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Often the only difference between making good silage or poor silage is the moisture content at the time of ensiling. Optimum fermentation of both silage and haylage depends largely on moisture content.
Every milking parlor is unique in its configuration (i.e., herringbone, parallel, rotary or other variations), staffing levels, milking routine, shift duration, milking equipment and tools (i.e., cluster design, dip cup or spray, etc.), and other characteristics.
After spiking in 2014 thanks to record-high milk prices, the U.S. farmers’ share of every dairy dollar spent at retail declined in 2015, according to annual data compiled by USDA.
USDA’s July World Ag Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) report cut the 2016 U.S. milk production estimate, helping boost the annual price outlook by about $0.50 to $0.65 per hundredweight compared to a month ago.
In a special summer barbecue/July 4 version of “The Farmer’s Share” report, the National Farmers Union (NFU) calculated U.S. farmers and ranchers received about $.45 from the total $2.45 spent to create an All-American favorite, the cheeseburger.
Sometimes the things we are unable to see can be the difference between a successful grazing operation and one that struggles; managing for the unseen makes the difference.
