When it comes to bedded pack barns there’s a lot to love and some things to manage; and the rewards … More
Tag: cow comfort
Northern cows experience ‘acclimation’ heat stress, angling fans downward helped
It’s March, and even in northern climates, those bouts of warm weather and rising humidity are just around the corner. … More
Magic number for ‘happy feet’ and other lameness prevention tips
“Keeping cows off their feet is probably the single most important thing you can do,” said Lowell Midla, VMD, MS … More
Tackling lameness across all housing systems
“Lameness is a huge animal welfare problem — globally — across all dairy systems,” says Dr. Nigel Cook, University of … More
Dr. Reid: ‘Never quit improving’ as milk quality drives market access
“To be in dairy in the next 10 to 15 years, we’ve got to be better than we are now,” … More
Women in dairy, appreciated and celebrated
By Sherry Bunting HARRISBURG, Pa. — It’s not new for women to have important and essential roles in agriculture and … More
When Mother Nature dishes out her worst… dairy farmers meet the challenge
By Sherry Bunting When Mother Nature dishes out her worst, dairy farmers are at their best. It takes a lot … More
Milk quality workshops gather managers, employees for practice, certification
By Sherry Bunting SPRUCE CREEK, Pa. — From the classroom morning session on udder anatomy, milk letdown, sanitation, udder prep, … More
When quality assurance is a priority
By Sherry Bunting PENNSYLVANIA — Continuous improvement is the approach of animal care and quality assurance programs. For dairy producers … More
Inspirational young dairyman tailors bank barn renovation for cow comfort
By Sherry Bunting for Farmshine, Jan. 27, 2017 CHILTON, Wis. — When Adam Faust purchased his parents farm four years … More
