Sundstrom Family Chooses Trigon Milking Barn System
D H I A tour spotlights the Melvin Sundstrom family of seven milking 120 cows on 1,200 acres with 800 rented acres. They adopted a Trigon three sided milking barn with a ready pit for clean entry and faster lines. Raymond Sundstrom reports on new hay treatment using anhydrous ammonia, boosting hay digestibility and protein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Sundstrom
Lyle
Raymond
Harry
Ruth
Marilyn
D.H.I.A
Kiehls Dairy Farm Proves DIY Viable Near Ottawa
Don and Mrs. Kiehl run a 41 milking cow dairy 10 miles northwest of Ottawa. They built the milk barn in 1975 and added free stalls and a trench silo the next year using no hired help. They own a quarter section and rent about 200 acres with 120 acres in row crops and 70 in hay. They cut hedge timber for fence posts and silo slabs, sealing slabs with plastic to prevent moisture, spending about 1500 dollars for the free stalls to prevent frozen udders in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Kiehl
Ottawa
Kiehl
Kiehls
Computers Save Feed For An Mo Dairy
Gerald Anderson and Roy Moss expand in Wellsville with a herringbone milking barn and a computerized feeding system. They run 88 cows on 281 acres with corn silage and haylage, plus 30 acres of alfalfa planted to replace losses. A lagoon handles wastewater near a flood prone creek, while a metal tag and lights system automate rations, pause changes, and monitor intake to stabilize milk flow and herd health. Old magnetic feeders caused fattening and higher costs, but the new system reduces these issues and improves milk fat content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Anderson
Roy Moss
Wellsville
Anderson
Moss
Anderson-Moss
Anderson and
Heat Detection Hardest Part Of ALL
Dairymen face heat detection challenges as Kansas State University specialist Ed Call notes long calving intervals and low conception rates. He discusses AI placement, updated bull PD 62, straw warming, and Cystorelin use for cows with repeat breeding, with practical on-farm advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Call
Kansas State University
Call
Also Mentioned on This Page
D.h.la
Raymond Sundstrom
Brian Kiehl
Save Feed For
An-Mo Dairy
By Diane Yeamans
Morton
Marton
The
Msc Shades
UL ‘Hoes
Tnto Barna
Ian Siocape
Art Lopes
Nasnappa
Tou
Rai Holton
Ourp
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!