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There is a lot to think about when hiring an employee, including recruiting, interviewing, checking references and selecting the right individual. Don’t let those efforts go to waste by not following through as they are welcomed into the farm.
Even though there has been variation within the marketplace, the overall value of milk components has risen in the past decade. Milk fat and protein are the principal drivers of prices paid to dairy producers. Plus, research shows greater net income from a 5 percent increase in milk fat or protein versus a 5 percent increase in milk yield.
Nearly 200 people from 31 states and two provinces attended the Midwest Manure Summit in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the end of February.
Hosted by the University of Wisconsin Extension, the summit covered all things manure, from application and regulations to processing and odor. Various separation and nutrient recovery technologies were discussed.
Hemdale Farms in Seneca Castle, New York, installed its first automatic milking units in 2007. Two years later, the parlor ceased operation, and since then the number of robots has steadily increased.
One of the benefits to adopting an automatic milking system is all of the information readily available for users to access.
In a webinar with the Penn State Extension Technology Tuesday series, Mat Haan, Penn State Extension dairy educator, and Steve Halahan, a dairy consultant and feed nutritionist for Cargill Animal Nutrition, reviewed the various forms of data generated and how they can be utilized by producers, nutritionists, veterinarians and other members of the farm team.
Dave is a tall, lanky man with a solid wave. He waves to me every day at a quarter to noon, just after he pulls his long, yellow school bus up to the end of the drive and opens the door.
Nearly two years into its 10-year timeline, the proAction Initiative is well underway. Four technical committees have been established to focus on animal care, biosecurity, traceability and environment.
For the past 32 years, the Western Canadian Dairy Seminar (WCDS) has focused on providing novel ideas, information and solutions relevant to current and emerging challenges of the Canadian dairy industry. The 2015 event, to be held March 10-13 at the Sheraton Red Deer in Red Deer, Alberta, will do the same.
Sustainability is a core mission for the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh. To demonstrate this objective, the university commissioned the building of three anaerobic digesters in the state.
The first was a dry fermentation digester in the city of Oshkosh. The second was a small, plug-flow system at a dairy with 130 head of cattle near Oshkosh, and the third was a large farm, complete-mix digester system at Rosendale Dairy in Pickett, Wisconsin.
