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American Dairymen April 2025
This Issue Brings You:
- Vaccinations – An Important Part of Diary Management
- Leveraging Drones for Farm Management
- Essential Wound Care – Keep Small Problems from Becoming Big Ones
- Proper Goat Hoof Care
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Dairy Goat Milking Systems
Dairy Goat Milking Systems By Larry Tranel, Dairy Field Specialist – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach What is the best way to milk a dairy goat? It truly depends on many factors, but especially on herd size, labor availability and finances. Milking systems can range from hand milking to bucket milking to stationary milking […]
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Valent joins Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University
5/23/2024 AMES, Iowa — The Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University welcomes Valent as its newest industry partner. A representative from Valent will serve on the center’s industry advisory council, which provides guidance on research needs and funding priorities for the center. “Valent is honored to join the group of industry partners associated […]
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smaXtec Health Management System Enables Massive Financial Advantages for Dairy Farmers
May 8, 2024 Independent IFCN study confirms: smaXtec health management system enables massive financial advantages for dairy farmers A recent independent study conducted by the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) has shed light on the significant economic benefits of utilizing the unique smaXtec bolus technology on dairy farms. The study, which focused on the effects […]
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Keeping Cattle Cool: Top Tips for Comfort at Peak Summer Heat
Keeping Cattle Cool: Top Tips for Comfort at Peak Summer Heat Article and photo courtesy of Central Life Sciences As summer temperatures soar, cattle producers face the annual challenge of keeping their herds comfortable in the scorching heat. Cattle can experience stress due to their limited ability to cool down through sweating the way humans […]
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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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