Is it time to replace our parlor? That’s what Rick and Marleen Adams were wondering two years ago as they struggled to reduce a stubbornly high somatic cell count (SCC). Their double-12 herringbone parlor at Sugar Creek Dairy in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, was more than 20 years old.
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Lely opened its North American manufacturing facility in Pella, Iowa, in 2012. It is one of three manufacturing facilities in the world.
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Maintaining a farm or ranch requires a lot of non-lateral movement, and operators should not have to slow down because they cannot reach high enough. The John Deere 344L High-Lift Wheel Loader option offers operators 12 more inches of reach with a maximum hinge pin height of 13 feet, 2 inches (compared to the 344L), making it more adept at stacking and dumping applications, while still remaining compact. This extra reach makes this option a good fit for ag material handling, or snow removal tasks.
One of the jobs I enjoyed most as I traveled throughout eastern North America was visiting customers. These visits helped me to understand better how they were using their mixers, and on almost every visit I left with new knowledge I could share with others down the road.
The past few years haven’t been a great time to talk about investing in new technology, but that shouldn’t mean technology takes a back seat.
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