nearly all aspects of our lives, and how our food is sourced and chosen is no exception. In this hour-long discussion organized by the Wisconsin Alumni Association through the UW NOW series, experts on Supply Chain Management (Dr. Greg DeCroix), Meat Science (Dr. Jeff Sindelar), Dairy Science (Dr. Heather …
Josh Scramlin of the Midwest Farm Bureau sat down with Dr. Heather White for an interview on how the Dairy Innovation Hub will help Wisconsin and its dairy industry (ranging from milk to cheese to feed), consumers, farmers, and cows. Dr. White gave a comprehensive review of what the goals of the Hub are, including …
In the most recent issue of Progressive Dairy, Dr. Heather White was formally mentioned for two things: becoming the Dairy Innovation Hub faculty director and researching the effects of ammonium lactate product in transition dairy cows. The former discusses the advisory council, which consists of 11 members representing different areas of dairy (be it cheesemaking, …
With the Dairy Innovation Hub passed and underway, Dr. Heather White has been appointed as the faculty director and is currently in her new role. She will ensure the Dairy Innovation Hub will progress smoothly and work directly with stakeholders and researchers. Dr. White will continue to keep doing impactful research while serving in this …