I want to give you a brief on a meeting I facilitated with 15 or so organic dairy farmers yesterday regarding the challenges they are having with huge grain...
Originally a dry matter intake article, I have revised a bit to consider the high feed costs situation. Just a few thoughts. +Willie ...
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charles taplin
VTHICK@...
Feb 1, 2008 11:33 am
Hi, I work with King's Argiseed in Vermont and have worked with the BMR for a couple years. The BMR Dream has done the best of any in this area (mostly...
Jeff - I know of at least 6 organic dairy producers in VT who have flat parlors. Herd sizes tend to be 25 - 50 cows. Where are you located? It is always great...
greetings everyone, I wanted to pass along a radio show I was on with Joel Salatin yesterday... its a 2 hr show but I think we talk about alot of issues. hour...
Thanks Lisa, I'm in southwestern PA. Any contact info would be great. especially email....
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butterfingers@...
Feb 1, 2008 1:08 pm
Hello, My circulator pump for my ice bank milk tank has died a noisy death (bushings?) and I can't figure out how it comes apart. If anyone could help, either...
Jeff, KEEP TRAINING those heifers to come into the parlor and put their heads thru the head gates to eat, you will never be sorry. Keep it simple and feed with...
Jeff, I know there are some guys here in Ohio that run 5 or 6 units. You probably could. This was an existing barn that we are using so space/width was a...
Samuel Esh of Lancaster County, PA has 9 crossbred bull calves for sale, ages 1 month to 8 months. Holstein, Normande, Jersey genetics. $1.00/lb. Phone...
Try calling Haggerty Refrigeration over in Hinkley,453-6727. They might be able to help, but not too many of those types of tanks left. Doug Hartkopf ... ...
My barn burnt down in December, and we are on our way to rebuilding plans. I was not happy w/ the previous set up for milking, and would like suggestions for a...
John and Bruce Grice, Washington Pa. use take-offs and raised their Pa made stalls. poured and installed it themselves and use take-offs 724-222-2990 ... ...
Rodney, I have put calves back on milk and that with good hay works. But you may have worms! ... Official fecal results are not back yet, but the vet suspects ...
Thanks Dave. Arden says to feed by hand too so maybe feeding isn't the main bottleneck issue. I appreciate your input....
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Livewater Farm
livewatr@...
Feb 1, 2008 3:30 pm
Ann What make tank is it I had same problem with a dairy cool ice bank tank I may be able to help Bill ... From: Linda Hartkopf To: Odairy@yahoogroups.com ...
We've had good luck with Para-Tack from Crystal Creek for Coccidia. Fresh pasture or a new/clean area or pen would help too. Calves keep getting reinfected...
Rodney, The active ingredient of Hematinic from Agri-Dynamics (610-250-9280) has shown to virtually eliminate protozoal infection (giardia - related to...
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charles taplin
VTHICK@...
Feb 1, 2008 7:59 pm
Rodney, I have made a bolus for your problem and it is being used by conventional vets on conventional herds. It takes 14 boluses (1@day) but I do it in a...
Jeff, thanks to you and everyone else who responded. I hope to have about 3-4 weeks to work with the heifers before they start calving. We only have a few...
Keith, Let them hang out in the holding area some before you start putting them through the parlor. Before they start to calve start running them into the...
Great, thanks Jon, I feel better already. I'll let you know how it goes! We select our heifers tomorrow and move them in a week. Keith Jonathan Bansen...
To the Odairy group, Hello everyone, I feel a little like the new kid on the block. New to grazing, New to Jerseys and New to organic, even new to Odairy! So...
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David Johnson
provident@...
Feb 2, 2008 12:40 am
My suggestion is run the group through the parlor for two weeks before freshening to adjust to the routine. Older cows that know the routine help but it...
i pulled a very stubborn jersey heifer into the parlor. believe me i tried everything else before this, but working without health care i chose not to put...
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Loyal Martin
loyalanesha@...
Feb 2, 2008 1:25 am
Yes, it is Watertown. Jim emailed me about the meeting. -Loyal Martin ... From: Lisa McCrory To: Odairy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:46 AM...
