Love wife, kids(x4), dairy cows, agriculture, Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Ag Engineering, Project Mgt.

Prescott and Russell, Ontario
Joined July 2013
Check out this story and linked webinar featuring Mike Steele @ABSc_UofG and his team's research on extended colostrum feeding
The importance of high-quality colostrum as a calf’s first meal is widely known and well documented. Now, newer research and anecdotal evidence shows that the value of colostrum extends past that single meal. on.hoards.com/FARM250721-01
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We're thrilled to celebrate the induction of Dr. Ken Leslie into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame @OntAgHallFame Ken is a pioneer in dairy veterinary medicine and research, and great mentor and visionary for animal health and welfare.
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Siphon tubes are used in irrigation to transfer water over a barrier, using physics through the siphon principle. They must be primed, filled with water, before they start reliably to work. Once primed, they they will continue transferring water. xitter.cf/i/status/1722143177485…
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🔥 How to know if your herd is suffering from heat stress? The easiest way to tell if your cows are suffering from heat stress is to measure breaths per minute: if over 60 breaths per minute, the cows are likely affected. Here are tips to cool them down: lactanet.ca/en/thematique/th…
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The price for grass-fed cattle is always higher than the price for grain-fed. The Lely Exos is a one-stop grass-processing machine. It harvests the grass directly and feeds it to your herd in their enclosure.
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Here's a super practical method for feed advisors or anyone else w. Koster testers to participate in evaluating 🐄 Composting Bedded Pack 💧 content. Ideal pack moisture = 40 to 65%. If it gets too wet, its a sticky, heavy, cold, shitty mess 💩😳 Just add sawdust! 😉
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Just out in @jdairyscience Collaborative research with the dairy industry to understand health conditions @DrDFK @GuyASeguin @cmiltenburg Prevalence and spatial distribution of infectious diseases of dairy cattle in Ontario, Canada journalofdairyscience.org/ar…
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Copetown's Loewith family is hosting their popular dairy farm open house this week thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… Last year's event brought about 1,400 attendees to the Powerline Road farm, this year could be bigger with the opening of Summit Station Dairy and Creamery #HamOnt
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Another mobile cuddle box here in the Netherlands. How do you organize your calvings? Please share😀cowsignals.com/en/online_cou…
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Dairy farmers - Bovine leukosis can impair health and productivity. We are looking for dairy herds in SW Ontario for a study on when leukosis infection occurs. Periodic visits over 18 months. See details ⬇️and contact us to discuss if you're interested.
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Proud Advisor Moment. Congrats to Melissa Williams for placing 3rd in the @CSAS_org oral competition with her work on rumen acidosis at #asascsas2023 @ABSc_UofG @UofGResearch @Gregpenner3
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Don’t get much more real than this
Silo we filled yesterday with alfalfa. Customer sent me this video from the next morning. Silo gas is extremely dangerous. Make sure to run the blower before even thinking about checking it.
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Grateful for Minister @LisaThompsonPC ’s enthusiasm for innovation as she joined industry and University of Guelph folks to meet LRIC’s International Research Advisory Committee.
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Government of Canada announces investment in Dairy Farmers of Canada to support sustainability canada.ca/en/agriculture-agr… @mclaudebibeau @dfc_plc @BCMilk #AgriScience #ClimateChange
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The @DavRenaud / @cbwinder lab group is well represented at CAVEPM conference this week: MSc students Kate Perry & Gillian Power and PhD students Kristen Edwards & John Brindle gave great presentations on their research today 🐮 @DairyatGuelph – at Guelph, Ontario
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Amazing work and captivating presentations from our colleagues this week at @ADSA2023 Excellent travail et présentations captivantes de nos collègues cette semaine à Ottawa! Photos: @DeboraSantschi
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Extremely proud to present at #ADSA2023 with affiliations @DairyatGuelph
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MSc student Gillian Power presents two posters at #ADSA23 on her research looking at barriers to implementing biosecurity practice on Ontario dairy farms
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That’s a wrap on #ADSA2023 in Ottawa! A fun and busy few days of presentations, visiting Parliament, and enjoying beaver tails.
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Congratulations to Filippo Miglior from @DairyatGuelph @Lactanet_Canada who was recognized at #adsa2023, joining @jdairyscience Club 100 with over 100 published papers.
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