Small Changes Bring Big Savings For Dairy Farmers
19:34 | 28/10/2011
NEW ZEALAND - DairyNZ launched its 2011 series of Milksmart workshops on cow behaviour and cow flow this week with events in Takaka, Murchison and Greymouth. The workshops will be held in 19 other locations throughout the country in November and December.
Simple steps to increase milk production
23:23 | 23/09/2011
I have now been travelling through Asia & the rest of the world for many years and through my observations, I would like to give a personal overview of the most common questions and challenges I believe are facing dairy farmers in Vietnam.
Teagasc Launches 'Energy Use In Agriculture'
11:28 | 22/09/2011
IRELAND - Teagasc has launched a new publication called ‘Energy Use in Agriculture’, to help Irish farmers reduce farming energy costs.
Foot and Mouth Outbreak Reported
23:36 | 19/09/2011
PARAGUAY - An outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) was reported to OIE by Dr Hugo Federico Idoyaga Benitez, Director General of SENACSA, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
Total Mixed Ration Cubes
08:11 | 18/09/2011
Eckenberg Farms also has a large cubing facility for specialty cubes. These are value-added products that include vitamins, minerals, molasses, and grains. We also produce some hay combination cubes including timothy/alfalfa and oat/alfalfa cubes. All these ingredients are scaled individually and then mixed to maintain strict quality standards.
Video To Help Farmers Reduce TB Risks
07:57 | 01/09/2011
UK - Farmers will be able to access advice on reducing the risks of cattle contracting bovine tuberculosis (TB) from wildlife through a new online video.
Thanh Binh farm - Cu Chi - HCM city
13:48 | 25/08/2011
Thanh Binh Dairy Production Enterprise was set up in 1992 with the initial stock of 5 heifers. After years of difficulties in breed supply, technical and market-related stuffs, this farm has become a feature dairy farm. Add.: 120 Nguyen The Ranh, Xom Moi Hamlet, West An Nhon Commune, Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City
Keeping birds out can help control feed costs
23:04 | 10/08/2011
With the high cost of feed these days, it is the largest expense in raising dairy heifers. One way to control feed costs is to manage shrink. Shrink is defined as the amount of feed delivered or grown on a farm that is never consumed. Experts estimate that shrink may account for 5 to 30 percent of feed purchased.
Insentec - Galaxy Starline AMS
08:39 | 29/07/2011
Galaxy-Starline AMS Extremely advanced Yet remarkably simple.
The Galaxy Starline milking system definitely is unique in design. From the day of it’s inception, it’s design criteria focus was on efficiency. This meant that every part of it’s design was going to have to excel in areas that other AMS systems had failed.
Vietnam-Belgium dairy project bears fruit
21:09 | 23/07/2011
1. Calf rearing
2. Irrigation and high yield grass
3. Fresh milk quality control
4. Nutrition and Feeding and management in Dairy Cattle
5. Good Manure management
6. Milking procedure
7. Fertility management
