Dairy Nutrition
Soil compaction leads to reduced aeration, water percolation and increased penetration resistance.
A perfect storm of winterkill and late first-crop harvest means many producers will be dealing with poor forages this feeding season.
The latest Crop Production report from USDA-NASS shos May 1 hay stocks at 14.9 million tons, down 2.9% year over year. However, May 1 hay stocks in 2018 were also small.
Canola research results highlighted at the Penn State Dairy Nutrition Workshop.
Retrofitting a dairy barn has been a popular choice to make upgrades more affordable than they would be when building new, yet “retrofitting” isn’t unique to the dairy industry.
Precision nutrition means feeding cows precisely what they need. It’s not as easy as it seems.
Many farms have used some feed software for a while but they have an outdated version and hardware on its last legs, a boat anchor with a screen.
The conference is a collaborative effort of Iowa State University Extension, University of Illinois Extension, University of Minnesota Extension and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
While many dairies think they are held hostage to the announcement milk price, this is not always the case.
Milk fat, cost and feed efficiency play tug-of-war in research published this month on how much to feed your cattle.
A cow’s calcium demand triples in the week after calving, but how can you best deliver calcium?
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.
Ruminants produce about 25% of methane in the U.S. Production efficiency is reducing that number.
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.
Calcium treatments at calving and routine oral calcium boluses (or drenches) typically don’t work well for preventing subclinical hypocalcemia.
Distance walked is limiting factor on open lot dairies when it comes to water access.
Soil compaction leads to reduced aeration, water percolation and increased penetration resistance.
Study conducted at the University of California, Davis, shows methane emission reducing potential.
Heifers are facing pregnancy and calving for their very first time , and everything is new to them
While water is typically used to extinguish a fire, moisture is likely the cause of the flames at Holt Dairy in Newcastle, Utah.
DeLaval’s OptiDuo robotic feed refresher both pushes and mixes feed for cattle.
Less salad, more carbs and proteins. That’s how cow diets are likely to shift as farmers try to keep animals well fed amid a Midwest shortage in hay and other forages.
In the coming months feed cost and availability will be a challenge. One opportunity livestock producers can use to get ahead is to store wet or modified distiller’s grains now to be fed at a later date.