In this farm feature video with Ingleside Dairy, Dr. Bob visits with Linda Leech about how the family successfully retrofit an old facility into a calf barn that works well for group housing with an autofeeder.
Discover why Dan Truttman made the decision to invest in group housing and utilize autofeeders to raise the best calves.
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While there are claims of saving in labor with the autofeeder system, the Hammocks wanted to develop a system which provided an environment which allowed more time for management of calves by reducing the demands of some of the more labor-intensive chores of feeding, cleaning, and treatment of calves. Read more…
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Hammock Dairy is a family business owned and operated by several generations of the Hammock family and is located in southern Virginia. This blog post will feature a discussion with Paul about their dairy business and how they explored the use of the autofeeder system. Read more…