After months of rigorous testing, DCC Waterbeds Dual Chamber Cow Waterbeds have been awarded the DLG Technology and Farm Input Test center’s DLG seal of approval for performance in cow comfort. Located near Frankfurt, Germany, the DLG center delivers top quality performance testing methodology recognized and trusted by the agricultural industry in Europe.
Read MoreIf finding a better solution for manure management and wastewater treatment is on your 2022 ‘to-do’ list, we invite you to visit the DCCW booth in the Hall of Ideas at the 2022 Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Annual Business Conference at the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions. We hope to see you there!
Don’t forget to check out The Dairy Signal with Dr. Frank Mitloehner, PhD, University of California, Davis Department of Animal Science, and Austin Allred, Royal Family Farming, as they talk about the Nutrient Management Paradigm Shift and Austin’s personal experience with the BioFiltro system.
Read MoreJoin Austin Allred, owner of Royal Dairy from Washington, in person or online at World Dairy Expo for a Virtual Farm Tour & Live Q&A. With 6,500 milking cows, Austin will explain how BioFiltro’s. worm-powered wastewater system removes 90%-99% of the nutrients from his green water, builds soil by generating worm castings, and produces 6-8 carbon credits per milking cow. DCC Waterbeds were recently installed in the eight freestall barns to provide cow comfort that is low-maintenance to allow for a cleaner, simpler manure waste stream.
Read MoreOCTOBER 29, 2020
Visit Ahlgren Dairy near Darwin, Minnesota.
Darwin, Minnesota, is home to the largest ball of twine, and it’s also the community where Ahlgren Dairy calls home.
Meet dairy farmers Rick and Sarah Ahlgren who recently invested in their farm to add robotic technology. During the tour, learn how the new technology helps their family care for the cows, the environment, and the community to produce a safe, sustainable and nutritious product.
Sarah and Rick Ahlgren show us their milking robots, cows laying on DCC Waterbeds, the feed kitchen and the poop vacuum. Robotics, automation and cow comfort are the highest priorities on the Ahlgren Dairy. They live on the farm with their 6 children in Central Minnesota.
Thank you Sarah and Rick for the tour and Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom for organizing and hosting the virtual tour (Virtual Field Trip-Ahlgren Dairy).
Many thanks to our local dealer, Leedstone, for the continued support of the Ahlgren Dairy Farm.
A few of my favorite sections in the video tour:
4:30min: How do you know when a cow is happy and comfortable?
Rick - "Cows are very friendly and curious....if she laying down chewing her cud, she is healthy and happy."
5:15min: Rick talks about the cows laying down on DCC Waterbeds, and how the water moves with the cow.
31min - Rick and Sarah talk about their favorite part of dairy farming.
What are your favorite parts of the tour?
The bedding that farmers utilize on their farms has been something that has been pretty different among the farms we've been visiting. This is interesting because there is no right way to do things on a dairy farm. Instead, farmers focus on what works for them and their cows. The folks at Hemdale Farms in Seneca Castle choose to allow their cows to sleep and relax on waterbeds in their barns. Meet Farmer Dale who will tell you more today.
At the time of Hemdale Farms & Greenhouses' first installation of 300 waterbeds in 2001, it was our largest single farm installation.
With almost 20 years of working together (and additional installation/projects), we're proud of being a part of Hemdale's commitment to long-lasting cow comfort.
"[Waterbeds] are very environmentally friendly...[and] keep the cows very healthy and happy," Farmer Dale said in this NY Animal Agriculture Coalition video.
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