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
Although large parts of Texas have received substantial rains, producers should be careful about planning as if the drought were over, says Travis Miller, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agronomist...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
Wildlife management with special emphasis on feral hog control will be one of the featured topics at Ranch Management University, Oct.10-14 at Texas A&M University’s G. Rollie White Visitor's Center in College Station...More
Livestock producers who plan to graze crop residue or feed weedy alfalfa hay this fall should be aware of the dangers imposed by a particular weed...More
Hand-checking for dead blister beetles in any hay that includes alfalfa is the only way to know for sure it isn’t contaminated with the toxic insects...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
Loren Benware and Dan March-aland are New York dairymen who feed diets of 75% forage that maintain milk production, lower costs and keep cows – and producers – happy...More
As with hay, corn silage supplies will likely be deficient this year, according to agronomists and forage specialists from around the country. As a result, corn silage prices were increasing as comments were collected the third week of August...More
