Source: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Introduction
Some type of bedding is needed in almost every dairying operation. The best bedding choice will depend on the type of housing used, as well as local cost and availability of different bedding products. The...
Source: Government of Alberta
“When water sources are diminished due to lack of quantity or quality, shallow buried pasture water pipelines should be considered as a practical and economical way to supply livestock with water on pasture,” says Shawn Elgert,...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council
Code of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals – Dairy Cattle, Section 2.2.1
Whether housing calves individually, in pairs, or in groups, several management strategies are key to keeping calves healthy and thriving,...
Source: University of Minnesota
Quick facts
Stall spacing and bunk spacing are two important components to cow comfort.
Depending on a cow's stage of lactation their spacing needs are different.
Dry cows can be at the minimum bunk space while...
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Angie J Ulness
While all the data points of information at our fingertips to monitor is a positive, there are still areas to improve when it comes to animal health and Automated Milking Systems (AMS), particularly...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council
Code of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals – Dairy Cattle, Section 2.1
All housing should be designed and routinely maintained to promote cattle comfort and enable low-stress handling. Experienced handlers who understand...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: H. House
Introduction
This fact sheet discusses design features recommended for the construction of milking parlour centres.
A properly designed parlour supports increased milk production, cow comfort and cow health.
Milking...
GEA is excited to announce they are moving manufacturing of their rotary parlor platforms to Galesville, Wisconsin. This move makes their rotary milking structures the only ones in the industry that are made in the U.S.A.
“There’s been a surge...
Source: New Holland news release
At the World Ag Expo this week, February 14-16, 2023, in Tulare, California, New Holland Agriculture North America will showcase for the first time in North America a range of new tractors, harvesters and tractor...
Source: AGCO news release
AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, will display a wide array of precision ag equipment and technologies at the National Farm Machinery...
