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Review the whole farm for shade
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Review shade
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2
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Develop a farm plan that incorporates significant tree plantings over time on the northern and western edges of pastures, and deciduous trees along laneways
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Trees for shade
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3
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Fence off tree lines to protect trees’ roots from cow treading and reduce chances of cows lying down in mud and dung
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Trees for shade
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4
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Install a shade cloth over the dairy yard to further enhance cow cooling prior to milking
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Dairy yard shade cloth structures
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5
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Install water troughs in all paddocks and along laneways
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Stock water supply
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6
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Combine shade and sprinklers at the dairy yard with a feed out system for high quality forage / PMR close by, such that cows can move freely between both areas during hot weather
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Sprinklers
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7
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Build a shade shed with a solid roof set over a feed pad integrated with a PMR feeding system
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Feedpad shade structures
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8
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Install a sprinkler system set with temperature controls in the shade shed over the feed pad which is integrated with the effluent management system
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Feedpad shade structures
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9
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Install fans if air movement through the shade shed is inadequate
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Fans
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10
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Assess the impact of withholding insemination during hot weather on herd profitability
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Will you mate through summer? and
Mating management and
further information
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