April 2009
Avatar Energy
Avatar Energy
Avatar Energy, a renewable energy company based in Walnut Creek, Calif., develops pioneering technologies that capture renewable energy from organic waste products, increase agricultural profitability, and sustainability. Avatar’s revolutionary anaerobic digester is the world’s first scalable system to employ a tubular, modular design platform suitable for any size farm, but geared particularly to small- and mid-sized operations.
1-877-AVATAR-0
www.avatarenergy.com
Powerblanket LLC
Power Blanket
We regularly have dairy farmers, livestock breeders, and agriculture/growers ask where they can buy our heating products. At Flatwork Technologies, we manufacture a patented heat spreading technology used to heat and maintain temperature in large storage tanks & drums, warm troughs and barrels, maintain temperatures in dairy holding tanks, and heat farming equipment & machinery.
(5 votes)
The Coburn Company Inc
Fill'N'Dip Ambic is one of the leading producers of mastitis-control products worldwide. From its modest beginnings on the UK market Ambic has consistently grown and expanded its distribution so that today its products are sold and used by farmers in more than 55 countries around the world. Indeed Ambic has become the world leader in its chosen fields of mastitis prevention and mastitis detection. Ambic was first to market with a dip cup in mid 80s and first to market with its now famous non return dip cup in 1992 and first to market again with a foaming dip cup in 1995.
AGSourcing International Ltd
The EasyFix Slat Rubber System AGSourcing International Ltd.
Introducing a revolutionary patented system that simplifies fitting rubber on slats;
improving animal comfort and performance. The EasyFix Slat Rubber System for beef
and dairy barns provides area solution to animal welfare issues associated with concrete slatted floors. Unique features of this rubber product include:
• A wedge system, molded as part of the rubber mat, to ensure the rubber is held in place on the slats.
• A diamond pattern on the surface of the rubber mat to offer more grip and reduced animal slippage.
(3 votes)
Surviving High Feed Cost
The current economic downturn has presented serious challenges for many Americans. Dairymen have certainly not been exempt. Rising grain prices have inflated the cost of many traditional feeds and spurred the conversion of grasslands to row crop farming. Competition with recreational users for “marginal” land has further reduced pasture availability. More recently, high feed costs have been coupled with lower milk prices, further squeezing producers.
Nutrition in Dairy Reproduction
A lot goes into achieving a successful calving rate in your herd-including, of course, what goes into your cows. University of Minnesota Extension dairy nutritionist Noah Litherland says one of the biggest challenges in dairying is getting cows back into positive energy balance after calving; he says strong feeding strategies for both dry and fresh cows are part of the solution, and it's important to ensure there's adequate macro- and micro-minerals in the diet.
