Big Ass Fans Debuts First Automated Directional Fan

 Big Ass Fans Debuts First Automated Directional Fan  By Jamison Stoike. Big Ass Solutions, the maker of Big Ass Fans and Big Ass Light, has announced its latest innovation, AirEye. The first fan of its kind to detect motion and shut off automatically, AirEye is the quietest, longest-lasting, easiest-to...

Equipment Profile: Steel Buildings

 Equipment Profile: Steel Buildings WickThese days an agricultural building is no longer just a barn. It’s an equipment storage shed, a warehouse, a milking parlor, a free stall barn or a workshop. Or it combines several different uses with an office thrown in too. And no other building company knows...

Lester Building Systems: Standing the Test of Time

 Lester Building Systems: Standing the Test of Time By Steve Weisman Standing the test of time. This phrase aptly describes Lester Building Systems (LesterBuildings.com), which is celebrating its 70th year in the building manufacturing business. With headquarters located approximately 45 miles west of...

Forage Storage Alternative and Strategies

 Forage Storage Alternative and Strategies By Michael F. Hutjens Take Home Messages• Forage storage systems must maintain nutrient quality.• Evaluate the cost per ton of stored forage based on your herd size and future herd size plans.• Testing silage for fermentation characteristics can...

Sorry - it’s time to think winter

 Sorry - it’s time to think winter By Chuck Schwartau The best time to plan for winter preparation is any chance you get.  So working on some cold weather projects in the dead of summer isn’t really that bad of idea.  Winter ventilation in any dairy barn means keeping the air as...

LEADING THE WAY

For 50 Years, Wieser Concrete Has Provided Dairy Farmers With Precast SolutionsIn the agricultural industry, it’s all about getting people to remember your business, your products, your services and your brand. For many companies, offering solid products and services, including exceptional customer service, puts...

VENTEC Keeping Fresh Air Moving

For dairy producers, maximizing dairy herd production potential is of utmost importance. One key factor in the equation is eliminating stale air. Research shows that fresh, clean air helps eliminate high moisture, manure gases, pathogens and dust concentrations — that in turn increases milk production and milk...

One or Two-story Barns?

Single-story, clear span barns are safer, brighter, and more open than two-story barns, in which extra posts and girders support overhead hay mows and the risk of falls or fire increases. Ground-level storage for hay and bedding can be more convenient and safer than overhead hay storage; and the increasing use of high...