Recent content by Andy

plastic can hold up for hundred years, bad news for the earth...

I believe frozen semen is related to dariy farm investment, heard vietnam, Indonesia and china economy are growing pretty fast. Wait, if vietnam and indonesia east Asia countries? lol

I prefer plastic one for a single calf. Googled those 2 guides for your reference: Calf Hutch Buying Guide 2022 | YYK Barn Research https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/buyers-guide-6-options-calf-housing-compared

Agree, an exception may be compost bedded pack barn, which use compost as bedding, new manure as addtion to compost material.

Will check if she has channel on Youtube.

that's what I mean, there is a technology threshold to get high quality compost

As fertilizer price going up, on-farm composting maybe an option. manure spreading trailer + a windrow turner + a front loader bucket may get the job done, and we can even sell some of compost. I believe it is a good idea, but really need some expertise...

Ordinary bucket on skid steer/tractor, or side discharge bucket? or any other tools?

I guess drone can do something, but not sure...

Heard shaving bedding has more pathogen than sand, and good thing with shaving bedding is no need to separate sand and manure afterwards.

thanks, Dave, informative. Btw, what is the bedding material for those barns, like shaving or sand?

I mean confined animal's manure scraper, either off the slab or into the gutter. Yea, half tire seems always work well.

Yes, that is what I am referring to, pulled by electric motor in free stall barn.

I have seen half tire mounted on a tractor, chain link fence with tire on top is interesting.

I wonder how, I wonder why, lol