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I find it ironic that fall, which is typically referred to as an ending season, always seems to be the start of something new. For students, it is the start of a new school year. For our company, it is also our (unofficial) start of a new year.
The Kuntz family likes to keep things simple at Ikendale Farms Ltd. in Walkerton, Ontario. This third-generation family farm milks 330 purebred registered Holstein cows in a 30-stall rotary parlour and crops 2,000 acres.
Ideally, a cow calves on her own with no human assistance needed. However, for one reason or another, that does not always happen.
Dr. Vicky Lauer, a member of Animart’s professional services veterinarian team, says there are a number of things that can go wrong during the calving process.
It is always refreshing to step aside from our regular topics and deliver content on a special subject. While articles on feed and nutrition, A.I. and breeding, calf and heifer raising, and milk quality are extremely important and likely to impact what you do each day, I always enjoy taking a step back from the day-to-day and taking a broader look at the industry.
Dairy producers in Manitoba now have a public exchange to buy and sell underproduction credits. The quota credit exchange opened in December and allows dairy farmers the opportunity to buy or sell a portion of their total daily quota.
From Aug. 25-27, the annual Wisconsin Farm Technology Days will set up shop in a field near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Tent City will encompass 65 acres, filled with more than 600 exhibitors, family and youth activities, university presentations and tractor displays. At the heart of it all will be the new Innovation Square, an area set aside for new innovations and technologies.
For its 13th year, the North American Manure Expo will be held in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, July 14-15. Thus far, this event has been in eight states and one province. This is the second time Pennsylvania has hosted the show.
I am sitting down to write my editorial on a busy day on our farm. Running through my head are thoughts on if the coolers have enough ice, if the plants have enough water, what time I need to start lunch preparations, and if the help and equipment will arrive soon. You see, today we will plant our tobacco crop.
Conflict does not need to be destructive to an organization or a relationship. In fact, when dealt with properly, it can lead to constructive outcomes like new ideas, acceptance, trust and business growth.
“The good news is: It can actually help us,” said Dr. Becky Stewart-Gross, president of Building Bridges Seminars.
