8 Reasons to Install Livestock Scales in Your Farm

 8 Reasons to Install Livestock Scales in Your Farm  By Kevin HillFarm management consists of several critical tasks and weighing animals accurately is one of them. It is imperative that you stay up-to-date with all the details pertaining to individual animals. To achieve this, you must implement livestock...

Sometimes Simple is Simply Better

 Sometimes Simple is Simply Better  By Steve Weisman Whether it is new construction or updating a dairy’s milking facilities, PBI Parlor Systems www.pbiparlorsystems.com has become known in the dairy industry as a leader in the manufacturing of milking stalls and equipment for dairies around the...

Improving the Milk Pumping Process

 Improving the Milk Pumping Process  By Maura KellerWhen dairy farmer Jeff Williams, owner of William Bedrock Bovines in Brodhead Wisconsin, needed an improved level control for his dairy pumping process, he turned to Tri County Dairy of Janesville who then looked to McFinn Technologies in Kenosha, WI....

The 6 C’s of Successful Calf Rearing

 The 6 C’s of Successful Calf Rearing  By Steve WeismanToday’s dairy producers are realizing more than ever before the importance of the health of their dairy herd, and that starts with the wellbeing of their calves. The question is where do you start? Who can answer specific producer questions...

Waikato milking parlors sell themselves

 Waikato milking parlors sell themselves  Article provided by Waikato Milking Systems  The decision to invest in a Waikato Milking Systems Centrus Composite rotary parlor was cemented when Doug and Bruce Benthem visited New Zealand to speak to farmers who were using them.“We liked the concept of a...

Automation for more animal well-being in calf rearing

Automation for more animal well-being in calf rearing  Article provided by Förster-Technik This is what the German company Förster-Technik GmbH, now represented in North America by its subsidiary Förster-Technik North America Inc. is standing for more than 45 years.Welfare experts all over the world are of...

Dairy Grazing: Keys to building a profitable pasture-based dairy

Dairy Grazing: Keys to building a profitable pasture-based dairy  By Joe Horner - Dairy Economist Commercial Agriculture Program, Ryan Milhollin - Project Manager Commercial Agriculture Program This publication is one in a series about operating and managing a pasture-based dairy. Although these publications...

Equipment Profile Forage Wagons

Equipment Profile: Forage WagonsH&S Extracapwww.hsmfgco.com• HD Forage Boxes are available in 16’ and 18’ lengths with a chain, or twin auger cross-conveyor unload system. XTRACAP Forage Boxes are available in 17’, 19’, and 21’ lengths with a chain, or twin auger cross-conveyor...