Wisconsin can be rightly considered as Mecca of milk. In 2015 farmers from Wisconsin beat their own record for the production of raw milk — more than 13 mln. tons, and hold second place after California. They surpassed all indicates of cheese production — about 1.4 mln. tons (+ 26.6% over the past five years) — and first place, they have been deserving. Export of dairy products in 2014 brought nearly a billion dollars to the state budget.

This time we were interested in the experience of our American colleagues in growing replacement heifers during milk period and results they have achieved with the usage of automatic calf feeding system.

Read more in the magazine «Milk and Farm» № 6 (37), December 2016.