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Why Gypsum

on alfalfa?Improves Alfalfa tonnage and quality 420 lbs. SOLUBLE calcium/ton 360 lbs sulfate/ton Reduces water stress Fights compaction Faster, lea er green-up

Use as a BEDDING CONDITIONER... Soft material keeps cows clean, dry and comfortable Gypsum is more absorbent than sawdust or shavings Gypsum can reduce foot health problems Gypsum can reduce cell counts and mastitis problems, add to the value of manure, suspends in pits and lagoons Non Caustic and safe. Doesnt burn or cause dried skin or feet like hydrated lime.

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A Day in the Life of a Dairy FarmerMay 5, 2016

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JENNY BINVERSIE/DAIRY STARAt 4:15 a.m., Sara Byl (le ) and Rene a begin milking the rst group of cows in the double-8 step-up parlor at Northernview Farms in Polk County, Wis. Byl is in partnership with her parents, Mike and Joyce Byl, and they milk 270 Holsteins three mes a day near Grantsburg, Wis.

NICOLE SMITH/DAIRY STARSandy Keller measures out milk for the feeding at 8 a.m. at Kellercrest Holsteins. There are 45 calves housed in the farms Cozy Calf Care Center, built in 2009. Sandy and her husband, Tim, along with Mark and Kareen Keller, milk 300 cows on the family farm located in Mt. Horeb, Wis.

MISSY MUSSMAN/DAIRY STAR(Above right) At 8:20 a.m., Marc Dammann milks one of his last groups of goats in his swing-12 parlor. Dammann milks 120 goats and runs 20 acres of alfalfa and 10 acres of meadow hay in McLeod Coun-ty near Glencoe, Minn.

NICOLE SMITH/DAIRY STAR(Right) At 9 a.m., Duane Ber-net evaluates and tags young heifers at Valley Mead Dairy. Each heifer is ed with an electronic tracker that records ca le informa on each me they enter the parlor. These heifers will be joining the milking herd in a few short months. Bernet and his family own and operate the 1,200-cow opera on in Mon cello, Wis.