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The field is wide open, boundary lines crisscross the green, and light floods the stadium. There a breathless moment while the flag is hoisted into the blue, and the majestic notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” ring and then fade. Suddenly, with a tumultuous roar from the stands, two teams bouncing with energy bound on to the field.
A variety of equipment is used in a dairy operation – from tractors and skid steers to compact track loaders – yet they all have tire or tracks that need to be maintained. With replacement tracks and tires costing upward of $1,500, ensuring your tires and tracks will run as long as possible is imperative to reducing maintenance costs and downtime.
When it comes to lameness, most dairy herds have room for improvement.
More than 40 percent of cows have “something on their foot,” according to University of Minnesota associate professor Dr. Gerard Cramer. That “something” is likely to be a sole ulcer, digital dermatitis or white-line disease.
In hindsight, I could have avoided being kidnapped.
He seemed to be about the same age I was at the time. He had a shaved head, suspenders over a white shirt, and tattoos on his neck and arms. People tried to avoid him, and those that didn’t he asked, in a gruff voice, if they had a fag (cigarette).
I felt like my cholesterol was getting too low, so I went to the county fair. Ahh, the smell of cotton candy, corn dogs and port-o-lets. There is nothing like walking down the midway and saying to yourself, “Wow! I don’t look that bad after all.”
The American Dairy Coalition (ADC), a new organization representing members across the dairy industry supply chain, hosted its initial meeting with a successful fly-in focused on immigration reform and concerns over EPA regulation.
In order to remain profitable, a dairy needs to be effective at getting cows pregnant. This can be particularly challenging during the summer months because of the effects of heat stress.
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