Feeding high levels of forage without sacrificing milk production will be discussed during the Jan. 20 Forage and Feeding Update meeting hosted by the Sheboygan County Forage Council and University of Wisconsin Extension....More
Seventy-two Holstein cows were used to evaluate the effect of starch content in corn silage-based diets on early lactation performance following a shortened (40-day) dry period when a controlled-energy diet was fed....More
Protein supplements for lactating dairy cows is just one of the topics to be discussed at the Dec. 8 at Louisiana State University's AgCenter Dairy Field Day in Franklinton, LA....More
Whether extending the grazing season and adding flaxseed supplementation will increase organic dairies' bottom lines is the point of a multi-state study just funded by USDA....More
On-the-job training and the opportunity to build toward his own operation are two reasons Clem Miller, Medford, WI, signed up for Wisconsin’s Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship program...More
Even supplemental livestock feeds are getting pricey. Whole cottonseed prices, for example, are nearly double those of an average year, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel...More
Dairies trying to feed through the drought need to take a systematic approach for determining their forage needs, says Ellen Jordan, Texas AgriLife Extension Service dairy specialist...More
High grain prices have forced dairy producers to make rather substantial changes in what and how much they feed their animals, observes Randy Shaver, University of Wisconsin dairy scientist...More
