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Most farmers would never dream of building a real-estate development around their farm or marketing their products in China, but that’s exactly what can happen when well-intentioned business owners spend time planning the future of the business.
A Prince Edward Island Milking Shorthorn cow, Oceanbrae Fawn's Accent-P EX-94, has set a new Canadian breed record for 305-day fat production, breaking her own record set last year.
The most efficient rate of growth a calf experiences is in the first month of life. Strong growth and good calf health is linked to improved performance of heifers with a trend toward earlier first breeding and increased milk yields.
A team of researchers from the Universities of British Columbia, Calgary, Guelph and Laval developed a cow comfort tool that helps producers measure how well they are meeting the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals: Dairy Cattle.
When I was a very small farm girl, dressed in my homemade red velvet jumper, I looked forward to “Edie” Christmas on Boxing Day with my cousins. I recall my great-grandmother singing “Silent Night” to us in German.
Progressive Dairyman staff pulled a list of the articles that were most well-read during 2014 at Progressive Dairyman-Canada.
Here is a summary of each article, along with updates from authors or participants.
Whenever Jack Corless performs a farm audit, he always asks producers about their goals. The first answer is generally either “I want more milk” or “I want to make more money.” The second is, “I want to improve the fertility of my herd.”
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