Dairy Cow Numbers, Milk Production Increase
USDA's recent Milk Production report shows the number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major milk-producing states totalled 8.28 million head in March. That number reflects 58,000 head more than in March 2006...
Universities Launch Midwest Dairy Consortium
Hay growers serving the dairy industry may have additional nutrition information and resources available thanks to a new Midwest Dairy Consortium (MDC) supported by 10 Midwestern universities...
The Merits Of High-Capacity Mowers, Alfalfa Rotations
The latest in mowing equipment as well as the benefits of using alfalfa within a crop rotation were two of many presentations made to members of three organizations last week at Wisconsin Dells...
Don’t Bash Bahiagrass
Where coastal bermudagrass is commonly called "the queen of forages," bahiagrass is often considered the unwanted offspring....
Stretching Supplies
A dairy heifer diet of wet distillers' grains and cornstalks, straw or low-quality hay could stretch forage supplies this winter, suggests Alvaro Garcia,...
Tasty Topping
Getting rid of the plastic and tires used to cover a bunker silo or silage pile causes big-time headaches on many livestock farms. University of Illinois...
The Oat Hay Option
Some years, Ron Tombaugh gets several calls from dairy producers looking for good-quality oat hay. The demand varies from year to year, says Tombaugh,...
Unmatched Mix
Kura clover plus reed canarygrass almost matches alfalfa for yield and quality, and when it comes to stand longevity, the mixture wins by a mile. I'd...
Box Score
Determining the physical effectiveness factor (pef) of forages will soon be easier for dairy producers and nutritionists who use ration balancing programs...
Good Together
Higher milk components and lower vet bills. Those are two benefits Bob and Karyn Schauf have reaped after switching their milking herd's diet from straight...
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