In the old, tie-stall barn cows averaged 24,000 lb. Enhancements in cow comfort, changing to three-times a day milking and nutrition improvements have all aided in the dairy going to 31,000 lb. per ...
Big cows need big beds. It’s really as simple as that, says Zen Miller, a University of Wisconsin dairy Extension educator based in Appleton. “We used to build freestall barns based on the number of ...
It’s impossible to be in the barn every hour, day and night, to make sure feed is pushed in and accessible on demand — unless you’re a robot. Robots’ ability to create consistent access to feed is one ...
Jack in the Box Dairy-Free Menu Guide with Allergen Notes & Vegan Options This menu guide includes dairy-free menu options first, followed by some custom order components. Be aware of special order ...
Pfeifer Dairy calf barn The calf and heifer barn, the newest of facilities at Pfeifer Dairy, in Bucyrus, Ohio, was completed in early 2016 and can house over 250 head.
She says originally it was a dairy barn before William set up shop. He filled just the first floor with books and his wife sold antiques. Pfaff-Rauch started buying and selling books there in the ...
Across rural communities, big, old barns have offered many things to the farm families who owned them over the decades, most of them quite practical. But in the eyes of the youngest of those ...
If a current ban on dairy cattle at fairs and shows lasts through July, the dairy barns at the Stanislaus County Fair will be empty this year (Journal file photo). Imagine visiting the Stanislaus ...
From family farm to a 2,600-cow milking herd, 15,000 direct-to-consumer customers and a 60-person staff, Oakridge Dairy of Ellington ... To run at their capacity, Oakridge milks three times a day in ...