Gary Markus

Hilary and I, run Markhill Farms striving to make the highest quality 🇨🇦 milk! Father of Peyton Nolan Blayke & Kohen! Elite Account Manager for Alta Genetics

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Someone met her Role Model today!!! “I wanna be like ELLA” ⭐️#shestarstuck⭐️ #dadsin2ndplace

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Alta CowWatch eartags powered by @NedapLivestock have arrived in Canada!

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@kevin_buchner Dare you to try it on the veterinarian 1st!

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Great Podcast with former colleague Nate Zwald. Insights into Y of modern genetics!
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@BrookeDoyle_ @CanDance_1240 😂 too much of a good thing! Often turns into not a good thing! #fewexceptions

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@dairydoc_church I assume, this was this done on the 1st bite of the ration? Imagine how far off the last bite is!!

Also happens to be the highest producers that eat the last bite! #marginalmilk

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Blessed Christmas to all!! Wishing you the joy of the season and prosperous 2025! Gary, Hilary, Peyton Nolan,Blayke and Kohen

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@agarcv Agree, learned many of those same skills through @4HCanada ! But not once on the back of a paid staffer. The volunteer leaders are 4H! The dollars from registration that make it back to grassroots programs is pathetic. Lots of bureaucracy though

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@valleyfarmboy @parviewfarms @BernieKamphof @RDykxhoorn @Jimschuurmans11 @keithschweitzer @FriedRidgeDairy @3furrowsjd @dave_drm @FeedsDairyCows @typical_farmer @Dwaynek79781424 @VerhoefRick @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @RyanSchriek @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken Just above EBITDA 😂

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@3furrowsjd @Dwaynek79781424 @AshtoniaCows @Shithaven73 @BernieKamphof @keithschweitzer @FriedRidgeDairy @RDykxhoorn @dave_drm @FeedsDairyCows @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @VerhoefRick @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @RyanSchriek @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken Them fighten words @Dwaynek79781424 😂

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@LeeLaframboise @FeedsDairyCows @Stan_ter_woerds @RDykxhoorn @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Yes, but repro only as a symptom of larger potential transition issues. Sub clinical or clinical uterine or metabolic issues

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@LeeLaframboise @FeedsDairyCows @Stan_ter_woerds @RDykxhoorn @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Old cows with positive energy balance will have good reproduction comparative to the 2yrolds. Should be within 10% of 2yrold performance. If more than it’s an old cow nutrition issue.

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@FeedsDairyCows @RDykxhoorn @parviewfarms @valleyfarmboy @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @RyanSchriek @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @DanenJack @joejansen1 @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof That’s sounds awfully unionized! There is no such thing as compensatory gain! Sure, the average may come up slightly but only at the expense of the top end! Try eliminating the bottom end and see what happens to the average.

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@LeeLaframboise @valleyfarmboy @parviewfarms @RDykxhoorn @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @Stan_ter_woerds @RyanSchriek @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof @lintfield I was to tall for most of the safe spaces! Do they work?

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@valleyfarmboy @parviewfarms @RDykxhoorn @Shithaven73 @BurgentV @LeeLaframboise @Stan_ter_woerds @RyanSchriek @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Geez @valleyfarmboy that’s ruthless. Prefer terms like, repurpose, rearrange or “you’re strengths would work better elsewhere” not 🔫or⚰️! Leave that for NM$ man @lintfield

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@Stan_ter_woerds @RDykxhoorn Gotcha

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@Stan_ter_woerds @RDykxhoorn @LeeLaframboise @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @mdhazen @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Does it check everyday? After 30 days. Still don’t follow the math to 66. All cows would be 40tests in before VWP. So at a minimum another 21 tests after that plus, 25% recycle for at least another 21 days assuming 100% success and compliance to VWP.

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@Stan_ter_woerds @RDykxhoorn @LeeLaframboise @RyanSchriek @Shithaven73 @3furrowsjd @FriedRidgeDairy @MySpringflo @Rippleview @ayrporte @typical_farmer @valleyfarmboy @mdhazen @DanenJack @joejansen1 @FeedsDairyCows @fullbins @JonWilken @BernieKamphof Not For Insemination or DNB. Most programs only use active cows in the pregnancy calculations not archived or sold cows. So things like, days open or services per conception are presented lower than actual as sold cows leave the herd.