Built for Farmers by Farmers – Engineered for Performance
The COOL Max Control System by Tunnel Plus optimizes airflow and climate control, ensuring cow comfort, increased milk production, and improved herd health. Designed and built in the USA, this system...
Mastitis is one of the most costly diseases in dairy cows, with an estimated $444 per case within the first 30 days of lactation. The highest risk periods occur at the beginning and end of the dry period when...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council
Code of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals – Dairy Cattle, Section 3.2
Management practices used on dairy farms are known to have a significant impact upon animal health, animal welfare, and milk...
Overview of Dairy Farm Milking Centers
Milking centers come in various sizes and layouts but share common features.
Key components:
Milk Room – Houses bulk tanks, milk towers, and plate coolers.
Utility/Mechanical Room – Contains compressors, vacuum pumps, and...
Source: NC State University
Assistant Professor Alejandro Gutierrez-Li and his collaborators Cesar Escalante, Luis Peña-Levano, Shaheer Burney, Grace Melo and James Salfer recently won a competitive $250,000 grant from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.
Their three-year project will study the costs and benefits of implementing automatic milking systems (AMS) and...
GEA has launched a groundbreaking Body Condition Scoring (BCS) feature as part of the AI-powered CattleEye solution, offering dairy farms a sophisticated tool for monitoring lameness and the body condition of cows. This autonomous system combines a 2D camera...
Importance of Ventilation
Maintains air quality
Regulates temperature and moisture levels
Ensures cattle comfort
Ventilation Methods
Natural Ventilation
Uses wind and temperature differences for airflow
Mechanical Ventilation
Fans control air exchange rates
Hybrid Ventilation
Combines natural and mechanical systems
Natural...
A new gut loop model developed at the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) is revolutionizing how scientists study intestinal immunity in young calves. Spearheaded by Dr. Philip Griebel, the model allows researchers to isolate and...
A Wilmot-area farmer has been convicted twice within the span of a year for offences related to operating an unlicensed milk processing plant and interfering with detained food products, according to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness.
Joris...
Source: Government of Alberta
“Blue-green algae is actually cyanobacteria, and can produce toxins that can be dangerous,” says Shawn Elgert, agricultural water engineer with Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development (AFRED). “It can cause organ damage or even death...
