Model SE 06 X,
manufactured in Santorso, Italy.
The unit was manufactured in 2002
serial number M 00629.
It operates at a bowl speed of 8000 RPM and has a machine weight of 160 k

Thank you fam

Extreme heat has changed what it takes to produce a glass of milk.

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I am 17, (graduated).

I work at a dairy milking 240hd, + raises a bunch of calves, so around 600hd total.

I work outside in the mornings, (pushing feed, moving cows up to be milked, scraping barns, and dealing with the fresh cows/heifers and their new calves.

At Night, i milk (by myself).

Mornings and nights i also have calf chores.

Currently i am at $16/hr but am wanting a raise.

Would $18 be to much to ask? The boss has mentioned a raise but didn't specify what it would be.

For reference, they are now hiring people without any experience at all, to work at $16/hr.

Right now, i work around 75 hours a week, and have NEVER called in or showed up late - infact, i am early everyday.

I am curious as to what you guy's think about me asking for a $2/hr raise.

I feel that it is appropiate because of inexperienced people making $16/hr.

TIA

Hi! I am looking for raw goat/cow milk (rå gedemælk) because of severe dairy intolerance. Do we have any local farmers here delivering to Holstebro or Struer? Thanks!

my father wants to expand his 5 cows farm into a 30 cows farm and he want investments for that , he have a plan but not funds , he is looking for investors help me find investors for him , either from abroad or from Pakistan.

he don't want to take loan or government schemes

It was pretty hazy in north-central Wisconsin yesterday. How are everyone else's cows handling the air quality in the Midwest and Northeast?

My cow usually give 8-9 Litres of milk in the morning and 7-8 in the evening, she’s got this habit of keeping in milk for the calf after giving us the most of it. The calf wasn’t in the mood today to drink since she’s been eating a lot. I could only get 6L out this evening and could feel some inside her udder. So, I don’t know what to do to make her let the milk down, she probably has 1-2 litres inside her. Will she get mastitis if I leave it until the morning?

Sorry if this has been asked a ton, but here we go.

Growing up, I was always drinking milk that had been pasteurized.

Over the years I have spoken to several individuals stating that milk these days does not need to be pasteurized due to new hygienic technologies. As in, we are not milking cows into an open bucket anymore where their piss, shit, or mud can get kicked into the bucket.

My question is, is what I mentioned true, and can I drink milk straight from the cow without worry of getting sick.

a little context would be helpful before start.

I work on a farm in Northern Europe, a small dairy operation with between 14-20 cows depending on the time of year, and another 20 animals (calves, heifers, bulls). Despite being just an employee here, I'm very close to my boss for various reasons. It's a family farm that has been producing food for three generations over the last 80 years.

A few days ago during the beginning of my work week, one of the cows developed a severe case of mastitis (i work weekly shifts with another person). within 1 day, her temperature reached 41 degrees, one quarter became completely hard, and the other three showed significant damage. After medical treatment, the prognosis is negative. one quarter is completely lost, and the other three show extensive damage. milk production has dropped to zero in this cow, and although she appears better, has regained some appetite, and her body temperature is normal, there is no improvement in her udder. It is very likely that she will not produce milk again.

How do you handle the frustration of knowing you did everything right (at least by the book) during the treatment, yet the result was a catastrophe? I followed all the instructions, as we always do, but this time the outcome was a damn disaster,

It's not just the pain of the financial loss, but also the feeling that I failed my boss and the animal. this is not the first time (sadly) during the year that something really bad happens, during april we lost a calf (the daughter of this same cow...) due to some kind of cardiac defect.

how do you find something to learn of this kind of situation or just something to move on?

thanks!

EDIT: thanks to everyone for your replies, i can imagine that for an experienced farmer, this post is kinda overreacting, i know this is food production and nothing else, but in some way one get use to work and care for them, then that's why it hurts a bit.

just to clarify, we follow all hygiene protocols recommended by the milking company (including of course pre and post dipping), this was kinda suddently situation, never saw a mastitis so aggresive and fast, although i have my own theory about what happened

These are the cattle bred to incorporate a specific gene from a Caribbean cattle breed, giving them shorter hair, increased ability to sweat, and generally-improved heat tolerance.

