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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Revolutionizing Dairy Farming with Robotic Systems

Revolutionizing Dairy Farming with Robotic Systems 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 […]

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Dairy Udder Health in the Winter

Dairy Udder Health in the Winter

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. Winter is a challenging time on a dairy farm. The negative temps and extreme windchills require more preparation and [...] READ MORE
Winter Care of Dairy Goats

Winter Care Tips For Dairy Goats

Winter Care Tips For Dairy Goats 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 and require careful attention to their health, […]

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Stall Mats and Cow Mattresses

Stall Mats and Cow Mattresses

Comfortable Stall Mats and Cow Mattresses 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 […]

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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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