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American Dairymen February 2025
This Issue Brings You:
- Genomic Testing & Modern Dairy Farming
- Hoof Care for Dairy Cattle
- Establishing Productive Pastures
- 4 Steps to Prepare for Small Ruminant Kidding and Lambing
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Heat Stress in Small Ruminants
Heat Stress in Small Ruminants Written with contributions by Heidi Carroll, Former SDSU Extension Livestock Stewardship Field Specialist & Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator and Kelly Froehlich, Former Assistant Professor & SKSU Extension Sheep and Goat Specialist. The Upper Midwest provides periods of extreme heat during summer and shorter periods of heat stress potential during spring […]
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The Evolution of Colorado Serum
The Evolution of Colorado Serum Article courtesy of David Huff. Colorado Serum Company’s story begins in January of 1923 on a plot of land close to the Stock Yards and coliseum in Denver, CO. Originally called the American Serum Company, the small facility was started by veterinarian Dr. J.N. Huff in order to produce an […]
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Expert Insights on Today’s Manure Management
Expert Insights on Today’s Manure Management By Maura Keller Each day, livestock produce thousands of pounds of manure. In fact, it’s estimated that a single dairy cow produces approximately 120 pounds or 14 gallons of wet manure per day. Properly managing that manure production and recognizing that manure is far more of an asset than […]
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Making an Impact for Over Forty Years
Making an Impact for Over Forty Years By Maura Keller When it comes to understanding the needs of dairy producers, it helps when a company founder and entrepreneur has first-hand knowledge of the dairy industry, by either being a producer himself, or by having grown up on a dairy farm. For Darrell Bigalke, the founder […]
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Featured Story
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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