Sherven Consulting

Your milking crew plays a crucial role in the health and productivity of your herd. When proper techniques aren’t followed, it can lead to an example like this.

New milkers started mid-May. What followed was an unexpected drop in production. After addressing the issue, paired the correct training, cows are back on track!

Last week, The Bullvine ran an article on the challenges of silage changes - I'll share this real time situation with you:

Around June 3rd is when the farmer nears the end of his Haylage bag (5' -10' left). Milk loss occurs shortly after, about 4 #/cow. Butterfat also reacts negatively because of the disruption.

The farmer and I's solution to address this was to start blending new silage sooner and partitioning the last few feet of the silage bag to young stock.

👀That milk production. Top cow at Virhada Holsteins LLC. 3rd lactation, 104DIM.

Last week I posted on what makes a good dining experience. On the flip side, what makes a poor experience?

1. Poorly mixed TMR
2. Empty feed bunk
3. Cows that can't reach feed
4. Limited feed bunk
5. Feed not delivered timely

All of these can impact health and performance of the animal, and some of these can be unrealized by farmers.

Otis is our feature dog today on !

Happy Earth Day! One of my hobbies is growing native plants, and what a pleasure to show off some of the visitors in my garden from last year. Pictured are Black Eyed Susans, Butterfly & Swamp Milkweed, and Showy Goldenrod. Below are some really good websites if you need a source for seeds, plants, or just info in general.

https://www.prairiemoon.com/
https://growitbuildit.com/

My top 4 strategies to provide a good dining experience for not just lactating cows, but every animal in the herd.

Wishing everyone a happy Easter!