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American Dairymen October 2024
This Issue Brings You:
- Tips on Using an Esophageal Feeder and a Nasogastric Tube
- Haybuster: Helping Dairy Farmers Outpace Production with Tub Grinders
- The Latest in Dairy Sustainability Research and Technology
- Introducing Boumatic Magstream
- Improved Feeding Technology in Today’s TMRs and Bale Processors
- LRP Matting: Shaping your Environment with High-quality, Durable Rubber Mats
- Colostrum Management for the Dairy Goat Kid
- Hoof Zink EZ Liquid – A Revolutionary Footbath Solution for Heel Warts in Dairy Cows
- Plan for Winter Forage Needs
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Robotic Systems Continue to Revolutionize Dairy Farming
By Jaclyn Krymowski. The continual growth of technology has not left agriculture behind. Many remember when precision crop technology was the new kid on the block not all that long ago. Today, the tech available to farmers extends far beyond the tractor cab and a computer screen. In fact, you could say it has the […]
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Planning and Caring for Dairy Udder Health in the Winter
You can’t control the weather, but there are some practices you can control to ensure cow comfort and udder health are optimal through extreme winter conditions. Article and photos provided by BouMatic. Winter is a challenging time on a dairy farm. The negative temps and extreme windchills require more preparation and management. One area of […]
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Winter Care of Dairy Goats.
By Jennifer Bentley – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Field Specialist. Routine care such as feed availability, body condition score, and observation of health problems are important every day of the year for productive and healthy dairy goats. While goats are rather hardy animals, cold winter temperatures can bring another set of challenges […]
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Comfortable Stall Mats and Cow Mattresses
By Heather Smith Thomas. Keeping livestock healthy, safe, and comfortable is one of the top priorities on a dairy farm. Cattle mats are designed to keep barn floor and stall areas cleaner, warmer, and more comfortable for the cattle. If cows are kept in a free stall for resting and lying down, dairy cow mats […]
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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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