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are several theories as to why i= t might work. Milk contains tryptophan, the same ingredient that make= s everyone sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner. Milk also contains melatonin, = which is a natural sleep aid. One company “Night Time Milk” in = England , even sells milk from cows milked at night when melatonin is incre= ased. The milk is marketed as a sleep aid, proving that people will buy any= thing today. From - Why do men have nipples by Billy Goldberg, M.D.<= /p>
CANADIAN QUALITY MILK WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW CQM is a on-farm food safety group designed to maintain h= igh milk quality and to minimize risks such as antibiotic use and fluctuati= ons in milk temperatures.
LABOUR POOL Congratulations to Barb Hodgins for the new office at the= Hodgins Smith Dairy Farm on Interprovincial Road in |
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IN RETROSPECT Moving into the New Year we wish you all the best for 200= 8. In 2008 six new parlours are scheduled to be installed. B= y the end of the year there will be over 900 Westfalia Surge meters being u= sed in the Fraser Valley. In conjunction to the meters there will also be o= ver 8000 cows with pedometers to aid in herd management. There are also ove= r 15 Houle pumps to be installed in the first quarter of this year. We look= forward to the challenges and problem solving that helps us to hone our sk= ills in looking for solutions in our industry. Last year we were involved w= ith a number of events to help facilitate problem solving in the area of mi= lking cows and manure handling. The following are some of last years events= . Feb Dairy Tour Feb John Deere Days= Feb Pacific Ag Show= Mar Houle 50th Ann. in Veg= as June McLanahan Sand Separa = tor Seminar Nov DairyPlan (software) H= erd = ; Management School Nov South Dakota /Iow= a Tour This spring we will be looking at a tour to a dairy in Ly= nden using an in vessel composter to reuse and or recycle bedding.
SLEEPY MILK Does warm milk really help you sleep? There does not appe= ar to be a lot of research on the role of milk as a sleep aid. Milk is cert= ainly a simpler alternative to prescription sleeping pills. There |
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the Sumas Flats in Abbotsford. T= he new office at their farm is the new home of the “Agricultural Labo= ur Pool” (www.agri-labourpool.com). The way it works is the labour po= ol gets a bank of possible people registered online from here and globally = to match with job vacancies based on skills and requirements. The Agricultu= ral Labour Pool has a large database of people from across Canada and the U= SA. The contact numbers are 604-855-7281 and 604-855-7189.
SEPARATOR CHOICES With the amount of liquid manure and solids stacking up, = Pacific Dairy is offering a wide choice of separators to fit your nee= ds or goals. Here are some of these choices, To find which one best fits your needs give us a call.
PDC CALENDAR For the first time PDC produced a calendar. It comes with= Fraser Valley pictures, our products even PDC’s own cell numbers. We= want to make it even better so send us your suggestions. NOTE ERROR: The dates f= or the John Deere Days and Pacific Ag Show and Tour are wrong. They should = be John Deere Days - February 5-7 Dairy Tour Day - February 13 Pacific Ag Show - February 14-16 |
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