Scoring Forages
How do your forages rate nutritionally? Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois extension dairy nutritionist, has developed a simple scoring system to help...
BMR Sorghum-Sudan Replaces Corn Silage
Brown midrib (BMR) sorghum-sudangrass silage is an effective replacement for corn silage in dairy cow diets, say researchers at the Miner Institute, Chazy,...
Stretching Rations
The nation's No. 1 dairy state is facing a severe shortage of high-quality hay, and its cow numbers continue to grow. Top hay in the Golden State was...
Cement Mixer Now Mixes TMRs
Some of the paint on Dave Retzlaff's TMR mixer is faded and peeling. The self-propelled machine isn't much to look at, but it mixes and delivers rations...
Topdressed CLA Boosts Production
Supplemental conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) increased milk production but reduced milkfat percentage in a trial in The Netherlands. During the 13-week...
Feeding Too Much Protein?
Many dairy producers could save some money, while maintaining milk production, by cutting back on protein. That's the conclusion reached by Glen Broderick,...
Hay Grower Hopes To Rescue Dairy Industry
Hay grower Harlan Anderson is known to be involved in his community of Cokato, MN, a small town in the midst of what used to be considered dairy country....
First-Class Feed
When Roger Olson tells how to have healthy cows, he's talking about tractors and weights, duals, 100' plastic sheets and diligence. He's talking about...
Forage Fix
Switching from low to high TMR forage levels can improve milk production and cow health, but you need big inventories of high-quality forages to do it....
Half And Half
Dairy producers with alfalfa haylage and corn silage can maximize feed efficiency by feeding about equal amounts of both forages. That's the conclusion...
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