Facility Focus: Summer Silage Storage and Bunk Management
22:48 | 26/05/2022
The sticker shock of feed prices have been a sucker punch for dairy farmers over the last year, and there doesn’t seem to be much relief in sight. Elevated feed costs have forced some producers to grow more of their own forages this season, including corn silage. While prioritizing growing quality forage is a must, proper feed ingredient storage is equally important, especially during the hot summer months.
Dairy Sustainability Alliance® Meeting Addresses Marketplace Opportunities
22:16 | 26/05/2022
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Navigating social, environmental and economic issues facing dairy businesses in a world shifting from COVID-19 restrictions took center stage at the 2022 Dairy Sustainability Alliance® Spring Meeting, held May 18-19.
No TMR? No Problem (Maybe)
09:12 | 21/05/2022
Feeding cows using a total mixed ration (TMR) has become an almost-universal standard in commercial dairying in the United States.
Filling A Tractor Tank Daily Now Costs Some Farmers $1,000, Double What It Did a Year Ago
08:51 | 21/05/2022
Filling a tractor tank daily now costs some farmers $1,000, twice what it was a year ago. And the most intensive part of the farming season is still ahead.
Ukraine's Ukrlandfarming says war has caused major losses
21:38 | 10/05/2022
Ukrlandfarming produces grain, meat, eggs and sugar
Selecting dairy replacements based on heat stress
21:37 | 10/05/2022
With heat stress increasingly becoming a part of life in places not historically hot, there is a need to determine which cows are best suited to deal with the warmer temperatures, said Daigle, Ph.D., an animal welfare specialist in the Texas A&M Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Weekly global protein digest: US dairy update, 1st human avian influenza case
09:22 | 07/05/2022
Analyst Jim Wyckoff shares an update on global protein news.
USask research aims to help cows, forage plants deal with stress
21:48 | 19/04/2022
Forages are critically important to Canada's cattle industry
International workers help New Zealand address dairy staff shortage
21:45 | 19/04/2022
Allowing an extra 500 international workers is a step in the right direction, DairyNZ said
Probiotics May Pose Risks to Animal and Human Health
21:38 | 11/04/2022
Probiotics may not be as beneficial for animal and human health as people think, says new research at Kansas State University. In most uses, probiotics are considered to be beneficial organisms for gut health in animals and humans.
