The value of housing for dairy cows is a frequent topic of discussion. Some believe a low cost, low input production system (like blue sky housing), will lead to a more favorable bottom line than a ...

FREDERICK — By using a hoop barn with a compost bed pack and paying close attention to DNA testing to capitalize on the traits of his animals, a cattleman near Frederick feels that he’s made some ...

Compost bedded pack barns represent an innovative alternative to traditional housing systems, offering a dynamic environment where dairy cows benefit from continuously composted bedding materials.

OTTERTAIL, Minn. -- Compost barns are generating interest among Minnesota's dairy producers, especially those who want to upgrade milking facilities. Compost bedded pack barn designs were featured at ...

Farmers looking to get into the dairy business or expand their operations may want to consider building a compost barn to house animals. Dairy experts and farmers already using the facilities say they ...

The comfort and wellbeing of the animals is an important consideration when dairy cows are kept in barns. The freedom afforded by loose housing systems such as freestall cubicle barns promotes the ...

Cross ventilation and compost-bedded pack barns are increasing cow comfort and productivity in some US herds. Cross-ventilated barns have had a presence in the USA for nearly a decade and are a new ...

SLEEPY EYE, Minn. -- When it comes to composting-bedded pack barns, it's all about the bedding. At every stop on the dairy tour organized by the Northeast Iowa Community-Based Dairy Foundation, ...

The compost bedded pack barns is a loose housing confinement system for dairy cows, which aims to provide greater comfort in the resting area. Therefore, objective of this review was to investigate ...

Sawdust could be best employed as a bedding material in open-plan barns rather than cubicles, according to an Austrian dairy trial. A hoof health comparison of cows housed in compost-bedded free ...

Brothers Dwight and David Fry remember the day that they decided to build bedded pack barns for their dairy cows. They visited neighbor David Gray’s barns on a winter day when sleet was pounding down.

Farmers Doug and Joan Cranston have earned a Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence for their expanded Carluke Road dairy farm. Presented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, ...