Penny makes a penny

While mentioning Donetsk region disturbing feeling appears in our mind.

The same thing happened with us when we went on a ten-hour journey to Nova Niva LLC, which is in Novokrasnovka village of the Nikolsky district.

Dairy Mathematics

What do you think: mathematics runs a dairy farm? The Queen of Sciences provides an opportunity to see how the business «looks on paper». Thanks to mathematical actions, physical objects and phenomena turn into figures.

Forage conservation without mistakes

Evgeny Krishtal, Project Manager, «High-Quality Silage Hybrids of Limagrain»

Reserves for improving the quality of corn silage are always there. The main thing is that the head and employees that are involved in the harvesting should know where they can hide.

Barns for a happy cows

This is the true name for the barns in the LLC «Nova Niva», where the animals themselves plan their day: when to milk, when to eat, when to rest.

Third Power

In the relationships between the producers of raw materials and its processors there is always a conflict of interests. Sometimes this conflict can be soften in a partner dialogue, sometimes in debates.

Feed analysis: hidden opportunities

In the April issue of Milk and Farming magazine (No. 2/2017), we have already talked about the interpretation of the results of forage analysis and the possibility of using such information for effective management of feeding and fodder procurement. The American experience was shared by the founder and president of the Cumberland Valley Analytical Servis (CVAS) laboratory Ralph Ward during the 10th International Dairy Congress.

Breeding — is a permanent work

On the National Farm Day, during the parade of Holstein cows, you could see the best representatives of the dairy stock of the PE «Plemzavod „Stepnoi“».

Sugar and milk — are matched things with a right approach to the matter

LLC «Agrofirm Dovzhenko» which is situated in Poltava region is the structural subdivision of the agro-industrial holding «Astarta-Kiev» — the leader in the production of sugar in Ukraine.

Milking-robots: successful «test drive»

In December 2012, in the dairy farm OJSC «Terezyne», which is Valna Tarasivka village in Kiev region, first milking-robots started their functioning.

Insemination of problem cow

Intensive insemination of dairy cows can adversely affect their reproduction. In the herd, there are animals that have to be repeatedly inseminated during several sexual cycles.