Equipment

By Dr. Noah Litherland
Every one of us in the dairy industry has an inborn fondness for cattle, and value newborn calves and the promise they bring. Let’s get wise about thermal support for our calves in the first 24 hours of their lives during cold weather.

By Jon Urness
It won't be long until we count on our forage inoculant applicators to apply inoculants reliably and accurately. How we ease them into service could have a huge impact on how they perform throughout the harvest season. Let’s concentrate on low-volume applicators powered by a peristaltic pump.

By Jon Urness
When it comes to inoculant application equipment, nothing is more frustrating than facing the first day of chopping in the spring with hay down and, when you try the applicator, all it does is make a puddle on the ground. Now you’re scrambling to find parts or to cobble something together that will work until the parts arrive. After all, when the hay is ready, you have to go no matter what.

By Rod Martin
The total mixed ration (TMR) is an efficient and effective method to feed high-producing dairy cows and has been universally adopted on today’s dairy operations.

Yet, many factors can lead to significant TMR inconsistency, resulting in suboptimal milk production, components and potential herd health issues. Potential variances at each step of the feeding process can cumulatively add up, resulting in a TMR at the cow level that is very different than we expected.

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By Jon Urness
A little knowledge about application equipment can go a long way toward choosing the right equipment to buy, using such equipment, and applying the correct amount of product. Previously in this series of videos , we concentrated on ultra-low volume applicators and their maintenance.