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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2006. PAGE 21.
The real daylight savings for dairy farmers
By Peter Zorzella
Most people feel more active
during the long days of summer; less
light makes us sleepier.
Animals are the same and farmers
use this fact to improve milk
production. Photoperiod
management of dairy cattle means
providing the cows with an
appropriate amount of light
depending on their milk producing
stage.
Light controls the amount of
melatonin that our bodies produce.
More light causes lower melatonin
production, and vice-versa.
Melatonin production peaks during
darkness and increased melatonin in
cows reduces eating and milk
production.
Cows that are given between 16
hours and 18 hours of light per day
during lactation produce an average
of 2.25 litres more milk per day.
Conversely, cows require a short
light day during their dry period.
Providing dry cows with eight hours
of light and 16 dark increased their
milk production by 3.2 litres/day
during the subsequent lactation.
More light is not better. Increasing
the daylight to 24 hours during
lactation does not work. Cows need
six to eight hours of continuous
darkness for their systems to
determine relative day length. With
continuous light, they revert to their
short-day pattern.
To ensure that the cows are getting
the right amount of light, farmers
monitor the light their cows are
getting with a meter to ensure
correct light levels. Lighting designs
include types of lights, location, and
night lighting such as darkroom
lights to monitor the cattle during
their dark period.
The costs of photoperiod
management are the lighting system,
power, monitoring equipment and
food. Cows on long day photoperiod
management eat more to keep up
with the increased demands of
increased milk production but
increased milk revenues outweigh
the costs.
For more information on
photoperiod management, contact
Jack Rodenburg, OMAFRA Dairy
Cattle Production Systems Program
Lead, 519-537-8862, e-mail:
jack .rodenburg @omaf.gov.on.ca
Increasing milk production can be
as simple as turning on the light.
Produced with the assistance of the
Agricultural Adaptation Council
and Kemptville College., University
of Guelph
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Candidates get 'Commitment to Agriculture' card
The Unified Farm Voice of
Ontario's Agricultural Organizations
have sent each candidate who is
running in the federal election, a
"Commitment to Agriculture" card.
Ontario agriculture, is asking all
candidates in Ontario to provide
farmers with their commitment to
delivering immediate assistance to
farmers right after Election Day.
Huron Federation of Agriculture will
be pursuing this commitment from
the candidates running in 'Huron-
Bruce.
The Commitment Card is asking
for:
-an immediate investment after the
election as initial .payment to
farmers and sufficient funding for
the subsequent two years, until the
next Agricultural Policy
Framework can be designed and
implemented; to provide a
satisfactory standard of living for
Ontario farmers and their. families;
- flexibility in the delivery of
assistance to farmers that works for
farmers, including the preservation
of programs like supply
management systems that have
already proven to-work for farmers •
and consumers.
-the revision and adequate
investment in a restructured
Agricultural Policy Framework
that is designed to grow the
industry and restore farm
profitability.
In Huron County, approximately
69 per cent of the labour force is tied
to agriculture, so it is important that
not only farmers, but businesses and
residents who rely on agriculture
make agriculture an election issue.
Contact the candidates and let them
know that the wellbeing of the
agricultural industry is important to
you.
To track the progress of which
candidates have supported the
"Commitment to Agriculture" cards,
and to get candidate contact
information, please visit the OFA
website at www.ofa.on.ca
The Huron Federation of •
Agriculture will be hosting an all-
candidates meeting at the Goderich
Township Hall in Holmesville Hall
on Friday Jan. 13 starting at 8 p.m.
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