Dairy Operation Articles & Analysis
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The farm supports a herd of approximately 360 milking cows and has adopted silage bagging as a central component of its feed strategy. The dairy operation relies primarily on fescue-based silage, which provides the fiber, energy, and nutrients essential for milk production and herd health. ...
Feed costs are the largest expense for dairy farms, typically making up 50% or more of the total operating costs. ...
Dairy farm consultants and equipment suppliers weigh in on the benefits of properly packed bags, as well as feed management tips to obtain the highest nutrient density feed to promote herd health and production. Silage is critical to dairy farm operations. Compared to hay production, silage increases the potential yield of nutrients from ...
A 10’ x 60’ (3m x 18m) BioReactor was installed 2009 at a 1700 cow dairy farm. The BioReactor is composting dewatered dairy manure. The retention time is 4 days and there is no stabilization period. The compost is used for bedding the herd and soil restoration. ...
Synopsis: Dairy farmers want a disinfection alternative that is readily available, low-maintenance, effective, and safe for cows. Application: The Scienco®/FAST SciCHLOR® onsite sodium hypochlorite generator can create sodium hypochlorite solutions of various concentrations suitable and safe for dairy farming, and can function automatically. ...
With a split housing, vibration switch, split vibration isolators, pressure tap connections, and an outlet transition to round, this fan is heavy-duty and food-grade. Dairy operations use multi-stage spray dryers to ensure optimal product quality and drying efficiency. ...
Most recently, Fetzer Farms installed DairyBOS, the Dairy Barn Operating System, into their cow barn. The system is designed with our veterinarians to optimize their herd health and productivity all year long, through automated ventilation, cooling, lighting, and continuous environmental feedback. ...
While a significant investment, an automated system can go a long way in taking your operation to the next level. What You Need To Remember Ventilation retrofitting is a viable solution for the vast majority of dairy operations. ...
SomaDetect is a precision dairy technology company milk quality and dairy data company with offices in Fredericton, NB, Buffalo, NY and Thorold, ON. ...
T he Pelletier dairy operation near La Pocatière, Québec needed a wiring and panel upgrade that would be sturdy enough to manage the demands of an 80-cow dairy herd and the insurance inspectors. Dairy barns are unique environments, aside from the cows, the barns need secure wiring for the milking stations and ...
The presentations are: Evapco | Applying Low-Charge Ammonia Systems to an Operating Dairy Facility by Kurt Liebendorfer The Evapcold low-charge units significantly reduced the quantity of ammonia at the Turner Dairy processing facility to a fraction of the amount it would have been with a traditional system, allowing for safer ...
Unfortunately, sharing the barn with pest birds isn’t sanitary and the costs and dangers of birds in dairy and livestock operations can add up quickly! See how to keep dairy barns bird-free with a few tips from Avian Control. 1. ...
Some locals sarcastically joke that the stretch of dairy farms along Interstate 10 south of Las Cruces should be re-named “Buenos Aires” (fresh air). ...
It is tough to be a small dairy farmer these days. We’ve been interviewing small dairy operations in Michigan and have found first-hand that smaller dairy farms (typically family owned) are being challenged by rapidly changing feed costs and milk prices. ...
We present an integrated process model of the engineering economics of technologies to reduce NH3 and CH4 emissions at dairy operations in California. Three policy options are explored: PM offset credits for NH3 control, GHG offset credits for CH4 control, and expanded net metering policies to provide revenue for the sale of electricity generated from captured ...