There is no shortage of doom and gloom about grain price prospects at the present time. Prices have indeed fallen to quite low levels compared to the high prices that occurred over much of 2008-2013. For some, this is p
The Dairy One Forage Lab collaborated with Allenwaite Farm in Schaghticoke, N.Y., to conduct a 12-week study feeding Shredlage® versus conventionally processed corn silage. One objective of the project was to help de
Over the years, farmers, ranchers and landowners have learned that growing grass for cattle is a risky business. Not so much dangerous, but very dependent on the weather.
Feeding forage to calves has been the subject of much debate over the years, in part because even though we know that fermentation of grain is essential for rumen development, sometimes in research and on farms calves f
Because of the time and labor required to remove twine or net wrap from bales, most producers choose to leave the wrapping on them when feeding or grinding.
Does drinking a glass of milk make you feel guilty? (We don't either, btw.) A startup hopes their claims of guilt-free will help spur demand for their replica milk.
A fungus that causes “vomitoxin” has been found in some U.S. corn harvested last year, forcing poultry and pork farmers to test their grain, and giving headaches to grain growers already wrestling with mass
Liquid rations have changed considerably for many U.S. dairy calves in approximately the past decade. New York calf and heifer specialist Sam Leadley looks more closely at what "intensive feeding" really mea
Several forage sorghum growers in Stone and Green counties this year suffered from a new pest to Missouri according to Tim Schnakenberg, agronomy specialist with University of Missouri Extension.
Does increasing the volume of the liquid diet change other feeding behaviors in young calves? Canadian researchers recently examined whether feeding higher volumes of milk or milk replacer would suppress intake of start
Scientists are working to bring that cost down by combining genomics and nutrition science in an effort to breed cows that require less food to produce the same volume of milk.
We've received a grant to look at the viability of sorghum silage in California dairy systems. This summer, we are looking to work with dairies that are growing sorghum for silage.
The headline of a recent business blog "The REAL shocking costs of dead inventory" by Eric Jensen may cause you to stop and think about how this issue could be related to dairy farms. In Jensen's blog,
The 2016 Midwest and Eastern US forage crop is projected to yield greater milk volume, measured by pounds per cow, based upon nutrient content and digestibility trends. However, the 2016 corn silage and high moisture co
In many climates, it's hard work keeping calves protected and alive through the brutal winter months. But summer poses its own management challenges. One of the biggest: keeping fresh, clean water available to you
Since feed represents such a significant expense to the dairy, evaluation of the ration and the cost effectiveness of each ingredient are critical to maintain optimal milk production, health and reproductive performance
