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U.S. cotton production will likely drop 19 percent.
‘A dairy producer should look for a forage testing lab that can provide solutions, not just numbers.’ -- Ralph Ward, Cumberland Valley Analytical Services
Dollars and Sense contributors describe Nutrition & Forages
University of Wisconsin dairy economists predict a recovery period for dairies.
South Dakota alfalfa producers have two new varieties to consider this growing season.
This year’s contest will award more than $22,000 in cash prizes to winning entries across seven forage categories.
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Monitor these key areas to verify how your cows are responding to their feeding program.
The tighter we program diets, the more important is the information that we base the programs on.
Although alfalfa supplies will be tight in Western states, prices may soften, says hay market expert Seth Hoyt.
La sequia, con los resultantes altos precios del alimento, tiene a los productores de leche y a los nutricionistas a mal traer en la búsqueda de alimentos y de bajos costos para alimentar a las vacas.
South Dakota Extension’s iGrow program has created a free mobile app for livestock producers to use when comparing the cost and nutritional value of feed.
Hurricane Isaac could offer enough moisture to to germinate and grow emergency fall grains such as oats, rye or wheat in the southeast and as far north as Missouri.
A two-ton per acre forage yield is worth about $300 in forage feed value.
August-planted oats can yield two to three tons of dry matter per acre, more than double that of other fall-seeded small grains or winter wheat.
“The first significant rainfall to moisten the upper soil profile will stimulate microbial activity, causing a flush of nitrate nitrogen to be released into the soil system,” says Kurt Steinkewith Michigan State University.
Knowing the rumen degradable starch content might provide the opportunity to look at a cehaper byproduct ingredient that offers starch.
Weigh the potential crop yield versus your need for forage.
18-point checklist to keep cows eating during bouts of hot weather.
The brand will be managed by FGI and sold through existing Garst®, Golden Harvest® or NK® brand alfalfa resellers.
Lely introduces a robotic TMR mixer/feeder/pusher all-in-one, hands-free robotic machine.
Alfalfa export volumes surged 14% last year. But rising cow numbers and reduced alfalfa acres also played a role in rising hay prices.
To compensate for the difference, dairy producers should delay first cutting, say Michigan State University Extension specialists.
Many dairy herds have the potential to lower ration crude protein levels by at least 0.5 to 1.0 unit without impacting herd milk production.
Dairies’ soaring feed expenses put 2011 on a record-setting track.