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Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to judge a lot of junior livestock shows at county fairs. I’m tempted to replace the word “opportunity” with the word “pleasure.” But while in the context of livestock judging the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive, neither do they always fit happily hand in hand.
I find it ironic that fall, which is typically referred to as an ending season, always seems to be the start of something new. For students, it is the start of a new school year. For our company, it is also our (unofficial) start of a new year.
A lovely poem (see below) was sent to me by a farmwoman who found it late at night as she pondered her new role on the farm. She is about to become an “empty nester.”
As robotic dairies in North America continue to grow and advance, we have had the opportunity to greater learn and make advances regarding the proper way to feed these operations.
Animal scientists from the University of Saskatchewan have found supplementing a dairy cow’s diet with extruded flaxseed products is an effective strategy for increasing the concentration of healthy fats in bovine milk.
The Kuntz family likes to keep things simple at Ikendale Farms Ltd. in Walkerton, Ontario. This third-generation family farm milks 330 purebred registered Holstein cows in a 30-stall rotary parlour and crops 2,000 acres.
Making consistent, high-quality corn silage requires sound management decisions and attention to detail. Moisture content, harvest maturity, kernel processing, chop length and ensiling methods have a direct impact on silage quality.
Hoof health remains one of the most critical issues for dairy farmers today. Mobility is directly tied to hoof health, and it behooves (pun intended) dairy farmers and veterinarians to do all they can to promote hoof health, including identifying and treating hoof issues.
Hoof health is a top priority for the Canadian dairy industry right now. An online questionnaire in 2014 revealed lameness is considered the number one health issue by Canadian dairy producers.
