Is Building Dairy Barn A Complete Solution For Dairy Business?

Whenever we talk about building a shelter, sheds, or maternity dairy barn for the dairy business, we always keep weather conditions in our mind our overall objective of building a dairy barn is to provide better survival rates to young calves, to increase dairy efficiency and production, improved working condition and living, and provide better sleep to cows. All these reasons are the perfect motivation to build a dairy barn for the dairy business. But, these reasons are not enough to justify the investment according to the dairy industry experts.

Mr. McDonald has become an expert in intensive dairy farming operations, co-authoring Victoria's effluent management guidelines and several dairy feed pad publications, and is currently co-authoring Australia's first national Dairy Feedpads and Contained Housing Guidelines with Australian and US subject matter experts. Building a barn, according to Livestock Development Specialist Scott McDonald, isn't necessarily an all-around solution for all dairy farmers and for all on-farm issues.

He advised that " If you're concerned about feed waste, consider a feed pad or some feed troughs instead of building homes.
"If you're worried about how to control the herd, you should think about a variety of possibilities. It's all about figuring out what the farm needs in the future and matching them up with the right infrastructure".

Mr. McDonald has worked with individual dairy farmers and milk producers to help them move to intensive farm operations, such as establishing free stalls, bedding pack barns, and dry lots, and ensuring that all of the finer planning and regulatory aspects are in place.

US barn design and master planning expert Mr. Jake Martin told in a recent Barn Webinar, that management is the most important factor in any dairy farming system. "You can spend all the money you want on a farm, but if you don't know how to manage it properly, it will fail. Mr. Martin, who has helped a number of Australian dairy producers transition to total mixed ration (TMR) housed farming systems, also believes that farmers who invest in barns must be willing to change their farming philosophy. He Said " The first step of problem-solving is problem definition"

To build a dairy barn there is a need for planning and Entegra Signature Structures are always there with the quality research and future-proof plan to build the best dairy sheds and dairy barns for your dairy business.

Understanding the current farming system, its limitations, potential, and the farm's financial situation is crucial to determining whether a permanent dairy barn and shelters are the best investment for a dairy business.