Automatic calf feeders eliminate mixing replacer The I-29 Extension Dairy Consortium's recent educational effort titled Raising Your Best Calf Ever updated calf raisers on the key components of ...

JULIE Newnham admits she initially resisted the suggestion to install automatic calf feeders when the family decided to increase the herd size from 500 to 700 cows. Once they were installed she ...

The Evers family at Evermay Farms in Forest Grove recently purchased an automatic calf feeder. They said the results so far have shown success.

No matter what style or brand of calf feeder you have there is a simple five-step protocol for maximising its use. Remembering the “five Cs” of automated feeders can help farms tap into the ...

Automatic calf feeders are expensive and doesn't guarantee that operational income will increase. A difference exists between cash flow and net financial impact, said Bentley.

The automatic calf feeder cost $21,000 for the machine, set-up and the ID buttons, and saves five labor hours each day, she said in an email.

WATKINS, Minn. -- Even with lower milk prices in the last six to eight months, interest in robotic milking machines and automatic calf feeders remains high, according to one of the region's ...

This week in Hillsboro, we talked with plein air painters, the organizer of the new Back-to-School Run and learned a thing or two about automatic calf feeders.

A farmer has lost an appeal to claim back VAT on an automatic calf feeder, after the Tax Appeals Commission ruled the equipment did not qualify under the refund scheme for flat-rate farmers.

With the automatic feeder, problems can arise if the teat becomes contaminated. The infection from one calf’s mouth or saliva can be spread to all those who use it in the immediate aftermath.

“I used to carry 12 litre buckets of milk twice a day, seven days a week from dairy to the calf shed before lifting to pour in to the troughs. It seemed like a life sentence,” says Agnes who ...