Identification in Dairy Goats

Identification in Dairy Goats. By Michelle Buckley, DVM, MS, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Its no secret among goat owners that maintaining individual identification on a goat can be significantly more challenging than their bovine counterparts. I have been amazed at how quickly a goat can...

Ways to Evaluate New Agtech before Bringing it to the Farm

Ways to Evaluate New Agtech before Bringing it to the Farm.  By Jaclyn Krymowski. New technology continues to crop up all around us. With more and more options flooding the market promising easier work, greater productivity and a more robust bottom line, many farms find themselves at a crossroads. How do and...

smaXtec Technology Helps Monitor the Health of Your Herd

smaXtec Technology Helps Monitor the Health of Your Herd. By Maura Keller. For Jason Kline, a dairy farmer who operates Klinedell Farms in Myerstown, PA, monitoring the health and well-being of each animal within his herd of 190 dairy cows is paramount to the success of his operation, as well as the health...

Optimizing your Dairy Goat Reproduction Program

Optimizing your Dairy Goat Reproduction Program. By Jennifer A. Bentley, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Audra Harl, Instructor, Agriculture Sciences, Shasta College.The goal for a dairy goat producer should be to produce high quality milk efficiently, while maintaining the health and productive...

Don’t Fall Behind: 30/30 Approach for Fly Control

Don’t Fall Behind: 30/30 Approach for Fly Control.  Article provided by Central Life Sciences. Spring marks the beginning of a fly’s life cycle. That’s why it’s critical to get a head start on fly control before the season begins by minimizing the number of overwintering pupae. During...

Caprock Financial Group: Partners in Progress

Caprock Financial Group: Partners in Progress. By Maura Keller. No matter what stage of life you’re in, the need for regular saving and investing spans the “ages.” Through the years, your personal and business financial goals and risk tolerance will change and your strategies will shift....

Everything Old Is New Again

Everything Old Is New Again. By Jesse McCoy, CWS – Business Unit Specialist, Water Treatment, Neogen.Everything Old is New Again is an adage so old, using it alone sounds ‘en vogue’ in 2022 where information comes immediately to a device in our hands and any question can be answered by asking a...

Determining Dairy Goat Milking System Costs Per Cwt of Milk Produced

Determining Dairy Goat Milking System Costs Per Cwt of Milk Produced. By Larry Tranel, Dairy Field Specialist, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Dairy goat producers at times consider if one is better off with a different milking system. Preferences abound for certain milking systems over others...