Gary Markus

Someone met her Role Model today!!! “I wanna be like ELLA” ⭐️#shestarstuck⭐️ #dadsin2ndplace

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@kevin_buchner Dare you to try it on the veterinarian 1st!

Walking past sales persons truck who was talking to my cousin. Hear an air leak on one of his tires. That was one of fastest way to get a sales guy too leave. Gives me an idea. 🤔

Great Podcast with former colleague Nate Zwald. Insights into Y of modern genetics! open.spotify.com/episode/0GB1mD…

@BrookeDoyle_ @CanDance_1240 😂 too much of a good thing! Often turns into not a good thing! #fewexceptions

@CanDance_1240 That is my goal lol already spoke to the Alta rep as I plan on having more than one no more than 12 tho eh @gary_markus

A big welcome home to my new girl Jersey Jerri❤️🥹 Only took six years of convincing🐮

@dairydoc_church I assume, this was this done on the 1st bite of the ration? Imagine how far off the last bite is!! Also happens to be the highest producers that eat the last bite! #marginalmilk

How close is the ration you give to cows compared to the paper ration (low CV=better). Devries found big variation

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Blessed Christmas to all!! Wishing you the joy of the season and prosperous 2025! Gary, Hilary, Peyton Nolan,Blayke and Kohen

@agarcv Agree, learned many of those same skills through @4HCanada ! But not once on the back of a paid staffer. The volunteer leaders are 4H! The dollars from registration that make it back to grassroots programs is pathetic. Lots of bureaucracy though

@valleyfarmboy @parviewfarms @BernieKamphof @RDykxhoorn @Jimschuurmans11 @keithschweitzer @FriedRidgeDairy @3furrowsjd @dave_drm @FeedsDairyCows @typical_farmer @Dwaynek79781424 @VerhoefRick @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @RyanSchriek @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken Just above EBITDA 😂

@parviewfarms @BernieKamphof @RDykxhoorn @Jimschuurmans11 @keithschweitzer @FriedRidgeDairy @3furrowsjd @dave_drm @FeedsDairyCows @typical_farmer @Dwaynek79781424 @VerhoefRick @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @gary_markus @RyanSchriek @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken Now Bernie, it's about milk per claw. Not about the grumpiness of the farmer getting the most milk per claw

Hit that elusive 3x milkings per day, now to work on the liters. Loving the robot life! #ontag #teamblue #DortmansBros #DeLavalCan

@3furrowsjd @Dwaynek79781424 @AshtoniaCows @Shithaven73 @BernieKamphof @keithschweitzer @FriedRidgeDairy @RDykxhoorn @dave_drm @FeedsDairyCows @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @VerhoefRick @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @RyanSchriek @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken Them fighten words @Dwaynek79781424 😂

@Dwaynek79781424 @AshtoniaCows @Shithaven73 @BernieKamphof @keithschweitzer @FriedRidgeDairy @RDykxhoorn @dave_drm @FeedsDairyCows @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @VerhoefRick @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @gary_markus @RyanSchriek @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken Only if you're dumb enough to get caught. I know farms that do.

@LeeLaframboise @FeedsDairyCows @Stan_ter_woerds @RDykxhoorn @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Yes, but repro only as a symptom of larger potential transition issues. Sub clinical or clinical uterine or metabolic issues

@gary_markus @FeedsDairyCows @Stan_ter_woerds @RDykxhoorn @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Do you want think dry cow space would hurt our repro ? Because we have only 90 to 110 square feet for close up cows.

@LeeLaframboise @FeedsDairyCows @Stan_ter_woerds @RDykxhoorn @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Old cows with positive energy balance will have good reproduction comparative to the 2yrolds. Should be within 10% of 2yrold performance. If more than it’s an old cow nutrition issue.

@FeedsDairyCows @Stan_ter_woerds @gary_markus @RDykxhoorn @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof We have a lot of older cows so wonder if it might be the issue ?

@FeedsDairyCows @RDykxhoorn @parviewfarms @valleyfarmboy @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @RyanSchriek @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof That’s sounds awfully unionized! There is no such thing as compensatory gain! Sure, the average may come up slightly but only at the expense of the top end! Try eliminating the bottom end and see what happens to the average.

@RDykxhoorn @parviewfarms @valleyfarmboy @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @gary_markus @RyanSchriek @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof What you have realized is that the growth can be made up later in life when the diet is less expensive. Others have noticed that as well.

@LeeLaframboise @valleyfarmboy @parviewfarms @RDykxhoorn @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @Stan_ter_woerds @RyanSchriek @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof @lintfield I was to tall for most of the safe spaces! Do they work?

@gary_markus @valleyfarmboy @parviewfarms @RDykxhoorn @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @Stan_ter_woerds @RyanSchriek @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof @lintfield Are you young enough that you had a safe place at school to have a fit

@valleyfarmboy @parviewfarms @RDykxhoorn @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @RyanSchriek @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Geez @valleyfarmboy that’s ruthless. Prefer terms like, repurpose, rearrange or “you’re strengths would work better elsewhere” not 🔫or⚰️! Leave that for NM$ man @lintfield

@parviewfarms @RDykxhoorn @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @gary_markus @RyanSchriek @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Milkbar 2x and follow @gary_markus rules weigh at birth and weigh at weaning and shoot the ones that don't make the cut. 🙂 I can't afford fancy feeders

@Stan_ter_woerds @RDykxhoorn Gotcha

@gary_markus @RDykxhoorn @LeeLaframboise @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @mdhazen @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof It has a biomodel to choose when to test. When it finds the initial heat, it could wait 5-7 days to test again, then maybe every 3-4 days, when it gets to 17 days it'll test daily to find the heat. If it assumes cow is preg after 25 days it'll go to testing every few days again

@Stan_ter_woerds @RDykxhoorn @LeeLaframboise @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @mdhazen @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Does it check everyday? After 30 days. Still don’t follow the math to 66. All cows would be 40tests in before VWP. So at a minimum another 21 tests after that plus, 25% recycle for at least another 21 days assuming 100% success and compliance to VWP.

@gary_markus @RDykxhoorn @LeeLaframboise @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @mdhazen @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof DelPro keeps them in the calculation until they are marked sold or DNB. But for the consumables cost the 66 strips is only for pregnant cows, not the ones used on cows that ended up DNB. As soon as cows end up on DNB list it doesn't test them anyone

@Stan_ter_woerds @RDykxhoorn @LeeLaframboise @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @mdhazen @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Not For Insemination or DNB. Most programs only use active cows in the pregnancy calculations not archived or sold cows. So things like, days open or services per conception are presented lower than actual as sold cows leave the herd.

@gary_markus @RDykxhoorn @LeeLaframboise @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @mdhazen @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof What do you mean by NFI? And true that preg rate is set to our VWP of 70, not 50