Water is essential in the cleaning of milking equipment and is often overlooked as an important component in milk quality.

 Mycoplasma is not a new problem and has plagued dairy farms for over 50 years, so what are the factors that make this disease so dangerous and what have we learned about control and prevention?

Let’s be very clear – we do not use vacuum to “suck” the milk out of the cow. She must give it to us voluntarily. If we want to milk cows more gently, quickly and completely, the goal must be to improve milk flow rates through better stimulation and milk letdowns.

The cow and her environment, milking routine and milking equipment are the three legs of the "mastitis triangle" – areas to pay close attention to avoid mastitis outbreaks. Read all about it here.

Establishing a “culture of integrity and honesty” might be something you hear in a human resource meeting, not a parlor. But for Eagle Ridge Dairy, it’s a core concept in the barn and key to maintaining a somatic cell count of 80,000.

How does managing udder health differ in automated milking systems? 

Comfort first has long been the philosophy for Jake Peissig and JTP Farms; focusing on improving animal well-being and allowing production, herd health and performance to fall into place.