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    • 2. Forage conservation
    • 3. Animal nutrition and feeding
    • 4. Water management and supply
    • 5. Fertility and breeding
    • 6. Calving, calf rearing & young stock management
    • 7. Milking and milk hygiene/ handling
    • 8. Animal housing
    • 9. Animal health
    • 10. Hoof Care
    • 11. Planning, starting or expansion of a dairy farm
    • 12. Communication & extension
    • 13. Mechanization of the dairy farm
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1.11

Operating of farm equipment & tractors

Level 2 - Lead Farmers
Introduction
1. You will learn about...
2. Background
3. Benefits of using mechanized equipment in a farm
4. Types of tools and equipment in a dairy farm
5. Safety tips when handling/operating a tractor
6. Safety tips when handling/operating a tractor Cont'd...
7. Implements to attach to a tractor
8. Implements to attach to a tractor
9. Implements to attach to a tractor
10. Common tractor implements: Disc plough
11. Mouldboard plough
12. Chisel plough
13. Harrows
14. Planter
15. Front-end loaders
16. Tractor trailers
17. Harvesting equipment
18. Manual chopper/chaff cutter
19. Milk handling equipment: Milking machines
20. Operating a milking machine
21. Operating a milking machine Cont'd...
22. Pipeline milking machines
23. Handling milking machine after milking
24. Cleaning a milking machine
25. Milk processing equipment
26. Milk cooling systems
27. Milk pasteurizer