Products & Services

Here are some of the new products or updates to previous products that have been announced as of March 18, 2011. Return to this section of the Progressive Dairyman website periodically to find out what new products will be impacting the dairy industry.

Here are some of the new products or updates to previous products that have been announced as of January 13, 2011. Return to this section of the Progressive Dairyman website periodically to find out what new products will be impacting the dairy industry.

Contact:
Andy Beckel, president/owner of Golden Calf Company
www.goldencalfcompany.com

Developed in Denmark, ColoQuick is making its debut across the ocean this year through its North American distributor Golden Calf Company LLC. It will be on display in the Coliseum, Arena Level, at booth AL 172.

Q. What does your company specialize in?
BECKEL: We provide farmers with an effective colostrum feeding and management system. Using our system, producers can expect to reduce calf mortality and increase milk production in the first lactation alone up to 2,400 pounds of milk.

Contact:
Randy Clark, Founder
www.rciengineering.com

Specializing in hay and forage equipment, RCI Engineering LLC is looking forward to showing World Dairy Expo visitors its latest windrow merger that reduces stones and dirt in the merged row. Small to mid-sized farmers to commercial hay growers can find RCI in the outdoor trade mall at booth TM 699.

Q. What does your company specialize in?
CLARK: Hay mergers, attachments for John Deere hay and forage equipment, and specialized agricultural equipment.

This article was #2 in PDmag's Top 5 most-well read New Technology articles in 2010.

Summary: The Walkease hoof block, created by Shoof International, is made from ethylene vinyl acetate, or EVA foam. The new foam hoof block sticks to a hoof with a one-step “super glue” for anywhere from one week to 14 days. It was designed to give producers and veterinarians an option for an early intervention hoof care treatment.

Because this article was so popular, we asked Katie Klessig of ANIMART Inc. some follow-up questions: