Profit Tips
Time for a free-stall check
The condition of free-stalls often gets lost in the day-to-day shuffle of running a dairy operation.
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Use nutrition to boost transition cow immunity
Research shows that nutrition impacts transition cow immunity.
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Profit Tips: Is poor hygiene undermining conception rates?
Breeding techniques and hygiene can play a considerable role in conception rates.
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Advice for managing stored grain
Elevated moisture levels, mold, insects and fine material all present challenges to stored grain.
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Develop a BVD control plan
While vaccinations are effective, even operations that have been successful in eradicating bovine viral diarrhea from their herd must maintain a control plan to continue to protect their operation and operations around the country.
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Grain bin housekeeping
Since grain can be in contact with storage bins for a long time, pay extra attention to cleaning these structures before storing the new crop.
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Rain coming?
Here’s a simple solution for keeping calf started grain dry: Simply stack the water pail on top of the grain pail.
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Is your teat dip meeting your herd’s needs?
Your teat dip may need an adjustment based on the season or type of bedding that you use.
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Get your game on
A Washington state dairy has turned to a popular pastime to improve worker morale and productivity.
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Master milk fat depression
Hot weather is often blamed for suppressing fat levels, but milk fat depression is actually a multi-factorial problem.
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You’re the expert, not HSUS
More than one-third of consumers use the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as their main source of information on animal-welfare issues, according to a consumer poll by Purdue University researchers.
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