Clean water - that's how a farmer has redesigned the drinking trough in the cowshed.

Large troughs in cow barns often work with a float. However, dirt can quickly accumulate here. A practitioner shows his solution for this. The float of our trough in the cow barn was always hidden under the original metal cover. When cleaning, it was difficult to see if the float was clean or not. That's why we removed the metal cover and attached a self-built stainless steel grid. Now we can always see if the entire trough is clean and the cows still can't reach the float with their tongues. Ronald Schädler, 88299 Leutkirch, Baden-Württemberg A grid now serves as a cover for the float of the trough. This way, dirt can be quickly recognized. The grid also prevents the cows from reaching the float with their tongues. This post was first published in May 2024 on topagrar.com. Due to ongoing reader interest, we have republished it in the meantime. Your top agrar editorial team.