FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT

Hot, hot-hot and red hot – there are some interesting trends today in used farm equipment, Greg Peterson (aka Machinery Pete) told farmers at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky.

As your operation grows, so does your need for equipment. And with that equipment comes maintenance and repair costs.

High-speed tillage

“The biggest change in everything we do today is high-speed,” said Curt Davis, director of product management at Kuhn-Krause.

A well-maintained skid-steer loader can be one of the most dependable, versatile and highly productive machines in a busy dairy operation.

As you work to provide a consistent ration to your cows at the same time each and every day, the mixing operation is critical to your success. Today, I want to talk about getting the feed mixed and some of the factors that affect the quality of mix.

In the last few years, a number of teat-scrubbing technologies have been released in the marketplace. Progressive Dairyman reached out to several manufacturers or marketers of this equipment to learn what is attracting the initial purchasers as well as what might be holding some interested parties back.