Truck-Mount or Trailed Mixer for Daily Feedlot Tonnes: Choosing the Right Chassis
The wrong chassis for your trailed mixer daily feeding run costs cycle time every batch. Here's how to choose between trailed and truck-mount HD mixers.
What UK Dairy Producers Should Demand From a TMR Mixer at Grass
Running a mixed grazing system this summer? The TMR mixer grass criteria are different. Here's what to check before you order.
How Concentrate Measurement Error Compounds Across a Full Lactation
A 200 g concentrate measurement error sounds minor. Across 300 cows for 305 days, it becomes a six-figure rand problem. Here is the maths.
Why a Compact Side Spreader Leaves Ridges on the Pad
A spreader leaves ridges for three main reasons: door timing, worn flighting, and PTO mismatch. Here's how to read the pattern and fix the cause.
Two-Stage vs. Multi-Stage Mixer Gearboxes: What Planetary Stage Count Actually Means Under Real TMR Loads
Two-stage vs multi-stage mixer gearboxes: how planetary stage count translates into torque reserve, heat buildup, and rebuild costs on commercial TMR duty.
More Mix Time Does Not Fix a Bad Vertical TMR Load
Running the mixer longer rarely saves a poor load. Here's what actually drives mix time and ration quality before you ever check the clock.
Bought-In Hay Turns Your Mixer Into a Cost Center If You Let It
When drought forces purchased hay into every ration, bought-in hay turns sloppy batch control into real dollar losses. Here's what to fix first.
Silage Checklist Failures That Show Up in the Mixer
Silage checklist failures don't stay in the clamp. See how chop length, fermentation faults and soil contamination hit your mixer hard.
Compact Side Discharge Spreaders for Tight Kraal Lanes: What to Know Before Spring
A compact side discharge spreader can finish kraal cleanouts where full-size rigs can't turn. Here's what gate widths, pen-packed manure, and herd size mean for your spring order.
Cow Comfort Is Infrastructure: What the Stall Spec Sheet Actually Tells You
Cow comfort infrastructure starts at stall geometry. Learn how angle, entry width, and exit travel distance lock in welfare and production outcomes at purchase.