While there’s little, if any, dispute that bias ply truck-tire sidewalls are superior to radials when used as silage bunker covers, it’s a double-edged sword. Greater efficiency, safety, environmental friendliness, and reduced labor come at a price: greater demand. And greater demand often means shorter supply. The best way to avoid disappointment is to keep a keen eye on your inventory and reserve your order well in advance of running out … and call Danny Nadler.

Ongoing research suggests that animals, including livestock, have far more complex cognitive and social capacity than we probably credit them for. But why should we care? Because dairy cows form friendships, and when they are denied contact with their familiar friends and are isolated or placed with strangers, they react anxiously – enough to compromise their yield of milk.