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What are the 6 freedoms of a cow?

Focusing on the six freedoms of a cow proves to be beneficial for increasing your dairy’s return on investment (ROI).

January 10, 2023

The six freedoms of a cow outlined by a dairy farming training organization are space, rest, water, air, light and feed. These freedoms have aligned benchmarking goals to help producers realize higher returns on current and future farm investments.

How to cut costs and labor for dairy barn lighting

December 11, 2017

Christopher Abbott-Koch

Lighting often represents one of the best opportunities to reduce electricity use on dairy farms, and lighting retrofits typically have shorter paybacks than other energy-efficiency upgrades.

Barn lights: The overlooked expense

September 20, 2011

James Adams

Dairymen and dairywomen tend to lead busy lives. Some piece of equipment is always misbehaving; there is another hole in the fence somewhere, or someone left the gate open again. With this in mind, I have found out what equipment on the dairy is commonly overlooked – the lighting.

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What are the 6 freedoms of a cow?

How to cut costs and labor for dairy barn lighting

Barn lights: The overlooked expense

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