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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Robotics Can Save Labor and Enhance Dairy Cow Management Robotic milking technology (Automatic Milking System) was developed in Europe to address labor issues on dairy farms and became available to European dairymen in 1992. This technology was introduced to the U.S. in 2000 and gradually came into use in various states.  For instance, a few […]

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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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