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On the recent Innovation Dairy Tour, GEA Farm Technologies showed just how cutting-edge the technology available to today’s producers is. Dairy producers from across the country witnessed a range of high-tech equipment ranging from tools for calf management to the latest in parlor equipment.
Editor's Note: This is the first of two articles on the Precision Dairy Technology Forum hosted by Penn State University. Click here to read the second article.
“When you're making a transition, have a plan. Don't just have a five-minute conversation in the yard about how to make the transition. Have a real plan,” said Paul Berdell of Robotic Milking Integration Solutions.
Berdell is a consultant helping dairy producers transition to robotic milking and has more than a decade of experience with robots.
This article was #20 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2014. It was published in the Nov. 1, 2013 Extra e-newsletter and April 1, 2014 print issue.
LED lights have been used for decades, but more recently, new designs are making them suitable to light the way in place of incandescent, fluorescent and high-intensity-discharge lamps. The greatest advantages of LED lighting are the extended life span that reaches far beyond that of incandescent bulbs and better energy efficiency.
Roxanne Montplaisir of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, will represent Canada on the 2014 Young Adult Australia Exchange, according to sponsors Holstein Canada and Semex.
Most farm managers admit that finding and selecting people is one of the most difficult parts of the job. They realize the importance of it, but are not always confident in their ability to identify which ones are right for the hire. In the past, experience alone would have been the deciding factor, but I am here to tell you that is not the best method for making your pick.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, will become the first county in the nation to preserve 100,000 acres of farmland, thanks to the efforts of individuals, community groups and businesses dedicated to preserving the rich agricultural heritage of the county.
A strong performance by the top three international markets kept U.S. beef exports on an upward path in August, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
Dairy producers, nutritionists and veterinarians now have free access to an online tool that calculates the combined intake of water and feed minerals as compared to NRC requirements.
Vi-Cor Dairy Division Vice President Charlie Elrod, Ph.D., has created this web-based water quality evaluation tool that takes dairy rations one step further by accounting for minerals present in the water that cows are consuming.
