Barns & Equipment

For more than a decade, Ray Bohacz has been tailoring his mechanical experience as an automobile engineer to help farmers with their own equipment.

Another National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, wound down in February after showcasing new equipment and technology to more than 300,000 visitors.

When ag engineers get together, it’s not as though competition among brands disappears, but the focus is really more about ag engineers cheering each other as they try to “figure stuff out” to make it better.

Nowhere is there more change than in the energy sector. Electric bills now include the option to choose your fuel source.

There’s an old adage in the feed business. It goes: “There are four rations: the ration on paper, the ration that gets mixed, the ration that gets delivered and the ration that gets consumed.”

Two of the most common stray voltage and electrical issues on dairy operations are improperly grounded cattle waterers and improperly grounded electric fences.