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June is National Dairy Month
June has been designated as National Dairy Month - a monthlong celebration of all things dairy. June Dairy Month is the perfect excuse for indulging. Who [...]
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Beat the Heat: Keeping your Dairy Herd Healthy & Productive During Hot Weather
When summer temperatures rise, dairy farmers face unique challenges in maintaining herd health and milk production. Hot weather can significantly impact dairy cows, affecting both [...]
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May: National Beef Month
May is Beef Month. While the history of how National Beef Month started is not clearly defined, most people assume it’s because May is unofficially [...]
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HOW ACCURATE IS YOUR VERTICAL MIXER WEIGH SCALE?
Do you give much thought to the scale on your vertical mixer? Why is that? Do you have the mindset that the scale is always [...]
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10 FEATURES TO CONSIDER WHEN PURCHASING A TMR VERTICAL MIXER
Are you in the market for a vertical mixer? Just like buying a car, there are a lot of criteria to think about and take [...]
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HOW CAN A MAGNET IMPROVE YOUR HERD’S HEALTH? Mixer Magnets Catch Tramp Metal in Feed
Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis. What is it? What is Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis? It’s a fancy name for ‘hardware disease’. Hardware disease is caused when cows ingest nails, wire, [...]
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3 Common Alley Scraper Blade Options for Alley Scraper Systems
When researching and selecting the appropriate alley scraper system for your operation, there are many features to consider. In this article, we’ll take a look [...]
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Tires Carry the Load
Practice Proper Tire Maintenance to Extend their Life Do you have the right tire for carrying your load? Running tires at the proper inflation pressure [...]
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The Barn Cleaner. Where the Patz story begins.
THE WORLD'S FIRST CONTINUOUS-LOOP BARN CLEANER Paul Patz, the inventor of the Patz barn cleaner, was just a kid working on a farm back in [...]
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Side Extensions vs. Size Kits
When researching vertical mixers, you may run across two terms that sound like they would be interchangeable: Side Extensions and Size Kits. While they both [...]