How to Install an Automatic Livestock Waterer
Join Kathryn Laframboise at The Raspberry Roost Farms as she walks through the steps of installing a heated livestock waterer.
HLW - Choosing a Replacement Float Cover
How to make sure you choose the proper float cover for your Heated Livestock Waterer.
HLW - Troubleshooting a Frozen Waterbowl
Steps to take when you find your Heated Livestock Waterer is frozen.
HLW - Adjusting Your Thermostat
How to adjust the thermostat temperature of your Heated Livestock Waterer.
HLW - Servicing or Replacing your Valve
How to adjust and replace the float valve on your Heated Livestock Waterer.
360 Calf Barn Tour
Take the 360° tour to experience superior calf comfort and see why Comfy Calf Suites are used in over 6000 barns worldwide.
Comfy Calf Suites
Canarm Comfy Calf Suites. The trusted solution for raising calves indoors! No more feeding calves outside. Calf Suites are available in various sizes and with various options to suit your requirements.
Managing Natural Ventilation in your Calf Barn
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
Tips to keep calves comfortable and healthy this winter by managing interior temperature, minimizing drafts and maintaining air flow.
Managing Winter Temperatures in Naturally Ventilated Dairy Barns
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
Reduce the buildup of humidity that occurs in dairy barns in the winter by maintaining an appropriate interior temperature, managing ridge ventilation and increasing the air exchange.
Natural Ventilation Design for your Dairy
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
Designing a natural ventilation system for your dairy involves putting together two necessary elements that create optimum conditions for year-round cow comfort. The basic design involves creating...
Operational Benefits and Design Considerations for HVLS Fans
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
The purpose of HVLS fans is twofold depending on if it is operating in forward or reverse. When the fan is set to run in the forward direction, it creates a column of air the same size as the fan diameter directly downward...
Preparing your natural ventilation system for winter
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
Tips for winterizing your farm’s ventilation system include inspecting curtains and panel systems, cycling sidewall ventilation, checking electrical components of the ventilation controller and reviewing ridge ventilation.
Keeping cows cool: Summer additions to a natural ventilation system
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
With as little as 16-kilometre- per-hour winds, a properly designed natural ventilation system will provide more than adequate air exchange for your dairy during hot weather. The drawbacks arise during periods of high temperatures, high humidity levels and little or no natural air movement from wind.
Dual Ventilation: How does it work?
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
When designing a new dairy facility, there are a multitude of ventilation options available – both natural and powered. If you are planning a building with a ceiling and attic space, you should consider a system that will provide you with the best of both worlds.
Natural ventilation controls: Optimize set up for maximum efficiency
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
If you have taken the first step to invest in an automatic ventilation controller for your natural ventilation system, now you need to make sure your settings and sensor placements are optimized to give you the maximum benefit.
Natural Ventilation Technology Choices for your Dairy
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
Over the years natural ventilation has lagged behind with regards to control technology. This is mainly due to the fact that, unlike mechanical ventilation, which requires a controller to adjust power levels or turn fans and inlets on and off, natural ventilation curtains or panels can be operated with a simple hand crank.
Ventilating your Fabric Structure
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
Steel frame, fabric covered buildings used for commodity and equipment storage have been common in the agricultural industry for decades. In the 1990’s, manufacturers of these buildings started to promote them for livestock housing with the primary advantages being cost and speed of construction.
Ridge Ventilation Options for your Natural Ventilation System
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
When choosing the ridge ventilation component in your natural ventilation system, it is important to remember that there are several different styles that all work a little differently and will impact your ventilation and building design.
Designing a New Dairy with Ventilation and Lighting in Mind
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
The type of ventilation used will affect ceiling type, barn configuration and positioning. The inclusion of natural light has benefits and drawbacks in some circumstances.
Get natural ventilation ready for warmer days ahead
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
Spring is the perfect time to check curtains, operating hardware and temperature settings to ensure ventilation systems continue to function well.
Is tunnel ventilation right for your dairy?
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
Properly designed exhaust fans, air inlets and air movement modifications help convert a concept designed for poultry to one that can be utilized on a dairy farm too.
Making winter ventilation work for you and your cows
By Rick McBay
Natural Ventilation Specialist - Faromor - A Canarm Company
As I’m writing this on a bright, sunny day in October with the temperature outside a pleasant 18°C, it pains me to realize the cold weather season is once again right around the corner. This drop in temperature during the winter months brings with it one of the greatest challenges of operating a naturally ventilated freestall dairy barn – maintaining a proper environment.
Simple, Cost Effective Watering Tips to Maximize Milk Production
By Chris Roelofsen
Lighting / Territory Products Manager - Canarm AgSystems
A clean fresh water supply is one of the most important things you can provide for your herd. And even though it may be a very low cost input item, it should be viewed as one of the most critical.
Have you Considered a Long Day Lighting Program for your Farm?
By Chris Roelofsen
Lighting / Territory Products Manager - Canarm AgSystems
All mammals use night and day periods to regulate how their body works. For humans, getting 6-8 hours of sleep each night is critical in keeping us productive each day. This circadian rhythm also exists in cows, so ensuring that they are exposed to optimum light cycles at a steady schedule is just as important.
Revolutionizing Calf Care
By Bill Krull
Dairy Territory Manager - Canarm AgSystems
Canarm AgSystems revolutionized calf care and comfort by creating the first indoor calf suites, Comfy Calf Suites, back in 2002. The first of their kind to offer an alternative to outdoor hutches, the Comfy Calf Suites have been often imitated but never duplicated.
6 Reasons Good Lighting Can Help Your Herd Performance
By Chris Roelofsen
Lighting / Territory Products Manager - Canarm AgSystems
The importance of proper lighting in your dairy barn has long since been studied and proven. Over the years dozens of University and Industry studies have all came to very similar results - A Long Day Lighting Program (LDLP) is well worth the investment.
Things to Consider When Choosing Lighting for Your Dairy Barn
By Chris Roelofsen
Lighting / Territory Products Manager - Canarm AgSystems
Whether you are building a new barn or looking to replace your current lighting system, every good farmer knows the importance of lighting on your herd’s performance.
7 Tips to Prepare for Winter Watering
By Chris Roelofsen
Lighting / Territory Products Manager - Canarm AgSystems
Winter - it comes every year and in some places in Canada it seems like it never leaves! Providing clean, fresh water to your herd year round can have its challenges if your watering set-up isn’t designed for worry free and energy efficient operation.