Cattle Health, A2 Milk, and Lessons from French Dairy Farming
6/18/2026 Shows ↗ (Jump To Original Content)
Mickael shares that diseases like tuberculosis are nearly nonexistent in French herds, while Rhonda opens up about her personal battle with Lyme disease and how switching to A2 milk helped ease her symptoms, a connection that has Trent eager to dig deeper. Listeners also learn that 80% of Norman cattle in France carry the A2A2 gene, prized for its digestibility. The conversation shifts to milk pasteurization rules, a packed cattle show after a two-year blue tongue disease shutdown, and striking cultural differences in how French and American families approach mealtime. The episode wraps with a look at the Mercosur trade agreement's impact on French beef imports and a heartfelt nod to France's enduring D-Day remembrance traditions.
