PTO shafts are a leading cause of entanglement fatalities, accounting for 30% of agricultural deaths in Canada. Ensuring safety when working with PTO-driven equipment is paramount. Regular inspections before, during and after operation are necessary to mitigate risk. The following outlines key safety procedures to follow.

Application drones are a very exciting advancement to the drone industry. Like any equipment, we want to see how this type of investment pencils out – starting with an understanding of the fixed/variable overhead costs to see if it fits on your operation and what the return on investment (ROI) is on a piece of equipment such as a spray drone.

The Gagnonval Farm in Sainte-Hénédine, Quebec, has been equally owned by brothers Marc and Daniel Gagnon since 1994. If its name rings a bell for you, it’s most likely due to the exceptional quality of milk produced there.

When it comes to bedding for dairy farms, choosing the right material can have a significant impact on both the health of the cows and the overall efficiency of the farm.

Dairy enterprises invest considerable resources to raise replacements. To capture the opportunities that raising programs offer to farm profitability, dairy operations should not only make efforts to control raising expenses but also to ensure the return of their investment by evaluating the resulting quality of their replacements.

In recent years, sustainability has become a crucial focus in various industries, including agriculture. Dairy farming has made significant strides toward more sustainable practices and more importantly toward understanding dairy production's environmental impacts.

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