Plan ahead for silage storage
As spring approaches, the anticipation of forage harvest arrives. Thus, now is the time to evaluate your storage for the upcoming silage season.
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Advice on feeding low-forage diets
Here is a look at a low-forage feeding trial and some considerations to keep in mind when feeding low-forage diets or diets with high non-forage fiber sources.
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Dairy app featured on Big Ten Network
A video clip featured on the Big Ten Network highlights how the DairyCents app from Penn State Extension is making an impact on the farm.
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Forage variety selection really pays
Wise selection of perennial forage varieties is the investment return that keeps on giving and giving.
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A reminder to step up energy needs in cold weather
Failing to meet energy needs during consistently low environmental temperatures can cause dairy calves and older animals to deplete body fat stores, plunging them into negative-energy balance.
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Spanish edition of California Dairy Newsletter available
The annual Spanish edition of a dairy newsletter from the University of California Cooperative Extension is now online. It contains five production-management articles that have been translated into Spanish.
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Buying or selling feeds? Know their dry matter
It's importance to know the dry matter concentration when buying or selling feeds. Here are some steps to help you price wet feeds.
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Nutrition checklist for improving reproduction
There are many aspects to manage to achieve better reproductive efficiency, including your dairy herd's nutrition program.
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A look at copper toxicity in heifers
Growing heifers may be more susceptible to chronic copper toxicity than previously thought. Toxicity in young animals also may occur at dietary levels lower than those that induce toxicity in mature Holsteins.
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Are your dry cows getting enough metabolizable protein?
Nutrition and management during the dry period are critical factors for the metabolic status and lactation performance of the dam, as well as the health of her calf. Formulating dry-cow diets for metabolizable protein is an area of opportunity.
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Learn how to successfully feed more forage
If forage quality is low, a high-forage diet is merely a recipe for limiting feed intake and milk production.
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