Product Review – Pest/Fly Control

Lewis Cattle Oiler. Face flies, horn flies, stable flies, mosquitoes and lice all have different life cycles with different feeding patterns. Trying to find the right pest control product for each pest is frustrating and expensive for any livestock producer, especially when you need to protect your livestock from all...

June Dairy Month Highlights Dairy Industry

As the month of June approaches, dairy leaders, farmers and communities are preparing to celebrate dairy’s month long celebration: June Dairy Month.  The June Dairy Month tradition began in 1937 as a way to help distribute extra milk when cows started on pasture in the summer. Now 74 years later the rich tradition of...

Conductive Cooling: A New Way To Cool Cows

This new cooling method could help your pocketbook.Most dairy farms in the U.S. use some sort of cooling mechanism in hot summer months to keep cows cool. It has been well documented that keeping cows cool in periods of heat stress can provide economic benefits in the form of improved reproduction and milk production....

June 2011 Issue

p. 10 June Dairy Month Highlights Dairy Industry Steve Weisman brings us the history of June as Dairy Month as well as some ideas on how to celebrate for 2011’s version. By Steve Weisman p. 17 Conductive Cooling: A New Way to Cool Cows What if there was a way you could keep your herd cool AND save on energy costs at the same time? Conductive Cooling may be just that. By Megan Pierce p. 21 Product Review - Pest/Fly Control

Ask the Hoof Trimmer

I recently received a question by telephone about rubber flooring and what it does for the animal. I would like to share this conversation with you, from a hoof trimmer’s perspective. I have to admit that it is a subject with differing opinions, environments, climates, and you name it, and that I certainly do not have...

Breed - American Milking Shorthorn

One of the oldest recognized breeds in the world, Shorthorn cattle originated in Northeastern England in the Valley of the Tees River. Much of the early improvement work took place in the counties of Northumberland, Durham and York. Shorthorns, the most numerous in the British Isles, America and Australia, are either...

Product Review – Lawnmowers

When people drive by your property, the care of your lawn is one thing they’re sure to notice. You want your yard and/or property to look welcoming to your friends, family and neighbors and one easy way to keep things looking up to par is to keep on top of your mowing. You’ll need a mower that’s dependable and gets...

A Fresh Focus on Udder Management Improves Quality and Cash Flow on the Dairy Farm

Dairymen have always taken pride in producing a wholesome product for consumers, and with today’s tight margins, producers are taking an even closer look at the management of milk quality, somatic cell counts (SCC), and udder health to recover lost dollars and improve cash flow.  According to the National Mastitis...

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