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The Holstein Ontario Podcast (The HOPCast)
James, Cole and Kyle are dairy farmers who discuss farm life, Holstein shows, pop culture trends and life's many joys and stresses. A podcast largely based on Holsteins and farming in general, The boys don't shy away from ranting about just about anything. Informative guests deal with all different aspects of farming and some other areas of life.
Episodes
76 episodes
Trade Wars, Trump and Supply Management with Ed Bosveld
Ed Bosveld is a professor of Public Policy at Redeemer University. We discuss Canada's leadership and future leadership options, Trump making waves below the border that are leaving ripple effects around the world and what is going to hap...
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Season 6
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Episode 73
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1:02:52
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Christmas with Pastor Dan ft. Brian Carscadden and Dann Brady
An interview with Pastor Dan debunks some of the myths of Christmas, Added to the end are the final two interviews that James conducted at the Royal. Brian Carscadden and Dann Brady discuss their showing experiences and much more.
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Season 6
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Episode 72
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1:28:44
The Royal Wrap-Up & Dave Dyment & Josh Karn
James, Kyle and Cole discuss the Holstein heifer show, the Red & White show and the national Holstein Show from the Royal 2024. Following the boys' discussion, listen to a scintillating interview of Dave Dyment by James, which is then...
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Season 6
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Episode 72
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1:15:55
Royal Preview with Russell Gammon
The National Holstein Show at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is just around the corner. Here's a preview with Russell Gammon.
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Season 6
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Episode 70
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45:05
Holstein History with Doug Blair
Surprise! We recorded an episode!We're a little rusty, but it's like riding a bike. You never forget. On this episode we interview Doug Blair about the beginning of LPI and genomics. We talk about a lot of differ...
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Season 6
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Episode 69
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1:31:45
Q&A with Allison Fleming of Lactanet
Allison Fleming of Lactanet joins Kyle to answer all of your questions
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Season 5
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Episode 68
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1:26:08
Are Dairy Farmers Happy? Ft. Dr. Meagan King
Dr. Meagan King from the University of Manitoba joins us to discuss mental health. She is leading a research project about mental health in farming, and all Canadian farmers are invited to participate. We also discuss some more ligh...
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Season 5
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Episode 67
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1:11:22
Only Cows
Well.....not only cows, but mostly cows. Classifier talk and bull talk.
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Season 5
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Episode 66
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53:57
Kyle and James Throwdown Plus LIVE FROM CDX!
Kyle and James get into it over using local judges. This episode includes our two pieces from the lives shows from CDX. We have merchandise! Check out our FB page.
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Season 5
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Episode 65
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1:15:23
It All Comes Down to Pedigree ft Mark Nutsford
Mark Nutsford joins us from near Manchester, England where he farms. Mark is also an international judge and has a lot of wisdom to offer younger farmers and judges.
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Season 5
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Episode 64
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1:25:09
Farm Boy Productions ft Bruce Sargent
Listen in to hear our exciting announcement! Plus, Bruce Sargent joins us to talk about how Farm Boy Productions got its start and the highs and lows of producing videos, live streams at shows and working with people.
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Season 5
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Episode 63
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1:23:11
Breeders' Cups, Autism, Special Diets and A2 Milk ft. Ian Verburg
Judge Kyle MacLeod and Breeders' Cup organizer for Leeds/Grenville county Ian Verburg give us a lot of insight into the different ways that Breeders' Cups can be run, the different rules that different people use, and judge and farmer etiquette...
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Season 5
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Episode 62
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1:09:25
Vegan Crap or Vegan Gold?
We taste test 10 vegan products with a couple of our wives and give you individual reviews.
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Season 5
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Episode 62
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35:01
The Hutterite Way of Life ft. Luke Hofer
Listen in as Luke Hofer from Swift Current Saskatchewan shares about the way life as a member of a Hutterite colony. Luke is the assistant dairy manager in his colony and talks about what a typical day is for him. Luke shares about his faith, l...
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Season 4
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Episode 61
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1:08:50
Master Breeder Interviews ft. Vriesdale, Belmoral, Christhill and Breezy
This episode contains some laughter and lots of smiles from the new Master Breeders. We also have so much to learn through the words of wisdom from these accomplished breeders. Thanks to Robert & Katherine Velthuis, Mitch Kieffe...
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Season 4
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Episode 60
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1:38:43
Heaven or Hell? with Pastor Dan
Christmas has just come and gone, and the New Year is upon us. Pastor Dan joins the boys to talk about Christmas, play some holiday trivia, and there is even some cow talk near the end of the episode. Happy 2023!
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Season 4
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Episode 58
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1:25:09
Beer For the Bulls ft David and Donny Schwartz (and other stories about the way the Royal used to be)
Donny Schwartz of Quality Holsteins and his brother David, formerly of Quality Holsteins, join with Adam Hunt, James and Cole to talk about how things used to be at the Royal. The Schwartz brothers grew up going to the Royal every year an...
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Season 4
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Episode 58
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1:28:42
The Royal Wrap-Up
Kyle and Cole are joined by surprise guests Russell and Dr. Tim to discuss the National Show, the livestream broadcast, the cows (of course) and the people. Discussion also takes place about calving cows younger, reproduction and farm emp...
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Season 4
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Episode 57
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1:18:00
Are Big Cows Bad? Featuring Russell Gammon
Russell Gammon joins the boys for the entire episode to talk about cow size, mobility, the World Dairy Expo and much much more.
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Season 4
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Episode 57
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1:28:51
Old Bulls Are Back and Other Cow Talk
The three guys go guestless to wrap up the dog days of summer. Weather, shows, old bulls, and so much more.
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Season 4
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Episode 57
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1:17:02
Milk Marketing Ads, A2 Milk and Managing Quota and Incentive Days with DFO Board Member Bart Rijke
DFO board member Bart Rijke of Eastern Ontario joins Kyle and Cole to discuss the ins and outs of the DFO board, how marketing and incentive days decisions are made, and the logistics vs the demand of promoting and producing A2 milk.
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Season 4
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Episode 56
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1:30:17