Boost your Fly Control Efforts with an Integrated Pest Management Strategy

 Boost your Fly Control Efforts with an Integrated Pest Management Strategy  Article courtesy of Central Life SciencesThere are numerous species of flies that can be a nuisance on a dairy operation. They can not only act as an annoyance to animals and humans alike, but can also affect cow comfort, health and...

American Dairymen April 2019

Features:
  •     p. 10 - Be Mindful with Haylage
  •     p. 14 - Evaluating Alfalfa: The Whys and Hows
  •     p. 18 - Like Mother, Like Daughter
  •     p. 22 - BuckRake: The Most Effective Tool for Moving High Volumes of Silage
  •     p. 26 - All Wrapped Up.

All Wrapped Up.

 All Wrapped Up.  By Michael Cox for American Dairymen Magazine Wrapped bales are often viewed as a last resort when making bales, or as a solution to poor dry-hay making weather conditions. But properly ensiled haylage or wrapped silage can offer producers bales with better feed quality and...

SILO-KING® – The Key to Better Forage

 SILO-KING® – The Key to Better Forage  Dr. Louisa Koch, Ph.D., P.A.S., Dave Spangler, and Dr. Dan Schauff, Ph.D., P.A.S.For fifty years, Silo-King® has been a trusted and proven forage additive to help forage and livestock producers retain as much of the harvested forage tonnage as possible...

American Dairymen March 2019

Features:
  •     p. 8 - Dairymen's Showring
  •     p. 10 - Four Crucial Components of Calf Care
  •     p. 16 - Innovations in Hay Equipment
  •     p. 20 - The Basics of Manure Management Planning

The Basics of Manure Management Planning

 The Basics of Manure Management Planning By Jaclyn Krymowski for American DairymenEnvironmental concerns and regulations grow more pressing for agriculture each day. In the public, government, and industry sectors manure handling (and lack thereof) are frequently talked about. A single accident can cause a...

Innovations In Hay Equipment

 Innovations In Hay Equipment By Michael Cox for American Dairymen The pace of modern technology improvements shows no signs of abatement any time soon, and hay equipment is no exception to this trend. Equipment improvements and new features for harvesting, handling and feeding out hay continue to be...

Four Crucial Components of Calf Care

  Four Crucial Components of Calf Care  By Amie Peers for American Dairymen Raising healthy heifers is a key component to making sure that future herds are high-production. Poor growth in young calves strongly impacts subsequent milk production.As such, even during a busy calving period, calves should...

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