September 1, 2008
Hay Market Update
Dairy Hay Bargains Are Scarce
Dairy producers who need hay may want to look in the Upper Midwest. The lowest prices in USDA's reporting network are in some of those states. At Iowa...
Features
Harvesting More Protein
Offsetting the surging cost of purchased protein for a high-producing, 1,800-cow dairy herd required several new strategies by the Theunis family, Wrightstown,...
Facing Feeding Challenges
Weather and market factors create feeding challenges for dairy producers most years, but 2008 might rank among the toughest, says Mike Hutjens, University...
California Alfalfa Meetings, Dec. 2-4
The California Alfalfa Symposium, offering comprehensive alfalfa-forage information, will meet this Dec. 2-4 at the Town & Country Resort and Hotel, San...
Making Millionaire$
Eric Gaul had no net worth when he started dairying in 2003. Today, at age 31, he's worth over $300,000 and is cruising toward his goal of becoming a...
Biodiesel Byproduct
High grain prices have dairy producers everywhere scrambling to find low-cost replacements for corn energy in rations. Glycerine (a.k.a. glycerol), a...
TMR Experts
No one can fault dairy producers for wanting to maintain as much control as possible over their total mixed ration (TMR) feeding programs. Sometimes,...
Low-Tech Solution
A low-tech, easy-to-install-and-maintain irrigation system is giving U.S. grazing dairies a new tool to ensure pastures remain productive through summer...
Preserve Wet Distillers
Harvesttime mixing of wet distillers grains and corn silage may be the best way for some dairy producers to handle the ethanol byproduct, says Dave Schingoethe,...
Save Money On Heifer Hay
Weaned heifers gained more weight on high- or medium-quality alfalfa hay than on low-quality hay in a recent University of Minnesota feeding trial. But...
Forages For Heifers: Take Your Pick
Pat Hoffman can't recommend the single best forage for dairy heifers. For the most part, we feed lactating dairy cows alfalfa and corn silage, but with...
Waste Not, Want Not
Ted Lacey hated to see hay going to waste around the portable round-bale feeders he was using. So he modified one that suspends the hay inside it. He...
Milking Once A Day
Cliff Hawbaker's Holstein-Jersey crosses produce up to 50 lbs of milk/cow/day on a 90% forage ration that doesn't include corn silage. Not bad for a pastured...
Home Farm Goes Once A Day, Too
Cliff Hawbaker is also converting his 300-cow home farm from twice to once-a-day milking. But he's learned a few tricks from his satellite farm. For instance,...
Research In Brief
RESEARCH IN BRIEF
Ensile Corn Silage Four-Six Months Before Feeding For optimum starch and fiber digestibility, corn silage should be ensiled at least four months before...
Product Review
Rotary Tedders, Vertical Mixer, Feed Chopper, Square Balers, Bale Processor
Rotary Tedders The new GF 13002 and GF 17002 are Kuhn North America's largest rotary tedders, with working widths of 42'8 and 56'5, respectively. They...
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Research in Brief
The following items report on forage-related research recently presented by University experts at meetings across the country.
