BouMatic’s Liner with the Turbo Action

BouMatic’s Liner with the Turbo Action. Article and photos provided by BouMatic. GentlyThe Magnum 450TL provides for a gentle milking. The specially designed tapered triangular barrel along with the round shoulder aids to keep the mouthpiece vacuum low. Other shaped liners have been known to add to...

Dairy Goat Milking Systems

Dairy Goat Milking Systems. By Larry Tranel, Dairy Field Specialist - Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. What is the best way to milk a dairy goat? It truly depends on many factors, but especially on herd size, labor availability and finances.  Milking systems can range from hand milking to...

Keeping Winter Water Freezing At Bay

Keeping Winter Water Freezing At Bay. By Maura Keller.While each season of the year brings about its own set of challenges for dairy producers, winter – with its mind-numbing cold and frozen  everything – offers its own set of challenges, mostly importantly, ensuring animals always have access to...

Milk Safety and Quality in At-Home Processing

Milk Safety and Quality in At-Home Processing. By Michelle Buckley - Iowa State University According to the USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) the number of dairy goat operations nearly doubled between 1997 and 2017 from 75,000 to 136,000 while the average herd size decreased from...

Sand or Savings? You Decide with Bioret Agri

Sand or Savings? You Decide with Bioret AgriBy Dale Gordon – Director of Sales and Marketing – North AmericaSand, sand or sand.  Those are your 3 best bedding options.  Which one do you prefer?I’ve heard this for years and it’s time to come to grips with this fallacy.  I’ve...

Handling Livestock Efficiently and Effectively

Handling Livestock Efficiently and Effectively. By Maura Keller. Properly handling livestock should be one of the key areas of focus on any size ranch or farm. Not only do proper chutes, headgates and corrals ensure the efficient movement and handling of livestock, but they also can enhance the safety of...

Built Around Cow Comfort. Better milking starts with cow comfort.

Built Around Cow Comfort. Better milking starts with cow comfort.  Article and photos provided by BouMatic. Revolutionary Design. BouMatic’s Flo-Star Xtreme has much of the design that made the Flo-Star MAX a great milking claw, but with new features that further enhances performance. One such feature...

Hydraulic Lock in cold weather

Hydraulic Lock in cold weather Article courtesy of E Tip, Inc. Hydraulic lock is often overlooked when starting diesels in cold weather. Equipment designed with the hydraulic pump direct connected/coupled to the engine will turn over less easily and at a slower RPM because of the increased drag from the cold...