I'm particularly interested in SLICK Jerseys, and in US-market SLICK cattle. But any first-hand accounts are interesting too.

Downsides? Noticeable benefits? Worth the extra trouble and reduced genetic selection?

USDA's NFDM west report last week mentioned some plants splitting dryer time between NDM, whole milk powder, and skim milk powder. Wouldn't have guessed whole milk powder was competing for the same dryers right now. Kind of explains why NDM production schedules look so mixed out there lately.

Screwworm count is up to 35 now (34 TX, 1 NM), latest in Crockett County, Texas. Still no confirmed dairy case as of July 12, all cattle so far have been beef. Worth keeping an eye on if you're anywhere near south/west TX though, the infested zone keeps growing county by county.

I'm looking into getting 3 dairy does, wanting Nigerian dwarf and/or saanens! I'm wanting does that are around 2-3 years old and have had at least one set of kids and have good dairy genetics for future breeding! What are your recommendations for good breeders in the area?

I went right to fridge after buying, about a 20-30 minute bike ride I think. I was told it can withstand 2 hrs before becoming unsafe.

After about 4 days, it tasted not totally spoiled, but worse. I was confused what is that stat in between good and totally bad?

Are there any uses for the in-between milk?

I was also told some bottles go bad before the expected week. Is that right? It feels unfair to only get a few days, and like I'm pretty hesitant to buy again

Hi everyone,
I’d like to get your opinion. How valuable would it be for you to know that a cow is likely to develop a subclinical disease (such as mastitis, ketosis, or lameness) a few days before any clinical signs appear?
I’m not referring to the alerts from milking robots that detect mastitis when it’s already developing, but rather to a system that could warn you several days in advance, allowing you to take preventive action.
I’d really appreciate hearing your thoughts and experiences. Thank you very much! 🙏

Hello everyone,
I’m reaching out because our dairy farm in Hungary is facing one of the hardest times we’ve ever experienced.
For generations, farming has been our family’s livelihood. We currently care for around \*\*500 milking cows\*\*, and every day we work long hours to keep the farm running. Unfortunately, the price we receive for milk has dropped so low that it no longer covers the rising costs of feed, fuel, electricity, veterinary care, and maintaining the farm.
Despite working every day, we are struggling to stay afloat. If things don’t improve soon, we may be forced to sell our herd and close the farm.

We’ve started a fundraiser in the hope that kind people can help us get through this difficult period. Every donation, no matter how small, brings us one step closer to keeping our cows fed, paying essential expenses, and giving our farm a chance to survive.
If you’re unable to donate, simply sharing this post would mean the world to us and could help us reach someone who can.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read our story and for any support you can offer. ❤️

https://4fund.com/2b76b5

Next year, I am planning to breed my cow and I’ll be mainly going for looks, not how well the calf will produce milk. I do quite like the look of milking shorthorns and brown swiss, but I thought I’d try and see what other people thought of whats the prettiest dairy breed

Hi everyone,

I grew up working on dairy farms in Northern Ireland and England, and I'm currently studying Aerospace engineering. I've been developing a concept for an autonomous robot that could clean and re-bed cubicles during milking and amongst cows, with the aim of reducing the time spent each day sweeping and bedding cubicles.

The idea came from seeing first-hand how repetitive and time-consuming cubicle maintenance can be, but before taking it any further I'd really like to hear from dairy farmers to find out whether it's actually something that would be useful in practice.

I've put together a short anonymous survey (around 2 minutes) asking about herd size, bedding systems, time spent maintaining cubicles, and whether a robotic solution would be of interest.

If you run a dairy farm, I'd really appreciate your input.

Survey: https://forms.gle/tqMTPtGhfYzkvNTu7

The survey is completely anonymous. There's also an optional box at the end if you'd like to leave an email address to receive updates or hear about prototype trials in the future.

Thanks in advance for any feedback, it's invaluable to hear directly from the people who would actually use something like this

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a small personal project I’ve been working on.

