Heat stress can affect dairy cows as early as April, negatively impacting robotic milking performance from spring right through to fall. That’s according to the latest data analyzed by Sollio Agriculture.

The brooding period is a crucial time for the success of your broiler farm. In this article we’ll look at the steps you should take before, during and after receiving a batch of chicks to help you rear a profitable, high-quality flock.

In 2024, the team at Sollio Agriculture’s research farm conducted many research projects in sustainable agriculture. We tested a smart sprayer, herbicide banding, and the use of drone technology to sow cover crops, all in an effort to reduce risk indices and improve soil health. The results are promising, both agronomically and economically.

Carbon footprinting is a crucial first step on the path to reducing your farm’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It’s a simple process if you know how to go about it—especially with a little help from Sollio Agriculture expert Saber Hamdani. Read on to learn more!

When it comes to robotic milking systems, preventing lameness is crucial. It has a major impact on both cow well-being and productivity.

Robotic milking systems are defined by voluntary milking. But for the system to work, farmers need to know how prevalent lameness is within their herds and take a fast, responsible approach to dealing with it.

When dairy farms get so productive that they reach their 10-day limit of overproduction credits, it opens the door to a new and potentially money-saving management strategy: voluntary disposals.

What are voluntary disposals?

Voluntary disposals are when you remove the least profitable cows—ones with low milk production, SCC issues, reduced reproduction or mobility, etc.—to improve overall herd performance.

When it comes to knowing whether your dairy farm is maximizing revenue, annual feed margin per cow is one of the key indicators to watch. Luckily, Lactascan makes it easy to do just that. Here’s why tracking your annual margin per cow is so important.

 

What is annual margin per cow?

Your annual margin per cow is your daily feed margin over 365 days.

While this year’s 1.77% milk price increase will definitely give Canadian farmers a boost, it won’t make their financial problems disappear. Nicolas Marquis, an agribusiness strategy advisor specializing in dairy, recommends three tactics to help farmers come out on top.

The farmgate milk price increase is calculated based on a number of factors that balance the needs of farmers, processors, restaurant owners, retailers, and consumers.

Sollio Agriculture’s crop production research farm has been innovating for 45 years. These days, scientists at the farm are busy testing seed varieties and agricultural practices aimed at helping farmers adapt to climate change while optimizing crop profitability.

At the Sollio Agriculture crop production research farm, scientists are testing seed varieties and agricultural practices to help Canadian farmers adapt to climate change while optimizing crop profitability. Here’s what they’re working on in 2024.

In winter as in summer, cows are subject to thermal stress. And while you can’t control the weather, you can reduce its impact on your herd and improve milk production efficiency.

“Winter brings its share of herd management challenges,” says Jean-François Lemay, a technical and business strategy coordinator, Ruminant sector for Covris and Novago Coopérative.  “And if the cold isn’t managed properly, it affects productivity.”