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Episode 5: Shawn Saylor shares the benefits of new cropping technologies, methane digesters, and how carbon neutral can also equal profitability

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Today is the first day of spring, and many dairy famers are already preparing for their spring planting and cropping cycle. In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Shawn Saylor of Hillcrest Saylor Dairy Farms in Somerset County, Pennsylvania talks about his unique, regenerative approach to caring for their 680-cow herd and 1,500 acres. From cover cropping and planting green to drone technology and auto steering with precision planting, Shawn shares which pieces of technology were feasible for his business and why others weren’t the right fit. He also describes the methane digester he designed himself – and how certain climate-smart strategies can equate to increased profitability on dairy farms.

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Today is the first day of spring, and many dairy famers are already preparing for their spring planting and cropping cycle. In this episode of Cow-Side Conversations, Shawn Saylor of Hillcrest Saylor Dairy Farms in Somerset County, Pennsylvania talks about his unique, regenerative approach to caring for their 680-cow herd and 1,500 acres. From cover cropping and planting green to drone technology and auto steering with precision planting, Shawn shares which pieces of technology were feasible for his business and why others weren’t the right fit. He also describes the methane digester he designed himself – and how certain climate-smart strategies can equate to increased profitability on dairy farms.

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