Spring management for winter annual cereal forages
Spring has sprung but winter could come to visit again. It may still be early March but now is the time to consider the need for spring fertilizer or weed control in winter annual cereal forages. These...
View ArticleNitrogen rate recommendations for corn silage
While nitrogen prices have significantly come down it is still a significant cost of corn silage production. Not only does nitrogen application rate have a significant effect on corn silage yield but...
View ArticleMilk price modernization and federal order hearing: Part one
Over the past year, there has been a lot of discussion about how to modernize milk prices through the federal order system to recognize industry changes, since the last major update in 2000 and to...
View ArticleMilk price modernization and federal order hearing: Part two
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken the first step towards a federal order hearing by asking for additional proposals to be submitted by June 14 and a pre-hearing on June 16. The action plan...
View ArticleScouting for corn silage and foliar disease
By Jason Hartschuh The earliest planted corn across the state began to tassel last week, and tasseling will continue for about the next month based on when your corn was planted. Scouting each...
View ArticleMilk price modernization part III
Since June 1, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its pre-hearing action plan and request for additional milk price modernization proposals, there have been a total of 12 proposals...
View ArticleKnow the ins and outs of feeding baleage
Maintaining forage quality with small dry-weather windows can be done by using baleage instead of dry hay. The ideal conditions for baleage is to bale the hay between 40 to 65% moisture and wrap within...
View ArticleSeeding and fertilizing winter annual cereal grain forages
Winter annual forages can be a very economical feed for dairy, beef, sheep and goats. The four most common winter annuals are rye, triticale, wheat and barley. Of these four crops, the most challenging...
View ArticleWinter calf care
Last week the north winds began to blow bringing in cold arctic air. As we dug out the barn door so that they would close, we were reminded of the many things we needed to prepare so that our calves...
View ArticlePreventing calf and heifer respiratory disease
The last month has been a weather rollercoaster with the next few weeks looking like more of the same. While I don’t mind warmer days for working outside, the opening and closing barn curtains every...
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