Reducing the impact of odors on the surrounding community is an essential part of managing livestock. There are several control technologies available to reduce emitted odors, and one that has been shown to be both economical and effective is a biofilter. Read more in these articles:
Odor control for animal production>>
Biofilter design information>>
Improving mechanical ventilation in dairy barns>>

You can also find advice on growing calves in cold weather and an article that questions the milk pricing structure in South Africa.

John and Nina Kopiski began building up Rozhdestvo some years after making a substantial investment in Russian agriculture with the purchase and rebuilding of Bogdarnia farm, an old defunct collective farm with a 300 strong dairy herd. They started building the “western style” Rozhdestvo dairy in 2003, and today they milk 1800 cows in their double 24 parallel parlour. Read more about Rozhdevsto farm >>

Our sponsor, DeLaval, is involved in a number of large farm projects for which their customers need to employ both farm managers and project managers.

• Description:
  The role of a project manager is to manage several farms during the construction and implementation period.
• The role of a farm manager is to run one farm during the construction and implementation period and to share his/her modern knowhow about milk production with the local staff.

If you are interested and want to know more, click here>>