Profit Tips http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/profit-tips RSS Feed for Profit Tips en-us Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:58:58 GMT The magic of water http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/profit-tips/The-magic-of-water-209516211.html In a recent “Milk Lines” podcast, Kansas State dairy specialist Mike Brouk comments on the cooling systems of farms he toured in the Midwest this spring. New stall base fact sheet http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/profit-tips/New-stall-base-fact-sheet-209515781.html In the market for some new freestall bases? Then check out, “Stall Bases: Are Your Cows Comfortable?” Break the cycle of employee turnover http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/profit-tips/Break-the-cycle-of-employee-turnover-209515451.html Replacing employees is a costly and time-consuming task. Here are some tips for avoiding it. Disaster planning: Safeguard people first http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/profit-tips/Disaster-planning-Safeguard-people-first-209515261.html “In a disaster, planning for people’s safety is first,” says Steve Cain, homeland security project director for the Purdue Extension Disaster Education Network. Managing a grazing system for a milking dairy herd http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/profit-tips/Managing-a-grazing-system-for-a-milking-dairy-herd-209515121.html Allowing dairy cows to graze forages versus harvesting and storing them can be a very economical means of providing some or all of a dairy cows’ forage needs. Animal ID, record-keeping vital to success http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/profit-tips/Animal-ID-record-keeping-vital-to-success-209514681.html Permanent identification is an important management tool for all segments of the dairy industry. Farmers consider using drones on crops http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/profit-tips/Farmers-consider-using-drones-on-crops-209514341.html Universities and businesses are experimenting with ways drones can be used to a farmer’s advantage. Dust control a good PR move http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/profit-tips/Dust-control-a-good-PR-move-209514131.html By building a cover over the facility where feed trucks are loaded, M & M Feedlot in Parma, Idaho, was able to reduce dust emissions. Park a good way to impress visitors http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/profit-tips/Park-a-good-way-to-impress-visitors-209513911.html A one-acre park with a windmill provides an oasis in the middle of M & M Feedlot in Parma, Idaho. Websites launched for forage shortage, late planting issues http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-herd/profit-tips/Websites-launched-for-forage-shortage-late-planting-issues-209513701.html University of Minnesota Extension has educational resources available for those with questions related to a continuing forage shortage and late planting issues.