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BouMatic Piloting Elon Musk’s Space-X Starlink Internet to Help Rural Dairies
Growing up on a dairy in rural Wisconsin, no one has to tell Nate McDonald how poor the internet connectivity is in the nation’s...
Webinar: Dairy Cow Dry-Off Procedures – an Interview with Dr. H Barkema, Dr. A...
DRECA interviews researchers from the University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine on dairy cow dry-off procedures. This includes recommendations for dry off and...
Effects of alternative deep bedding options on dairy cow preference, lying behavior, cleanliness, and...
Source: Journal of Dairy Science, T. Wolfe, E. Vasseur, T.J. DeVries, R. Bergeron
Cows spend more time lying down when stalls are soft and dry,...
VAS Provides Five Tips To Curb Dairy Feed Costs
As farmers across the country navigate drought conditions and rising feed costs, many are looking at ways to stretch feed inventories. Small changes in...
Care and management of dairy goats
Source: ADGA
The dairy goat’s popularity continues to increase rapidly as more people discover the dairy goat’s appeal, utility and productiveness. The female dairy goat...
Dairy Genomic Selection
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: Blair Murray – Dairy Genetic Improvement Specialist/OMAFRA
The use of genomic information in genetic evaluation...
Idaho Dairy Producer Testifies Before Congress on USMCA Enforcement Importance
Source: U.S. Dairy Export Council
National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Executive Committee member Allan Huttema said USMCA enforcement is essential for the agreement to reach...
Nutrition and Feed Management: Transition Cows
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals – Dairy Cattle, Section 2.2.4
Cows that are transitioning...
GEA introduces new generation of milking robots for greater profitability
Source: GEA
With a series of optimizations, GEA is launching a new generation of the DairyRobot R9500 and DairyProQ automatic milking systems, which bring significant...
A free stall reimagined
Source: University of British Columbia
Open space is an important feature of a lying environment to dairy cattle, as this allows them to more easily...
“Pathways to Dairy Net Zero” Initiative Launched To Raise Climate Ambition For The Global...
Source: Global Dairy Platform news release
A first-of-its-kind Pathways to Dairy Net Zero initiative is being developed to accelerate climate change action throughout the global...
10 Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health by: Lesley Kelly
When it comes to our physical health, we all have strategies to stay healthy and the physical parts of farming help with that, from...
IDF launches special UN Food Systems Summit edition of successful Dairy Sustainability Outlook series
Source: International Dairy Federation
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) has today launched the 4th edition of its Dairy Sustainability Outlook series, which provides new case...
What’s Up in 2021 for Fungicides on Corn Silage?, By Adam Parker, Maizex Territory...
Every year is different, and 2021 is no exception. With record high crop prices, an early planting window across most of Canada, and now...
Animal agriculture organizations launch ambitious new protein pact
Source: North American Meat Institute news release
Twelve organizations representing farmers and companies who make the vast majority of America's meat, poultry, and dairy, as...
