by GVFMarketing | Feb 14, 2024 | Dairy Grist
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2024 Dairy Symposium! This video contains the presentation from Nigel Cook as he discusses “Cow Comfort ’24: Maintaining social trust through housing that optimizes welfare”. GVF was pleased to have Dr...
by GVFMarketing | Dec 14, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Clay McWilliams M.Sc.Dairy SpecialistGrand Valley Fortifiers Transition cow health and productivity has, and continues to be, a critical period for lactation performance. Optimizing cow productivity in early lactation can increase peak milk, improve lactation...
by GVFMarketing | Dec 7, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Sarah Robson Ph.D. & Kathleen Shore M.Sc.Ruminant NutritionistsGrand Valley Fortifiers Certain types of molds can produce what are referred to as mycotoxins. Although mold naturally occurs when feed grows, adverse weather conditions can increase the amount of...
by GVFMarketing | Dec 7, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Jeff Keunen M.Sc., Ruminant Nutritionist Grand Valley Fortifiers Every year in late fall and through the winter months we inevitably hear from a handful of producers concerned with low colostrum yields on their most recent cows that have calved. Reasons for low...
by GVFMarketing | Sep 26, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Gennadii BondarenkoRuminant Nutrition ConsultantGrand Valley Fortifiers Fall is a good time to review the current condition of alfalfa fields at the farm, evaluate haylage/hay yields achieved from the fields in the current forage production season and make a proper...
by GVFMarketing | Sep 26, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Jeff VandendoolRuminant Specialist,Grand Valley Fortifiers As labour challenges continue to grow on farms many producers are beginning to look to robots as a solution. Robots offer an effective way to decrease labour requirements while in many cases increasing...
