When it comes to designing a facility, plan ahead, ask around, and do your research. Ask yourself how the facility will serve you now and into the future all while prioritizing cow comfort. @pdmag agproud.com/articles/58253…

Footbath design is critical for optimizing contact time. Ideally, the footbath should be 12 ft (3.7 m) so that the rear feet make contact with the solution 3 times. Read more in this Progressive Dairy article. agproud.com/articles/58450…

Feeding transition milk to calves can have a positive impact on ADG, diarrhea risk & mortality risk, but how do you do it on farm? Find out in this Bovine Veterinary article: bovinevetonline.com/news/education…

As the weather heats up, fans are running more consistently. But how do we cool cows & keep costs down? Cleaning fans and adding VFDs can help lower energy costs. Read about the various ways you can save energy on the farm in this Hoard's Dairyman article: hoards.com/article-34868-…

Great Producer Meeting in Hokkaido Japan ! Over 6000 cows were represented by farm teams learning about lameness prevention through Management! #NoLamenessTolerance #AnimalWellBeing #SaveCows

The best Sushi with the greatest friends! Amazing evening!🤣🥰

How can you improve animal handling on-farm? A couple of ways include seeking out training opportunities to better understand cow behavior and designing facilities with stress-free animal handling in mind as described in this Progressive Dairy article: agproud.com/articles/59371…

Bad facilities, inadequate bedding, dirty maternity areas, poor colostrum & unsanitary feeding equipment can be factors for diarrhea, pneumonia & septicemia in calves. Help calves start out strong on day 1 with tips from this Hoard's Dairyman article. hoards.com/article-35009-…

Join the newest member of the FAPM group, Dr. Laura Solano, on farm at the PDP Hoof Management Workshop on June 20 in Waunakee, WI where she will be discussing footbath essentials and more. Register today at pdpw.org/programs/2024h…

Teaching “Modern Functional Hoof Trimming” to 40 Advanced course participants in Japan! #NoLamenessTolerance #LessIsMore #OneAnatomy #AccuTrimLegRestraint #HealthyCows #AnimalWellBeing #SaveCowsNetwork #SavevCows

Land of the free & home of the brave. Happy 4th of July! 🎆

Hoof care is the topic of the July webinar. Karl Burgi, a hoof health consultant with the Save Cows Network, presents, “Overlooked strategies for improving hoof health.” Join us on Mon, July 8 at noon (CT). on.hoards.com/2024webinars

Prenatal & postnatal heat stress have lasting effects on our dairy calves. What those effects are & how to combat them are covered in this webinar by Dr. Jimena Laporta: youtu.be/MhneyjURBoo?si…

Listen & watch Episode 6 on Spotify, YouTube & Apple Podcasts today! linktr.ee/thedairylandin…

How do we provide enrichment to cows and calves? Dr. Jennifer Van Os offers suggestions for improving pen environments and the reasons why in this PDPW Dairy Signal: mediasiteconnect.com/site/pdpw-dair…

Raising heifers is expensive, to be sure. But in the long run, raising them right is far more important than raising them cheap. dairyherd.com/news/education…

Proper crowd gate usage can improve cow welfare around milking time. By not overcrowding the holding area and knowing when to move the crowd gate will create a positive experience for the cows. Read about crowd gate best practices at dairy.extension.wisc.edu/articles/crowd…