Great Hygiene Practices Save You Money
Posted by Laura Stensberg
In this time of uncertainty and lower milk prices, every penny counts, and many producers have “hunkered down” and decided not to make any large investments this year. In times like these, every producer should focus on efficiencies and find areas where improvements will yield the biggest impact. You won’t find a more important area…
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Neonatal Calf Welfare is Larger than Life as We Know It
Posted by Laura Stensberg
We all know that providing tremendous quality of care to our newborn calves increases the livelihood of our dairy. So let’s take some time to talk about how we can go about giving all newborn calves that same wonderful quality of care. Giving the best start in life is not a one-step and done kind…
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Sick Calves Got You Down? Calf Sickness and Prevention
Posted by Laura Stensberg
There comes a time in every dairy farmer’s life, that calves seem to be getting sick with no explanation. You think you are doing everything correctly, but your calves are getting sick at an alarming rate. It is one of your worst nightmares. The calves that get sick are already a week or two old…
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Zero to Hero Dairy Farming at its Best Using Goals
Posted by Laura Stensberg
This year has brought so many of us hardships, not only personally but professionally. Many of our fellow farmers have been struggling or even had to make the awful decision to let go of their family’s legacy. With the new year around the corner, we need to start planning goals for the future livelihood of…
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Trim the Fat! Building a Lean Dairy is Great
Posted by Laura Stensberg
No, I am not talking about weight loss! I am referring to making your dairy operation more profitable by using the Lean Principles and eliminating the waste. The waste in time, resources, and idle employees to better serve our calves. Where Does This Idea Come From? The lean idea is not a new concept. This…
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