Feed Update
New tool for detecting heat loss in bunker silos
As a nutrition consultant, it is your job to apply the latest technology to help clients manage their feed inputs.
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Forage quality assessment
Models, such as the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System, and ration balancing programs are increasingly used by consultants and producers to predict animal performance.
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Nutrition decision-making widgets
A new set of tools from David Galligan, economist at the University of Pennsylvania, may help to make decisions when it comes to nutrition and ration formulation on your clients' dairies.
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The feed (and food) supply just got safer
A new method is available for testing animal feed for prohibited materials.
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The inconsistencies of blood meal
Blood meal is a popular source of lysine. But research conducted by Marshall Stern, ruminant nutritionist at the University of Minnesota, indicates that blood meal can be a very inconsistent product.
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A perspective on choosing a product or service for the farm
John Gilliland, dairy operations manager at McArthur Farms in Okeechobee, Fla., spoke recently at the Southwest Nutrition & Management Conference in Tempe, Ariz.
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2009: The good, the bad, the ugly
To say managing dairy cow feeding programs was a challenge in 2009 is a monumental understatement.
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CPM 3.0 dictionary update available
The CPM 3.0 Feed Dictionary update is now available for the CPM v.3.0 ration-balancing program.
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Cotton supply available for dairy cows could double
Higher cotton acreages combined with ideal growing conditions across most of the Cotton Belt could double the supply of whole fuzzy cottonseed available to dairy producers in 2010-11, compared to 2009-10.
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USDA cuts corn harvest outlook
On Sept. 10, the government cut its U.S. corn harvest projection 1.6 percent and said stocks of the grain will fall to a seven-year low, signaling higher feed costs as livestock and dairy producers compete with exporters and ethanol distillers for shrinking supplies.
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Get ready to weather high corn prices again
A smaller-than-predicted corn crop has sent corn futures prices skyrocketing, and some people are now talking about $7.50-per-bushel corn.
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