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This article was #16 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2013. It was published in the January 21, 2013 print issue. Click here for the full list of the Top 25.
Debunking the myth that sand bedding cannot be used on a farm with an anaerobic digester, we profiled the digester system (including sand separation equipment) at Central Sands Dairy. While the farm is keeping 99 percent of sand from the entering the digester, Adam Onan, a manager at the dairy, said one downside is getting the separated sand dry.
Farm parents mentor their children – working side by side. And generations mature, as one teaches the other how to work with cows and the land. What dairy farm dad or mom has not been asked by friends, “Do you think one of the kids will take over the farm? Do you think they’ll keep the cows?” We teach, they learn, and the farm goes on.
Right after Christmas, the store windows fill up with hearts, cupids and flowers attracting lovers to remember their one-and-only. Valentines, chocolate candy and pajama-gram commercials fill the airways and the Internet. It is a free-for-all of expectations of what a lover is to do to prove never-ending affection.
There are various theories on how they came about, depending on what coffee machine in Canaseraga you were leaning on and what old-timer you were talking to. Some would say they’re hippies who had moved into the woods and gone native. Others think they’re offspring of Bigfoot.
I started driving milk tankers for Ruan because ...
Henderson: it is a great opportunity. They have dedicated customers and offer competitive wages.
Lopez: I wanted to work locally so I could be home every evening.
Quintero: I was in need of a job and Ruan was a growing company in the area.
Silva: of the competitive pay and benefits.
One of the first steps of conservation planning is understanding the landowner’s goals and objectives. In fact, this step is so important that if we plan without it, the plan fails.
I recently visited a dairy farm in northern Michigan. As part of my duties, I was tasked with evaluating the planning effort of an agronomist applying for a planning certificate. This story is not about the agronomist – but the farm family.
In Beijing, China, the Artex Barn Solutions staff hosted approximately forty people from around the world, from Dec. 4 through 8.
The main celebration of the week focused on the grand opening of the new Artex manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China. With 10,000 square meters of manufacturing capacity, the new facility is designed to support global growth for Artex in the dairy industry.
Computer-aided machinery will also increase efficiencies in the new factory.
ImmuCell recently added an informational video offering advice and experiences from a veterinarian’s viewpoint to the Immediate Immunity YouTube channel.
Steve Hayes, DVM and owner of Day 1 Technology, is featured in the piece titled “A Veterinarian’s Perspective: Achieving Immediate Immunity.”
At the annual American Forage and Grassland Council meeting, held Jan. 6-8 in Covington, Kentucky, Progressive Forage Grower Editor Lynn Olsen received the Merit Award.
The award recognizes individuals who have made contributions to the forage or grassland industry in research, teaching, extension, production or industrial development.
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