Barn and Pasture Maintenance: Basic Seasonal Tune-Ups
Barn and Pasture Maintenance: Basic Seasonal Tune-Ups

Barn and Pasture Maintenance: Basic Seasonal Tune-Ups Facility upkeep and any subsequent pasture management play a direct role in productivity, cow comfort and reducing labor. While routine attention is often given to the parlor, pens and feeding areas, performance is also influenced by even the small details. Think about things like gutters, fans, windows, roofs and ventilation systems that quietly support herd health every day. When pasture is part of the system, management extends beyond the barn and concrete. Maintaining productive, resilient pasture can positively impact cow performance while offering opportunities to reduce feed costs. Together, facility maintenance and grazing […]

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USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade

USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade

(Washington, D.C., June 30, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced risk-based port re-openings for cattle, bison, and equines from Mexico beginning as early as July 7, 2025. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), following extensive collaboration between USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) experts and their counterparts in […]

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Do Telehandlers Have a Place on the Farm?

Do Telehandlers Have a Place on the Farm? These Farmers Say “Yes!” For years, telehandlers on U.S. farms have been “nice-to-have” but not “need-to-have” machines. That’s because American farmers are very price-conscious, and over several generations of owning and operating their farms, they have become extremely savvy at finding ways to get the work done […]

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New G500V VariCut headers boost Case IH combines’ performance

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Working widths of 6.1-12.5m (20-41ft) / In-line knife drive with dual drive on 10.5m and 12.5m models / Knife speed increase from 660rpm to 735rpm enables higher forward speeds without compromising cutting performance / New click-on side knife- St. Valentin, June 25, 2025-Case IH Axial-Flow® combines can now be equipped with new G500V VariCut variable […]

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June 25, 2025 –Dairy producers across the United States now have access to a powerful new tool to protect newborn calves from umbilical infections and improve early-life health outcomes. UMBIREZ™, a non-antibiotic, fast-drying navel hygiene product, is now available nationwide through Premier1Supplies Ltd & various veterinary clinics. Developed by NoBACZ Healthcare (a company spun out […]

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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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