![]() In recent years, they have worked hard to positively respond to growing concerns for the rapidly encroaching urban community. Located just 45 minutes from Chicago, Golden Oaks goes above and beyond to partner with their urban neighbors. ![]() The Golden Oaks Farm was started in 1948 by the Crown Family of Chicago and since then, has grown to a 720-cow herd with a rolling herd average of 27,965 pounds. On Wednesday, October 3 at noon, Semex is pleased to showcase one of these partnerships as it sponsors a World Dairy Expo Virtual Farm Tour featuring long-time Semex customer Golden Oaks Farms of Wauconda, Illinois. This area had no finish.At Semex, Genetics for Life is about genetic solutions and our commitment to research & development, as well as developing long-lasting, profitable herds and lifelong partnerships. This is decided during the observation of the cow's traffic pattern. In the outside yard where the show cows were kept, we did straight grooves with some diagonal around the feed bunk. New concrete for a feed pad for the pastured dry cows and bulls we did the diamond pattern grooves. We did diagonal grooves in all heifer barns over existing straight as well as a new heifer barn with no finish. ![]() Straight grooves on the walkway between free stall barns that had no finish. We grooved all alleys diagonally in the free stall barns over the straight boat floated grooves, also diagonal grooves on all crosswalks. They were surprised that grooving was ¼ the price of rubber mats and seeing the results compared to the areas they already had mats, they decided they wanted us to groove the free stall barns. While we were there they were contemplating installing rubber mats in their free stall barns, upon inspecting the results of how the cows reacted and footing on the newly grooved areas we completed they asked us to give them a price on grooving the areas they were looking at installing rubber mats. They also give back to the industry by offering internship opportunities.Įthan reached out to us to take care of some problem areas as well as some new concrete. ![]() They strive to efficiently and profitably produce both a quality dairy product and superior cattle and genetics while maintaining the integrity of the agriculture in a suburban setting. Golden Oaks Farm was established in 1948 by the Crown family of Chicago. ![]()
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