In the Field to Feedbunk column of the September 10, 2024, issue of Hoard’s Dairyman, Ev Thomas correctly pointed out that management is as important — if not more important — as forage variety in affecting forage quality...
This spring, I seeded some container varieties of lettuce in planter boxes near a shaded area of my makeshift home garden. My harvest was far from fruitful and only afforded enough leaves to put...
Being half forage and half grain, corn silage has the unique ability to meet a range of energy and fiber requirements. That being said, it can be a difficult ingredient to incorporate into different t...
Whether farmers raise dairy cattle, beef cattle, or any other type of livestock, one thing they all have in common is that they must manage variability — variability in weather, variability in marke...
Consumers have a way of changing agricultural trends. For example, in the grocery store, more sustainable food products are often chosen if given a choice...
Each day, there is a new opportunity to learn and improve. Over the past few months, this has proven true for me as I’ve been learning from agronomy and animal nutrition thought leaders during presentations, podcasts, and webinars...
Throughout Northern U.S. dairy regions, forage harvester hay heads will soon be replaced with those of a corn silage ilk, and processor rolls will be cranked down...
