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In February, the Canadian milk recording agencies CanWest DHI and Valacta published the top herds in Canada as measured by Herd Management Score (HMS). For the first time, the calculations were done at the national level amongst a total of 8,500 herds.
As I write this, my school-aged child is counting down the final 26 days of school for the year. To do so, her teacher assigned a letter of the alphabet to each day and found a way to celebrate the day relating to the letter.
Dairy Farms + is an innovative and interactive online tool developed to support Canadian dairy farmers in meeting their sustainability goals by adopting best practices to reduce their environmental footprint and maximize farm efficiency and productivity.
In March, Canada’s dairy farmers and the Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity released a report highlighting severe gender inequality in matters pertaining to Canadian women in sports.
I envision young farmers as a sea of eager agricultural entrepreneurs looking for new ways to improve themselves and their businesses. Recently, I spoke at the London Swine Conference about “Managing the Generations.”
Just like many other industries, agriculture has transformed over the past few decades. Not only is it changing, but it is changing at a very rapid pace.
Talk to most dairy producers about what the future holds for them in the industry, and you get the sense that navigating the policies and following the trade negotiations has become thorny, complex and makes strategic planning very difficult.
Farmers wear a number of hats on any given day – from milker and feeder to mechanic and accountant. It takes a variety of skill sets to get milk in the tank. A growing number of farmers are adding another hat: that of processor.
Much has been said about the importance of maintaining adequate levels of effective fibre in lactating dairy rations in order to support normal chewing behaviour and rumen function and maximize dry matter intake and milk production.
North American dairy operations are highly dependent on corn in the diets of their dairy cows. Corn silage is a staple ingredient, as is corn grain. In addition to its role on dairy farms, vast amounts of corn go to human consumption and ethanol production.
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