Dairy Nutrition
With 86% of North American feed ingredient samples testing above the risk threshold for mycotoxins, livestock may face stacked biological stress.
Updated guidelines from USDA and HHS urge Americans to focus on protein, full-fat dairy, fruit and veggies and avoid processed foods.
The Budweiser plant in Columbus, Ohio, has an additional demographic — 600 Holstein cows
The disease is causing turmoil for farmers who have a large crop in the making. In some cases, a Hail Mary fungicide application at R4 up to early dent (R5) might make sense this season, say agronomists.
With alfalfa being one of the most important forage crops on the farm and feed prices on the rise, it’s critical to ensure your stand is harvested in a timely manner to maximize quality while preserving quantity
Hay that has been cut and then rained on can lose quality in four ways.
Warm milk is necessary to maintain calves body temperatures and conserve energy.
When it comes to forage and cover crops, winter rye offers rock-star versatility that makes it easy to love.
Weeds can reduce the quantity and the stand life of desirable forage plants in pastures and hayfields.
Harvesting and storing high-moisture corn can help producers get a jump on harvest; avoid drying costs; and put up a highly palatable, digestible, nutritious feedstuff.
Cover crops continue to work their way onto fields across the Midwest. While the benefits might be well known, so are the challenges in developing an on-farm system to work in each situation.