Cow-Side Conversations
Cow-Side Conversations
Center for Dairy Excellence
Episode 9: Clint Burkholder offers strategies for preventing heat stress and maximizing forage quality
32 minutes Posted Jul 21, 2022 at 8:00 pm.
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Did you like this episode? Send us a text message and share your thoughts! With temperatures rising and many Pennsylvania dairy farms experiencing July heat waves, proper ventilation and cooling measures are essential this time of year. In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Clint Burkholder of Burk-Lea Farms in Franklin County, Pennsylvania shared his strategies for mitigating heat stress — including a new sprinkler system that keeps cows’ body temperatures low while reducing water waste...