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Bedded compost pack improves cow comfort at Eagleview Dairy

An investment in composted bedding barns at Eagleview Dairy is returning cow comfort and cost savings.
 
“Maximizing cow comfort was our top priority and we are seeing improved cow health and performance,” said Marvin Luders.
 
Marvin and Candi Luders and Candi’s parents and brother, Robert, Elaine and Scott Boldt, operate the 350-cow dairy in Bliss, 50 miles southeast of Buffalo in New York’s top-prodicing dairy county. After combining herds in 2006, the family built two composted bedding pack ba ... Read more