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“Success looks to me a team that works really well with each other, that respects each other, that is all working toward a goal and all working towards the farm’s success,” says Dairyman Jeremy Natzke from Wayside Dairy in Greenleaf. (Generic) Photo: Canva

14-04 | News

Bringing in a non-family partner into the dairy business

"We did it one group at a time, where we would take out the sand and then start filling the beds with the solids,” says dairyman Jeremy Natzke. (Generic) Photo: Jan Willem van Vliet

06-04 | Article

US dairy: Switching from sand bedding to dried manure solids

Poor or inadequate fan maintenance can decrease the overall airflow by fans as well as the efficiency of these motors by as much as 40%, increasing electric bills unnecessarily. Photo: Ronald Hissink

10-08-2022 | Article

How maintenance of dairy barn fans can save costs

Down cows require immediate attention with assistance from a trained rescue team. Down cows need a safe area in a pen or paddock where they have a comfortable resting surface. Photo: Mark Pasveer

30-06-2022 | Article

What should we consider with down cow care?

Photo: Wick Natzijl

27-06-2022

How to keep an eye on shedding and heat stress

A dairy enterprise should strive to make optimal use of 3 most important production factors: the cows, the employees and the invested money. Along with this it needs to ensure long term sustainability (expansion, environment, social acceptance). Photo: Jan Hulsen

26-01-2022 | Article

How to design the ideal dairy barn

Here is one way of achieving a gradual changeover from a straw pen to a slatted floor. When the calf is about 6 months old, the hooves can withstand a concrete floor and the animal can withstand cold cubicles. Photo: Jan Hulsen

23-09-2021 | Article

How to give the best calf care

Photo: Mark Pasveer

03-03-2021 | Article

7 tips to reducing mastitis during the dry period

Hygiene practices could be deemed as the single most important component of managing mastitis effectively. Photo: Henk Riswick

01-02-2021 | Expert opinion

6 tips for managing mastitis

Photo: Canva.com

27-03-2020 | Article

4 underutilised feed sources for ruminants

Noise may be generated by several means such as the electric generators, pumps, and/or other machines used on the farm. Noise stress can impact both male and female cows. Photo: Misset

18-02-2020 | Article

6 management factors to consider in dairy herd fertility