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Sand is the gold standard when it comes to cow comfort and udder health, meaning that many farmers are looking at ways to upgrade from mats to sand bedding. Its inert nature means sand harbours less ...

Cornell University has found new ways to make use of cow manure. The Teaching Dairy Barn at the College of Veterinary Medicine has installed a system that separates manure from sand bedding material, ...

The worst thing about writing these articles is the fact it emphasises what you have, or in this case haven’t, achieved in the last four weeks! Since the last article appeared, despite having winter ...