Articles Tagged with ''legacy''

061813 boatrace

Milk fuels spirited competition at Oregon dairy event

June 18, 2013
Seventy-five people with 49 boats competed in the fifth annual Dairy Farmers of Oregon Milk Carton Boat Race, June 9 at Westmoreland Park Casting Pond. “Many of the boats paid homage to the event with dairy themes including a dairy bus, dairy cows and a ‘lactose tolerant boat’,” said Pete Kent, executive director of the Oregon Dairy Products Commission. “Oregon’s dairy farm families enjoy hosting the boat race and supporting their local community.”
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Dairy worker safety and health: Manure pit safety

June 18, 2013
Dennis J. Murphy
Storage of cow manure is a common practice on dairy farms. Each additional installation of a manure pit increases the probability that a fatal accident will result. Tragically, experiences in several states indicate that when an accident does occur, it is likely to involve two or three fatalities. Also, there have been several cases of large numbers of livestock perishing due to manure gases.
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Taking risks and making milk

June 18, 2013
John Frey
In 1945, 80 percent of U.S. jobs were in businesses that made things. The remaining 20 percent were in service related industries. In his latest column, John Frey talks about how this has changed and the risks and rewards associated with the dairy business. PD Click here for the column.
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How to calculate friction loss

June 18, 2013
Nancy Puck
When planning a hose system or pipeline, we must know what the capabilities of our pump are and what the losses in our system will be. In a previous article "Understanding pump performance curves" we learned how to determine the capabilities of a pump. The pump provides energy as Total Dynamic Head (TDH) that supplies the system. Remember, TDH is measured in feet and can be converted to pressure as PSI by dividing by 2.31.
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Manure’s value is spread over time

June 18, 2013
Dan Huyser
Manure can have value if managed correctly. This value can be spread out over multiple years. The first year, 30 to 40 percent of the nitrogen (N) is available along with almost all of the phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). The second year, 10 percent of the N from the first year's is available and P and K not used in year one will still be useable. Year three has 5 percent N and any remaining P and K available for use.
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Considerations on designing shade for cattle

June 17, 2013
Kris Kohl
The dog days of summer will soon be upon us and feedlot cattle are often under stress when the high temperatures exceed 85ºF. Cattle feeders with hoop buildings and mono slope observe near constant feed intakes and gains throughout the summer as a result of the shade the buildings provide.
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