Forum: Production Improvement

Hi, I’m new to this forum so bear with me if I make mistakes. My family started a small business in the early 2000’s in a small Minnesota farming...

What do you think the cow of the future will look like? My reason for asking is that we are seeing different trends than what we have seen in the...

What one thing do you know could improve production in your herd? Are you working towards getting/achieving it? At this farm I know they...

I read something some time ago that suggested that roughly 80% of the production gain that comes from milking 3X a day can be had by milking 3X a day...

Hi I am new to this forum. I also new to dairy farm just started last year from 25 2nd lactating animals.:D I need to know what should be the...

Anybody used the fly predators on their dairy? Any do's/don't do's with this system? I'm not a green freak, but don't like working with...

There my BIL was up from southern WI visiting. He has an Integrity daughter that made 174 pounds/day on his October DHIA Test. She has coasted down...

I am looking for distribution channels for a Danish hygiene product for domestic animals in powder form (see description below!). I am calling it...

We sell our milk to AMPI who in turn ship some of it to Blue Bunny in Le Mars IA. AMPI calls yesterday wondering if we use bst. Yea, why? They're...

What is your biggest challenge regarding production? In the area's of management of breeding, heat detection, SCC's, ETC. What do you find valuable...

I know many people use BST, and most get higher milk yields, but is BST a good thing to be giving to cows all the time. I work for a farmer who gives...

Hoard's Dairyman reports that in a recent U of MN study Purebred Holstien Cows outproduced the 3 Crosses in the study 1) Hol/Normande, 2) the...

Will dairy people share ideas and information with each other about increasing production, or will they shy away from that to avoid helping the...

Which strategy will result in a more profitable dairy farm - Focusing on maximum PER LACTATION production, or focusing on maximum LIFETIME...