Lower milking cow feed costs
At the 2012 American Association of Bovine Practitioners’ conference in Montreal in September, Greg Bethard, PhD, spoke to bovine veterinarians about dairy economics, including ways to lower milking cow feed costs.
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Aflatoxin less pervasive than expected
The distinct lack of aflatoxin in Michigan corn is a positive note at the end of a difficult season.
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Precision nutrition: Choline & its impact on subclinical ketosis
In this free webinar, you will learn that subclinical ketosis is a costly problem than affects up to 60 percent of cows in early lactation, robbing profits throughout the lactation.
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Podcast delivers silage management advice
Review these key management practices that help maintain the quality of silage during storage and feedout.
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Youngstock also susceptible to aflatoxin
Consuming excessive aflatoxin levels is detrimental to dairy animals of any age, but clinical signs of toxicity are generally more pronounced in younger animals.
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"Tools for Teams" workshop
The program, presented by the Penn State Extension Dairy Team, will highlight the use of various whole-farm and team-management tools to help teams improve success. The first workshop will be held on Oct. 30.
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New, expanded DDGS handbook released
"A Guide to Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles" is now available from the U.S. Grains Council. The handbook features new chapters and expanded feeding sections, as well as commonly asked questions about feeding DDGS.
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2012 harvest: Farmers finding more than just aflatoxins
Although Aspergillus, the mold responsible for aflatoxins, has been the most notorious culprit in the 2012 harvest due to its carcinogenic properties, other toxins may show up this year.
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Webinar looks at forage alternatives
Corn stover and stalks can provide an alternative forage for dairy farms during times when conventional forages are in limited supply.
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Grain handling and storage tips
A difficult growing season creates challenges in grain quality management and storage. Here is some timely advice.
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Purdue provides website for growers with moldy corn
Farmers dealing with moldy corn caused by the summer drought can find helpful identification and management information at a Purdue Extension website that focuses specifically on corn mold problems.
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