by staging_alphagenetic | Aug 30, 2023 | Advice and Tips, Farmers Blog
It’s time to cull your cows! Take advantage of sky-high record cull cow prices near $1/lbs and cull cows now. Many dairies are culling 5% of their herds, and you can actually make more profit on fewer cows. #1 Saves you valuable high-priced feed. #2 Helps...
by staging_alphagenetic | Aug 30, 2023 | Farmers Blog
Did you know the USA bans whole milk being served in public schools? The children are offered skim & 1% fat milk due to bad unproven science. Whole milk drinkers actually stay slimmer! After conferring with school lunch servers that children hate the 1% fat &...
by staging_alphagenetic | Aug 1, 2023 | Farmers Blog
Are USA milk prices paid to farmers under a conspiracy by milk plants to keep them often below the cost of production, to purposely drive many dairy farmers out of business? Think on this – Why did farm milk prices drop from $22 in February of 2023 to around...
by staging_alphagenetic | Jan 21, 2023 | Advice and Tips, Customers, Farmers Blog
Here’s a reminder on some industry best practices when caring for your cows’ udders. Predip and leave on for 30 seconds Strip 4 big streams of milk into a strip cup to check for mastitis Wipe the clean teats and rub for several seconds with a fresh paper towel...
by staging_alphagenetic | Jan 19, 2023 | Farmers Blog
Flies are a scourge on the farm, no doubt. On the dairy farm, flies can cause mastitis in cows and damage the pregnancy rates in your herd. Other health issues like scours and pneumonia are made worse by flies. Fly control needs to be a part of your dairy’s plan, but...
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