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Forage Market Insights: Is it spring yet?

February 8, 2021

After a mild start, winter finally arrived about the time groundhogs were poking their heads out of holes in search of an early spring. What they saw were lots of roughage-consuming animals to feed.

Do Jersey and Holstein cows respond similarly to palmitic acid supplementation?

February 5, 2021

Fernanda Batistel

Milkfat and protein yield are the major contributors to the price producers receive for milk in most Federal Milk Market Orders. This underlines the importance of focusing on increasing the yield of milkfat and protein and not milk yield per se in order to maximize milk price and income.

Forage inventories help plan for forage uncertainties

February 4, 2021

Emma Ohirko

In the same way that stores take inventory to assess their performance, plan for the future and detect any unaccounted-for loss of product, on-farm forage inventories can reap similar benefits for farms. During his webinar, “Tools for Helping to Determine On-Farm Forage Inventories,” presented by the University of Wisconsin – Madison Extension as part of their Growing & Feeding Alternative Forages webinar series in April, Kevin Jarek shared helpful tips on how to assess forage inventories and how they can be useful.

Impulse purchases

February 4, 2021

Erica Louder

Last month, Bill lost one of his prized Tennessee Walkers to sudden colic. Like most Idahoans with horses, he’d grown up with quarter horses and taught his own kids to ride on quarter horses. In his late middle years, his good friend and hunting buddy, Don, introduced him to the gaited horse. One smooth gaited ride and he was converted.

February 2021 new product rollout

February 4, 2021

Introducing the Kuhn GA 8830 twin-rotor rotary rake

AGCO and Universal Technical Institute announce agricultural manufacturer training program

February 3, 2021

AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, announced Feb. 3 the creation of an agricultural manufacturing training program with Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the nation’s leading provider of trained technicians to the transportation industry.

USDA releases annual summary of grazing fee rates

February 1, 2021

On Jan. 29, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released an average estimate of grazing fee rates for cattle. The report includes information per animal unit, cow-calf combo and per head.

There are ‘other’ days

February 1, 2021

Karen Lee

As my parents work on retiring from the daily demands of dairying, I like to invite them south (by about 40 minutes) to my hobby farm where things naturally operate at a slower pace.

Research review: New research: Surveillance of antimicrobial use and resistance to improve stewardship practices and animal health on dairy farms

February 1, 2021

Researchers are developing a surveillance program to measure antimicrobial use (AMU) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on Canadian dairy farms, as well as the effectiveness of antimicrobial stewardship protocols and programs.

Clear, concise communication: Check your filters

February 1, 2021

Elaine Froese

“Elaine, I am feeling paralyzed and overwhelmed with this farm transfer thing.” “How do I talk to the kids without emotions running wild?” “We do fine until we try to get a sit-down family meeting with an agenda, then no one is really honest with what is going on here.”

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Forage Market Insights: Is it spring yet?

Do Jersey and Holstein cows respond similarly to palmitic acid supplementation?

Forage inventories help plan for forage uncertainties

Impulse purchases

February 2021 new product rollout

Introducing the Kuhn GA 8830 twin-rotor rotary rake

AGCO and Universal Technical Institute announce agricultural manufacturer training program

USDA releases annual summary of grazing fee rates

There are ‘other’ days

Research review: New research: Surveillance of antimicrobial use and resistance to improve stewardship practices and animal health on dairy farms

Clear, concise communication: Check your filters

Is managing for drought the new norm?

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