ROCHESTER, Minn. — Chad Carlson didn't rush in to building a new calf facility. Rather, the Pennock dairyman spent three to four years researching calf barns. He was most concerned with getting the ...

The I-29 Extension Dairy Consortium's recent educational effort titled Raising Your Best Calf Ever updated calf raisers on the key components of raising dairy calves. It started with a "Boots on the ...

Many dairy farmers and calf rearers are moving to automatic milk feeders to reduce labour input. We look at what kind of management they require, how to get the best out of them and what to consider ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Holly Thompson of Little Valley Dairy, south of Plainview, says her operation with 200 cows is probably the smallest in southeast Minnesota to have an automated calf feeder, but she ...

LELY’S Calm Control automated calf feeder has come in for an upgrade with a number of improvements for 2016. These include a faster processor with higher storage capacity and faster beast recognition.

No matter what style or brand of calf feeder you have there is a simple five-step protocol for maximising its use. Remembering the “five Cs” of automated feeders can help farms tap into the benefits ...

A NEW automated calf feeder: the Calf Control, has been introduced by Lely. The Lely Calm supplies calves with precisely what they need, when they need it. Milk is always provided at the correct ...

There is a lot of talk in our house about the feeding and weaning of grandsons, with a few born already, and more to come. Should they be fed with mother’s milk, or with milk replacer, and then comes ...

An investment in a computerised (automatic) calf feeding machine can bring greater control and consistency to the rearing period; they can also reduce the time and labour required to rear calves.

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