Corn harvesting guidelines
Use this handy online guide to help you decide what to do with corn at various stages of maturity.
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Video highlights fall oats as emergency forage
A new YouTube video on fall oats as an alternative forage crop is now available at the University of Illinois Dairy Education YouTube channel.
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Tips for pricing corn silage
A lot more corn may be headed for silage this year than normal. Experts at the University of Nebraska and University of Wisconsin offer advice on how to price it fairly.
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Drought strategies for dairy cattle
Check out this podcast for several strategies that can help you manage dairy cattle through this year's drought.
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Drought damage dangers
Extreme temperatures and the additional stress on plant growth have put this year’s crops at risk for increased nitrate levels, as well as mold and mycotoxin problems.
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Where to test forages for nitrates
With many farms now considering early harvest of drought-stricken corn for silage to salvage some value from the crop, attention must be paid to the potential for high nitrate concentrations in the plants.
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Feed inventory essential to producers facing record feed prices
The extensive drought will challenge the production of high-quality forage and concentrate feeds for dairy cows. Inventory feeds, develop feed procurement and cow-culling strategies to offset these conditions.
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Making corn silage in drought conditions
The primary goal of making corn silage is to preserve as many nutrients in the corn plant as possible, to produce a feed that is acceptable to cows, and to minimize any risks associated with feeding the silage.
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Corn silage: Is shredding new?
Shredlage™ is a word used to describe a type of corn silage produced when corn is harvested with a modified chopper. But is the process itself new?
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Harvest advice for drought-stressed corn silage
Here is some advice to help you harvest and feed corn silage impacted by the drought.
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Pamper prepartum cows
An increasing amount of data suggest that dry cow management affects the growth of the developing calf, and even its ability to grow and produce later in life.
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