Due to the emphasis on rising milkfat percent, total milkfat production, and the value of milkfat, many dairy producers are looking for ways to capture better feed margins and greater production efficiency...

Soil test is a good tool, but it only tells part of the forage story...

High-quality forages are the foundation of a productive and healthy dairy herd. However, the way feed is managed from the field to the cow is crucial for maximizing a producer’s investment in forages...

Tall fescue has become entrenched across the middle part of the eastern U.S., creating a region called the Tall Fescue Belt...

Alfalfa hay has long been a premier forage for dairy cattle...

Earlier this month, I was asked to speak on the future of forage in the dairy ration. Futuristic talks are both good and bad. On the one hand, it’s difficult to know what will happen before it happe...

“The turkey’s on fire!”That was how I was greeted at my parents’ house on Thanksgiving minutes before the rest of our family was supposed to arrive. No, the bird in the oven was not up in flam...

Effective animal management is essential for maintaining healthy pastures and maximizing forage production...

Forages are a key part of dairy diets with implications for dairy farm productivity and sustainability...

Wabasha, Minn., may ring a bell as the setting of the 1993 comedy film “Grumpy Old Men.”...