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Unlock cows’ full potential through consistency

Taking small steps like monitoring mixed accuracy, evaluating tolerance limits and maintaining an appropriate sampling schedule on-farm can help improve feed consistency.
May 14, 2024
Katie Raver

High-performing dairy cattle can be likened to high-performing athletes, and their ability to perform to their full potential is also tied to their routine’s consistency. From milking to feeding, our steadiness on the farm is an important part of herd success.


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Interpreting your forage analysis

Consideration to “price per nutrient” should be at the forefront when purchasing feed. Understanding a forage analysis is an essential step in determining that number.
October 12, 2023
Josh Stroh

Have you ever looked at a feed analysis and thought the information was confusing? A forage analysis is an important tool to improve profitability when developing nutritional programs for all classes of beef cattle. Understanding the feed test information is a solid step in harnessing the power of nutritional management.


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Beyond the hybrid: Dietary factors in NDF digestibility

When considering what corn silage hybrids to purchase, remember that other factors can limit NDF digestion in the rumen, such as rumen pH, growth factors for fiber-digesting bacteria and antagonistic factors.
May 8, 2023
Ken Griswold

What many dairy farmers do not know is the many other factors that affect NDF digestibility outside of the hybrids they choose to plant and harvest. There are both dietary and non-dietary factors that can either negatively or positively impact fiber digestion.


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A better way than crude fiber

Distinguishing between neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber can better predict how forages change nutritionally as they grow and mature.
January 25, 2023
Woody Lane

It’s a world full of confusing, shifting, mislabeled and misunderstood compounds and structures.


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The dictionary behind forage analysis

By understanding your forage tests and the lingo they use, you can make more educated decisions on how you want to utilize the feed in your operation.
April 30, 2022
Louisa Koch
 With spring just around the corner, you may be starting to think about your forage plans for your operation. Whether you are ready to put your cows out on pasture or begin a new harvest of haylage, it’s important to know what you are feeding your animals.
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Before buying NIRS technology, ask these questions

September 30, 2020
Peggy Coffeen

Near-infrared reflectance spectrometry (NIRS) is no longer limited to a forage testing laboratory, but prior to investing in one, it is important to thoroughly research the features that can make or break this technology as a useful forage quality management tool.


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3 constituents beyond protein and RFV

August 4, 2020
Rebecca Kern-Lunbery
Often, I consult with livestock producers testing forage for their animals. Inevitably there are two numbers on the report they are most concerned with, protein and relative feed value (RFV). Protein is an important value to understand if the forage meets animal requirements, and RFV is a useful index to quickly compare or rank forages.
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