13 Tips To Manage Your Parlor In Winter

The cold, winter weather can wreck havoc on your day-to-day operations. To make sure cold weather doesn’t cause your herd too many challenges, keep an eye on the following areas:

• Evaluate vacuum and take-off settings
• Protect parlor entrance and exit areas
• Implement a winter teat dip
• Protect your employees
• Warm up the drop hoses
• Eliminate leaks
• Warm up the supply room
• Maintain traction
• Cautiously warm up treatments
• Rethink warming post-dip
• Take temps on hot water
• Adjust schedules for weather
• Plan for bad weather