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When thinking of organic dairying, most farmers don’t often think of robotic milkers. However, producer experience shows that robotic milkers work well with organic dairying.
“The cow has a choice about when she gets milked,” organic dairyman Pete Ruegemer of Villard, Minnesota, says. “Robots also work well with the grazing system that’s required by the organic regulations.”
The new margin protection insurance program (MPP) for dairy farmers, which was developed by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and enacted in the 2014 Farm Bill, was formally unveiled Aug. 28 by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Foot injuries and lameness can cause a cow to become immobile or develop other health issues, minimizing its production of milk. Vettec Inc. introduces Bovi-Bond Soft, a new addition to the Bovi-Bond line of quality blocking products.
In a decision issued yesterday, Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Boldt removed a major obstacle to the construction of the Richfield Dairy in Wisconsin by resolving challenges to two high-capacity well permits and a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit.
Life is built on cycles; a familiar cycle is that of light and dark. Changes in daylight hours are sent to a portion of the brain, and appropriate metabolic adaptations to those changes are seen as cyclic variations in body composition, hair coat and reproduction. We’ve all seen that in our animals and ourselves, getting a little heavier in the fall and leaning out when spring rolls around.
Are you headed to Albuquerque to tour the film site of Breaking Bad, earn a few continuing education credits and see the stretches of Albuquerque from a hot air balloon? Why not throw winning an ultrasound system and some spending money into the mix? Even if you're not attending the American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference, you still have the chance to get creative and win an Easi-Scan.
Butter prices set a new record Aug. 22 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), reaching $2.8225 per pound, according to The Journal Sentinel. The previous record was set in 1998 at $2.81.
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