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How do you find the right feedout rate for your silage pile? The ideal rate helps minimize the amount of air penetrating the silage face. Always keep feedout rates high enough to prevent silage heating. Learn more.
If silage face management isn’t the best it could be, it might be costing you a 10% loss in dry matter. Read tips to minimize silage exposure to oxygen and best management practices to help reduce spoilage.
Research evaluates towels, udder hair and winter housing to show what does (and does not) affect mastitis
You’ve heard the term “fiber digestibility” for years, but do you really understand why it’s so important? We’ll explain it. Plus, learn how it could impact a later-than-usual harvest.
With a wet planting season this year there is increased risk of spoilage any time there is physical damage to the corn plant from insects, disease or weather. Learn what to do.
Milk fat, cost and feed efficiency play tug-of-war in research published this month on how much to feed your cattle.
Worried about frost damage harming your corn silage crop? Learn tips on managing harvest when frost hits at different corn growth stages.
Cow comfort can be influenced by many factors, but measuring it is as simple as counting your herd.
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Steve Censky urged dairy farmers to register for the improved program at the Ag Outlook Forum on Sept. 23 in Kansas City, Mo.
Research suggests using center pivot irrigation systems for cow cooling.
Silage structures have year-long safety concerns — from harvest to feedout. Yet, there should be little risk as long as everyone knows and understands the silage safety guidelines.
Corn silage may be in short supply this year, making the quality even more important than usual. Follow these recommendations to monitor moisture and minimize losses.
Harvesting corn silage at the right moisture content and particle size is critical to making high-quality silage. Have a look at different methods and tools to monitor whole-plant moisture content.
The water in your tank is hot by the end of the day. Find out what that does to your forage inoculant.
Genomic testing might seem expensive, but it has some benefits that can be seen in the long-run for a dairy.
A cow’s calcium demand triples in the week after calving, but how can you best deliver calcium?
Ruminants produce about 25% of methane in the U.S. Production efficiency is reducing that number.
The war between established yogurt makers and upstarts intensified when Dannon Co. sued a former senior vice president for allegedly taking confidential information and trade secrets to his new job at Chobani LLC.
McDonald’s will soon banish cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants.
Game-changing genetic discovery to help target disease resistance, improve herd health and operational profitability.
While reports show the U.S. and Mexico made possible progress on the auto portion of the deal, it’s the contentious issue over dairy that’s still a wedge between the U.S. and Canada.
Health traits will be weighted by their appropriate economic value in Net Merit for Holsteins.
Dairy Farmers of America is working with impacted members to find a new processing plant for their milk.
Researchers found that over half of calves tested with ultrasound had at least one case of lung congestion in the first eight weeks of life.
A trip to the grocery store or convenience store today can often be complicated with consumers overwhelmed by the choices. However, the dairy industry says innovation is how milk will regain marketshare.
The trick is to control feed costs without reducing milk production.
In times of low milk-feed margins, optimal stocking density is often one cow per stall.
Pineland Farms Dairy Co. will reopen a dairy processor in Maine after it was closed for five years.