Nutrition

Use of cereal grain forages, such as rye and triticale (hybrid of rye and wheat), has become an increasingly important topic, and is especially relevant during years when feed inventory is short.

Successfully preserving stalklage is not that different from making good corn silage or haylage.

SCH cows don’t display traditional signs of hypocalcemia, such as lethargy and cold ears. Instead, they are likely to consume less feed and produce less milk, both of which impact productivity and profitability.

Prevention is a key component to addressing the issue of hypocalcemia, including the subclinical stage.

Most commercial laboratories can analyze forages for the concentrations of various acids produced during the fermentation process

Frost on the pumpkins today means winter weather won’t be far behind.

Regardless of how much milk you are feeding calves or what age they are at weaning, if the rumen is not ready, calves are in for a rough transition.

Balanced rations provide dairy cows with the nutrients they need to produce milk at an optimum financial return.

It might not be intuitive at first, but corn silage digestibility improves with soil conservation practices that involve no-till farming and cover crops.

One of the closest relationships a dairy farmer will have is with his dairy nutritionist.