I’m a swine veterinarian working on pig farms in Germany, and I originally built this app for myself and my colleagues to make everyday work a bit easier. Over time it grew into something I thought others might find useful too.
-News
-Market snapshot
-Outbreaks
-Tools (light and sound quality estimation, water flow, FCR etc)
-Calendar for recurring tasks
-Notes

Google has just approved it on the Play Store. 🎉

At the moment it’s available only on Android. An iPhone version is planned, but Apple development is significantly more expensive, so it will take a little longer.

The app will stay free for quitez a while because my main goal right now is to collect feedback and ideas from people who actually use it.
If you have a minute to try it, I’d really appreciate any suggestions for features or improvements.

Google Play: Farm Flow ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.emergent.hoghubda9578a6 )

If you thought the Dutch farmer regulatory crisis was cooling down, think again. The cabinet has laid out its final cards specifically targeting the dairy industry, and it is a massive wake-up call.

According to the newly released details in the document "Verdiepingsbijlage Hoofdlijn 1 -Emissiereductie in de landbouw industrie en mobiliteit.docx", the government is completely abandoning vague, country-wide sector goals. Instead, they are implementing a system of farm-specific accountability, giving individual dairy farmers hard emission limits that become legally enforceable in 2035.

Here is the brutal reality of what Dutch dairy farmers are facing:

1. The Hard Caps (Tied to Phosphate Rights)

Every single dairy farm will have an individual emission target calculated directly per phosphate right. The exact limits are set to 0.164 kg NH3 (ammonia) and 92 kg CO2-eq per phosphate right per year for barn and storage emissions. The government explicitly admits that these targets are so aggressive that the vast majority of dairy farmers will be forced to fundamentally rebuild or heavily modify their barns and change their entire daily management routine just to survive legally.

1. The 2.6 GVE Land Crunch

To limit livestock density, the government is introducing a strict groundboundness norm.

Animal density will be hard-capped at a maximum of 2.6 GVE per hectare. (Quick explainer for non-farmers: GVE stands for Grootvee-eenheid / Livestock Unit. It’s a standard baseline where 1 mature dairy cow = 1 GVE, while younger cattle count as a smaller fraction based on their feed and manure impact. Essentially, farmers are now limited to roughly 2.6 adult cows per hectare).

This land crunch will hit intensive dairy operations like a freight train. If a farm exceeds this limit, they are legally forced to find an arable farmer within a strict 25 km radius to sign manure-sharing partnership contracts.

To make matters more difficult, dairy farms located on vulnerable sandy or loess soils face a mandatory 85% grassland or grains obligation on their acreage.

This restriction will be phased in starting with a major step in 2030, a second step in 2032, and full enforcement by 2035.

1. Techno-Fixes vs. Organic Realities

The new rules are creating a massive divide in how dairy farms must operate. Intensive farms are being heavily pushed toward millions of euros in technological fixes—combining daily manure flushing, mono-digesters, and processing waste into "Renure" synthetic-replacement fertilizers to get a regulatory break. Meanwhile, the government openly acknowledges that these rigid math models and KPIs completely screw over organic and extensive dairy farmers, because chemical additives and industrial tech digesters explicitly violate European organic farming regulations.

1. The Nuclear Option: Forced Herd Downsizing

The absolute biggest stick in this policy is what the government calls the "ultimate remedy". If the dairy sector fails to meet its broader 42–46% nitrogen reduction target by 2035, the cabinet will bypass warnings and execute forced, mandatory cuts directly to individual phosphate and animal rights. In plain terms: if the sector misses the mark, the government will legally force farmers to downsize their herds and get rid of their cows.

While the state is offering a €2 billion support pot for innovation across the wider livestock sector, the underlying threat of forced herd liquidations is a massive escalation.

What do you think? Is tying environmental targets to individual phosphate rights fairer than blanket country-wide cuts, or is the threat of forced herd downsizing going to push the Dutch dairy sector completely over the edge and reignite the massive tractor protests? Let's discuss.