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Will Facial and Video Recognition Manage Tomorrow’s Cows? 
Will Facial and Video Recognition Manage Tomorrow’s Cows? 

Will Facial and Video Recognition Manage Tomorrow’s Cows?  Technology continues to revolutionize dairying as we know it, offering valuable tools to address labor shortages and improve overall herd management. Most dairy producers are familiar with robotic milkers and herd management systems that use radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, collars or leg monitors to track individual animal data. These tools have become essential for streamlining workflows and monitoring herd health.  But the next evolution in dairy technology is here, and it’s looking your cows right in the face. Thanks to advances in computing power and artificial intelligence, facial recognition is emerging as […]

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Using Goats for Vegetation Management

Many cattle producers spend a large amount of money each year to control undesired plants. Enter goats. Many cattle producers spend a large amount of money each year to control undesired plants (weeds and brush). Producers incur the primary cost by purchasing herbicides and hiring equipment and operators to clear brush and reclaim lands that […]

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Manure

Crucial Considerations for Manure Application

When it comes to manure, it can be viewed as either an important asset that saves you fertilizer and resources, or it more often is viewed as a nuisance that dairies must manage. Every dairy has plenty of manure. A lactating cow will produce around 18 gallons of manure per day. Dairy farmers utilize all […]

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Dairy Flooring

Proper Dairy Flooring and Mats Improve Cow Comfort and Health

Dairy cows are fine-tuned highly specialized animals that are healthiest and most profitable if they are comfortable. The flooring in dairy barns and stalls is very important so that cows can lie down comfortably, and also have adequate (but not abrasive) traction when walking to and from the milking parlor. You don’t want them slipping […]

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Improvement in Dairy Cows

Importance of Genomics for Genetic Improvement in Dairy Cows

The greatest improvements in milk production in dairy cows in the past several decades have been due to genetic selection.  We have learned more about genetics in recent years.  Research has enabled scientists to look at the genome (complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or individual animal—all of the DNA […]

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Regenerative Agriculture on a Dairy Farm

Paul and Erin Kernaleguen are dairy farmers and soil consultants near Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, committed to regenerative practices in growing forage for their cattle. They farm with Paul’s Parents, Jos and Brenda.

“We were a very conventional dairy operation until 2012 when we started looking at doing some things differently because our weather was super-wet for a couple years.  Our average annual precipitation is about 12 inches of moisture, but we’d had two years in a row with about 40 to 50 inches, which made farming extremely difficult!” says Paul.

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