Your Lagoon Shouldn't be a Scary Little Secret

 Your Lagoon Shouldn't be a Scary Little Secret  By Bruce Derksen for American Dairymen Just like any good horror movie worth its salt, some dairies have their own scary little secrets- usually hidden out back behind the barns, corrals and buildings, and sometimes tucked away beyond a row of...

Cool Roof: The Cooler the Roofs, the Cooler the Cattle

 Cool Roof: The Cooler the Roofs, the Cooler the Cattle By Steve Weisman Today’s dairy producers work extremely hard at optimizing the conditions in which their herds are housed. Realizing that keeping cattle cool means less heat stress, improved milk production and higher birth weight during...

Connecting Your Cows and People

 Connecting Your Cows and People By Molly Gildea, Dairy OneAs the average herd size in the U.S. continues to increase, so too does the need for efficiency and the presence of technology on farms. From crop yield monitors to heat detection systems to employee time clocks, there always seems to be a new system...

Product Spotlight: Calf Huts

 Product Spotlight: Calf Huts  PolyDomePolyDome is now manufacturing a complete line of livestock waterers. Included in the new line are water tubs from 56 gallons to 1000 gallons, and heated water bowls large enough for herds from 40 to 200 beef cattle. Made from high-impact, UV stabilized polyethylene,...

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...