A groundbreaking summit addressing methane emissions from livestock—one of agriculture's most significant environmental challenges—was held earlier this year on May 19–20, 2024, at UC Davis. Organized by the UC Davis CLEAR Center, Spark Climate Solutions, and the California Department...
Holstein Canada has revealed the results of its recent National Director elections, with representatives selected for the electoral districts of Alberta and NWT, Quebec at large, Western Quebec, and North/Central Ontario.
The organization congratulates the following directors:
Willem Vanderlinde (Lucky)...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
A new program will help the agriculture industry on Prince Edward Island (PEI) continue to build capacity and improve training for those working in it.
Through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), Agriculture and Agri-Food...
AgriCarm, a leader in agricultural technology, is set to launch a mobile app in early 2025 to modernize farming practices and make precision agriculture tools accessible to farmers worldwide.
The app offers tools to help small and medium-sized farms improve...
Source: Scientific Reports
Abstract
When weaning offspring, female mammals limit nursing opportunities. This study aimed to investigate whether imposing a gradual reduction in daily contact time, by separating cows from their calves as an attempt to stimulate weaning, reduced dairy cows’...
With harvest season complete, it’s the perfect time to assess feed inventory and fine-tune your feeding program.
A study by Alex Bach in Spain found that over 50% of performance differences among 47 herds fed identical total mixed ration (TMR) were...
This cutting-edge system offers real-time alerts for early disease detection and notifies producers when a calf is falling behind its herdmates. Featuring the new lightweight CowManager ear sensor, producers need just one sensor per animal throughout its lifetime, from...
One thing I love about the dairy industry is that we are always looking for ways to improve on what we are already doing…
And the McCartys are no different.
In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, we are heading...
Source: USDA news release
Over the past 20 years, U.S. farms have substantially increased their adoption of precision agriculture, and numerous precision technologies are now widespread.
For instance, guidance autosteering systems on tractors, harvesters, and other equipment were used by 52...
Summary:
Heating a livestock barn during colder seasons can be costly, with up to 85% of heat lost through ventilation exhaust. Reducing ventilation saves energy but can harm air quality and increase humidity, carbon dioxide, and ammonia levels. A practical...
