In relative terms, Summer and Winter ventilation of calf barns is easy – supply the necessary adequate air exchanges for the weather, and with minor adjustments for the odd days, ventilation takes care of ...
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As I was working with a set of farms on a lameness project this summer, the question of footbath protocols was included in the set of intake questions. Very few of the farms included ...
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June 14, 2022 – Grazing dairy heifers on pasture can reduce the cost of production and, for bred heifers, improve health at calving. Allowing the heifer to harvest its own forage and spread its ...
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Do you ever feel like your calf health is “pretty good” but you feel like you’re treating more calves than you should? Or always fighting a virus or scours bug at a certain age ...
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Digital Dermatitis, or Hairy Heel Wart, as most dairy farmers know it, is a painful experience for the cow, and a frustrating and costly lameness issue for the farmer. The case study I’ll share ...
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By Alycia Drwencke and Betsy Hicks SWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team & SCNY Dairy and Field Crops Team Calf care can be a tricky and frustrating task on farms. When everything runs ...
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by Christine Georgakakos & Betsy Hicks A strong ‘us versus them’ paradigm exists between large and small farms and organic and conventional farms in central New York over the topics of antibiotic usage and ...
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By Christine Georgakakos & Betsy Hicks Managing manure is one of the many full-time jobs that dairy farmers integrate into day-to-day operations. Many of the multi-generation farms or multiple partner farms we interviewed divided ...
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By Betsy Hicks & Christine Georgakakos Disease Prevention Many dairy farmers know the truth in the saying, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, and manage their herds in such a ...
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Operations management on dairy farms is integral to success of the farm business. Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association, the Operations Managers Conference provides an opportunity for the people ...
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