TMR mixers are utilized for batch mixing feed rations for dairy cows. TMR mixers allow the use of a variety of feeds (dry hay, silage and haylage, grain, etc.) to be blended into a ration that provides the desired nutritional requirements for the animal.

We asked a major ag original equipment manufacturer, Case IH, questions relating to equipment trends, efficiency and new ag machinery laws popping up around the country. Several professionals from their company team had this to say:

It’s one of those things that producers sometimes take for granted. After completing daily maintenance and equipment checks before heading to the field, producers just expect tires will keep on turning – all day, the next day and for many days and years to come. And because tire failures happen so seldom, when it does occur, especially in the field and away from the shop, the importance of having a tire dealer you can rely on to help keep the wheels turning is essential.

There is a lot of material to move around on a dairy farm, from feed coming in at harvest to feed and bedding delivered to the end user (the cows) to the removal and spreading of manure – and it all needs wheels under it to move. As the size of a “normal” dairy has increased, more and more dairies need their own fleet of farm trucks.