How to prepare your calf barn for winter
Learn more about best practices to help calves regulate their temperature and conserve their energy while taking care to prevent disease.
Milk the best, sell the rest
"Milking the best and selling the rest" is fundamental to dairy farm management; however, the condition of the animal needs to be considered for transport.
Would YOU want to sleep on your calf bedding?
Bed your dairy calves as if you (the bedder) were spending the day or night on it. If the bedder wouldn’t want to spend the next 12 hours living there, why would the calf?
Weed management in seedling alfalfa
Managing weeds in seedling alfalfa can significantly reduce those stand losses and preserve the quantity and quality of the first and subsequent cuttings.
Which is more comfy: sand, mattresses or waterbeds?
An interesting question came in the other day. "What does Extension think about sand-based freestalls versus waterbeds?" It is fair to say that Extension fully supports sand as the platinum freestall base for a couple of reasons.
How much debt can you manage on your dairy?
Most farms have some level of debt. How much and what kind of debt will vary from farm to farm.
Reality: Dairymen are hurting
Dairy farmers are operating in a very different market than their parents or grandparents did.
Feeding glycerol to cows has limits
Are you a label reader? Probably not, unless you get bored when you are on "business" in the bathroom and you don't have Readers...
US dairy consolidation likely to continue down the road
Dairy farm consolidations will likely continue with emphasis on improving efficiency while meeting the demands of consumers and improving sustainability.
Importance of a mission statement
Taking the time to develop a mission statement will provide your farm business with a meaningful foundation to be successful today and in the future.
