John Goeser

The author is the director of nutrition research and innovation with Rock River Lab Inc., and adjunct assistant professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Dairy Science Department.

Corn Silage

The ideal corn silage

I have been asked what ideal corn silage looks like quite a few times over the past 15 years. With dairy and beef producers feeding greater amounts of corn silage to their herds, yield and quality are...

Hay Crop

The long and short of last year’s forage yield and quality

As each year winds down and we approach a new one, we tend to reflect on the previous 12 months. This year is no different, with the top moments in sports, music, or news filling year-end headlines. In...

Corn Silage

Artificial intelligence has a future in forage harvesting

Self-propelled forage harvesters can adjust on the go, corresponding with data being collected as the crop is harvested

Silage Quality

Smooth out the forage lumps

When walking a feedbunk filled with a total mixed ration (TMR) containing some haylage, it’s pretty easy to spot haylage chunks that didn’t get broken up and mixed. These chunks stick out like...

Silage Quality

Mainstream berry processing score

While nutrient content and digestibility drive energy value to a large extent, particle size and the physical characteristics of your silage are increasingly important to account for in order to unlock...

Corn Silage

Steer fiber digestibility in the right direction

As my kids approach their teenage years, I’ve realized my ability to influence their habits from a fatherly perspective needs to evolve

Hay Quality

What fuels feed value?

When hopping into my light duty diesel truck and heading to a meeting, I’m cognizant of the distance to empty

Corn Silage

Corn silage comparisons here and abroad

With the elections now in the rearview mirror, we all readily recall the nation’s focus on domestic issues and policy

Corn Silage

Kernel processing score continues to climb

In the Field to Feedbunk column of the September 10, 2024, issue of Hoard’s Dairyman, Ev Thomas correctly pointed out that management is as important — if not more important — as forage...

Silage Quality

Refresh your particle size practices

There are many different ways to assess dairy and feedlot performance and profitability

Dairy

The MILK2024 model is finally here

The University of Wisconsin’s Randy Shaver and his colleagues developed the MILK2006 model nearly 20 years ago

Corn Silage

Shift alfalfa goals with high corn silage diets

Consumers have a way of changing agricultural trends. For example, in the grocery store, more sustainable food products are often chosen if given a choice

Corn Silage

A corn silage primary debate

With the primary election season upon us, debates are common as voters attempt to formulate their candidate preferences

Silage Quality

Reverse engineer your feed analysis

Environmental conditions prior to and during the growing season impact the resulting crop yield and quality

Hay Quality

Be a keeper of leaves

When teaching others to review and interpret forage analyses, the first number that I tend to focus on is fiber content

Hay Quality

Forage and ration sampling revisited

Thanks to research from Bill Weiss and Norm St-Pierre at The Ohio State University, we have a concrete understanding of the factors that contribute variance to feed sampling

Corn Silage

Corn silage disconnects

Each day, there is a new opportunity to learn and improve. Over the past few months, this has proven true for me as I’ve been learning from agronomy and animal nutrition thought leaders during presentations,...

Hay

The next frontier: protein and starch digestion

Forage nutrient digestion and energy yield is a function of the feed’s nutrient content and subsequent digestion by the animal. Fiber content and digestion has been a major focus in ruminant nutrition,...

Hay Quality

Quantifying nutrient digestibility starts with fiber

I’ve recently opted for a diesel truck, primarily to step up the range between fuel stops. It’s got a 33-gallon fuel tank, but the range equation is more than just a larger fuel tank. Both...

Silage Quality

Fat and fatty acid analysis is evolving

Feed and forage analysis interpretation in most cases begins and ends with a focus on protein and carbohydrate measures. The prior two articles in this series centered upon improving your ability to u

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