Iowa to begin screening milk for aflatoxin
On Friday, Iowa milk will begin to be screened for aflatoxin, according to state Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey. The precautionary testing will continue indefinitely.
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Aflatoxin: What a way to end the year
Aflatoxin is about the dirtiest non-four letter word there is. It is just as prevalent as reality TV shows and political attack ads, and carries about the same value.
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Advice for pricing corn silage
Taking a little time to look at the factors involved with pricing corn silage from standing corn will help both the buyer and seller reach a fair price.
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Ongoing drought requires creatively managing feed rations
The worst drought on record in Ohio has forced many livestock producers to choose between culling their herds or forking over significantly more money to feed their cattle. But a pair of Ohio State University Extension experts said that producers might want to consider “outside-the-box” management ideas to try to minimize the economic losses.
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Storing grain? Protect it like a bin full of gold
What are you doing with new crop corn and soybeans? Are you selling at harvest, concerned about a long, slow price decline typical of a short crop? Or are you storing them, hoping the market will continue to climb as end users bid higher to acquire inventory?
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Corn harvest speeds ahead as Isaac lurks on horizon
Though farmers are continuing to make headway with the 2012 corn harvest, progress may come to a crawl by the weekend as the remnants of Tropical Storm Isaac creep across the nation’s heartland.
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New tool for calculating value of inoculants
Insert information into the Pioneer Inoculant Value Calculator and it evaluates how an inoculant can help your operation.
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Protect yourself from dust and mold
Conditions are ideal for mold growth and dust. Here is some advice for protecting yourself from respiratory problems during harvest.
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Midwest ready for relief as drought deepens
The USDA released its latest Drought Monitor on Thursday morning, and it was the news that no one wanted yet everyone expected. The drought is still intensifying, primarily in the nation’s agriculturally rich midsection.
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Dairy Focus: Many factors affect corn silage price
What’s a fair price for corn silage?
That question is difficult to answer due to the number of factors involved that are dynamic and biologically variable.
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Drought has made it important to test for nitrates
A large percentage of nitrates are found in the lower portion of the stalk. If your results confirm that you have high nitrates, raising the cutting height of your corn will help to avoid some of those nitrates in your feed. Allowing the corn silage to ferment for three to four weeks may also allow the nitrate levels to drop, as fermentation causes a decrease in nitrate levels by 25 to 40 percent.
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