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Improving The Efficiency Of Your Hay Production

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As cattle prices have drastically declined, producers are closely examining every production expense. It makes perfect sense to closely evaluate the efficiency of the hay produced on an operation, because hay is typically the most expensive feed fed to livestock. That’s not only because of the cost to produce it, but because of the sheer volume needed as the base feed when summer pastures are dormant.

Dairy Equipment Wish List

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Equipment is as critical to running a successful dairy as the cows are. Items that qualify as a major equipment purchase can vary from farm to farm based on size. Typically that includes milking, feed mixing and storage equipment. Manure management systems and the tractors needed to operate each system may also be considered major purchases. Precision technologies, such as activity and health monitoring systems, are becoming an increasingly popular equipment purchase on farms.

Reducing Ammonia Gas and Increasing Protein

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Ammonia gas packs quite the smelly punch. In small doses, it’s what makes smelling salts so effective. But high levels of ammonia can be a health hazard and a pollutant.
Dairy farms are one of the major sources of ammonia emissions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated that dairy farms contributed more than 20 percent of the ammonia emitted from animal husbandry operations in 2016.

What to Wear for Ag Work

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In the agricultural world, which has become increasingly complicated WITH CHOICES and technological developments such as computer programs for crop planting, irrigation and harvesting, one simple subject – clothing – remains AN ISSUE. Or does it? Sometimes we fear that if it were not for equipment dealer hats, jackets from chemical dealers and shirts from seed producers many farmers would have to go to work naked!