Performance, Value, and Simplicity

Performance, Value, and Simplicity. Article and photos courtesy of Albert Lea Seed.  We left GMO seed behind almost ten years ago because we were tired of paying for the high costs of genetically modified traits that didn’t deliver more yield. It might be time for you to do the same. Viking non-GMO...

Feed Additives for Dairy Cows

Feed Additives for Dairy Cows. By Heather Smith Thomas. There are a number of feed additives commonly used in dairies.  Scott E. Poock, DVM, DABVP, Associate Extension Professor, University of Missouri, says that there are some regulations regarding what can be fed, but there are more regulations for...

Successful Wrapping and Storage of Square Bales

Successful Wrapping and Storage of Square Bales. By Dan Undersander and Tim Wood, University of Wisconsin and William Foster, Consultant. Medium square bales (800 to 1000 lb.) are increasingly being used across the northern dairy regions to reduce the labor associated with hay and haylage making.  If...

Looking for the Best Price on Whole Cottonseed? Get to Know a Supplier and Layer In Contract

Looking for the Best Price on Whole Cottonseed? Get to Know a Supplier and Layer In Contract. Article and photos provided by Cotton Incorporated. Beef producer Terry Quam knows that success comes down to how well you take care of your cattle. On his 240-head purebred Angus operation in Wisconsin, he adds...

Feed Additives for Dairy Cows

Feed Additives for Dairy Cows. By Heather Smith Thomas.  There are a number of feed additives commonly used in dairies.  Dr. Peter Erickson, Extension Dairy Specialist, University of New Hampshire, says the first important thing about feed additives is that they have to be cost effective.  “...

Colostrum Management of Goat Kids

Colostrum Management of Goat Kids. By Michelle Buckley, DVM, MS, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Raising quality youngstock is an investment in the future of your herd. Appropriate nutrition is one of the most basic ways that we can set kids up for a healthy and productive life. While some...

Forage Crops: Fresh Grass for High Producing Dairy Cows

Forage Crops: Fresh Grass for High Producing Dairy Cows. By Heather Smith Thomas. Feeding green grass to dairy cows is nothing new, but recent innovations have made it easier to add to diets of high-producing cows.  A new practice that began on several large dairy farms in Wisconsin is proving efficient...

Advanced Preservative Systems: Offering the Perfect Forage Solutions

Advanced Preservative Systems: Offering the Perfect Forage Solutions. By Maura Keller. With more than 30 years of serving the agriculture and cattle industry as a dairy nutritionist, Dan Armstrong, owner of Advanced Preservative Systems, understands the importance of keeping forage fresh. Not only does fresh...