Today’s economic climate may be rough, but in the dairy industry we know that fluctuating milk prices and maintaining a budget are just part of the business.

Many of our discussions over environmental stewardship and nutrient management in confined animal feeding operations are focused on managing the excretory products of an operation.

High feed costs and low milk prices are great motivators for dairy producers and nutritionists to scrutinize and analyze rations.

You have probably seen articles and heard about balancing dairy rations to better meet the amino acid needs of dairy cattle.

Over the past few years we’ve seen demand for fuel-efficient cars skyrocket.

Nutritionist Tim Thompson has been balancing rations for dairy clients in the Midwest for 24 years.

Not too long ago the supply of canola meal into the Northeast U.S. was interrupted.

The U.S. Grains Council, in cooperation with the USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service in Australia, Hawkeye Gold (U.S. ethanol producer) and CopRice Feeds (Australian feed producer), conducted the first-ever distillers dried grains with solubles milling and feeding trials in Australia.

Maintaining desirable milk fat (MF) levels on a consistent basis is one of the most frustrating challenges facing dairy nutritionists and consultants today.

The tell-tale signs are there: fewer cows showing signs of estrus, inconsistent heats, more cows open after insemination.