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....
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...
Look At Lignin
Low-quality feeds such as straw cool off hot rations because of what they contain digestible and indigestible fiber, say two dairy nutrition experts....
Milk2000 Gets A Makeover
A spreadsheet that helps scientists, nutritionists and producers predict corn silage hybrid performance has been retooled. Milk2006 is more closely related...
Model Rations
Mike Hutjens thinks dairymen and their nutritionists should be using computer programs that do more than spit out balanced diets. He's excited about ration...
Rationing Straw
Adding straw to dairy rations may help or hurt your herd's milk production. That's according to several dairy nutrition experts who have studied what's...
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