I don’t know about you, but I am going bonkers with this election process. It is a Barnum and Bailey circus without any safety nets or guide wires. The tigers are loose in the ring, the announcers don’t know which way to turn, and the photographers don’t know where to point the camera.

With spring already here, that means summer is quickly approaching, and so is haying season. Now is the time to start thinking about pre-season maintenance and getting equipment out of winter storage.

First and foremost, dairies need to understand what restrictions there are in the milking parlor. A restriction is anything that impairs or constricts the milk path from the cow to the milk pipeline. This could be anything in the milk path.

The temperature of silage can help us monitor the ensiling process from production to feedout. Oxygen in the silo disrupts the anaerobic ensiling process and initiates biological and chemical processes that consume nutrients and energy, leading to heat production.

The other day I saw a crazy post on my Facebook page that immediately grabbed my attention. The post had a picture of two ladies protesting milk while standing in front of the milk cooler at the grocery store Trader Joe’s.

“Man, I just need 11 dollars. I lost my bus ticket and I need to get home to see my family. Must have fell out of my pocket, you know? I just need 11 dollars, man.” He shifted on his feet as he pleaded. He made a show of impatiently looking back toward the ticket counter.

Have you ever wondered why the Olympic games are held in huge cities around the globe but never in McCool Junction, Nebraska, or Gillies Corners, Ontario?

If someone were to create a formal job description for a farmer, one of the main criteria for the applicant would have to be the ability to adapt. Since farmers contend with Mother Nature and living organisms – cows, calves, plants, etc. – they must always adapt to a new situation.