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Potassium may often be an underappreciated mineral in the world of ruminant nutrition, but it plays key roles in the body.
All-Season non-marking tires
Young farmer diversifies by producing energy from food scraps
Husband-and-wife team builds dynamic business capitalizing on market needs
Question and answer session with Beth Ford, Executive Vice President and COO, Land O’Lakes, Inc.
With tightening margins, higher feed cost and more attention to environmental consequences, there are opportunities to refocus on just how much or how little protein is needed to sustain high production and returns to the herd.
It’s almost accepted as gospel that a high somatic cell count (SCC) cow in a small herd can throw off the entire bulk tank even if the rest of the herd is doing well. When it comes to large herds, the conventional wisdom is that a few high-count cows can get diluted by their herdmates.
A comfortable cow is a happy, productive cow.
Neil Michael, director of technical services for ABS Global, says many herds consistently achieve pregnancy rates of 20% to 25%, with many commercial dairies already exceeding 35% to 40%. He lists eight influencers of reproductive success that every dairy should monitor.
“Genomics is a big step forward, but we still need daughter information,” says says Kent Weigel, University of Wisconsin dairy geneticist. “We’re not yet at the stage where we can identify the next sires of sons without using conventional genetics tools.”
Through social media like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and his own Web site, Dino Giacomazzi communicates regularly with friends, family and business colleagues. Giacomazzi uses social networking sites to advocate on issues he believes are critical to dairy’s survival.
Evidence is mounting that cows housed in deep-bedded sand freestalls are outperforming cows on mattresses.
Milk prices will be better in 2010, but how high will we go, and will it be enough?
Key finding: Increasing population is key to increasing tonnage. In addition, narrow-row silage production increased tonnage without compromising quality as measured in milk tons per acre.
A three-year, $1.6 million project on six Wisconsin dairy operations is shedding light on management practices that control odors and emissions—and those that don’t.
With balance sheets in tatters and equity levels at record lows, crop insurance has renewed importance this year.
The challenge is to utilize wet corn correctly in your dairy rations
Employers, rather than employees, are the primary work-site targets of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative unveiled its final principles and guidelines at World Dairy Expo in October.
A growing number of U.S. dairy processors are expanding their exporting efforts to capture emerging opportunities abroad.
In late 2010 or early 2011, any dairy processor exporting to the European Union will need to certify that each farm that supplies milk for those exports is below 400,000 somatic cell count.
Once upon a time, all the world’s dairy suppliers wanted to sell to the U.S.
Straus Family Creamery emphasizes responsible stewardship