The coming of fall brings a whole new season for sports fans: football season. Whether you are cheering on a young family member at your local high school, rooting for your college alma mater or planning your weekends around your favorite NFL team, football season can be exciting.

The Western drought sent regional hay prices higher, especially for dairy-quality hay. Demand from China pushed alfalfa exports to an 11-month high, but global sales of other hay continued to slump.

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If fresh feed already has yeast or mold in it, then it will deteriorate more quickly when exposed to oxygen and warm temperatures. Over 85% of dairies apply a forage preservative either at harvest or in the TMR wagon.

It comes as a surprise when some of your herd’s top performers drop off in milk. Nothing has changed regarding cow management, and you verify the diet is still high quality.

Understanding the reasons for a fall slump in milk production can help you keep milk production steady while maintaining cattle health and fertility.

A major ration component is forage, and the nutrient content of these forages is frequently unknown until the pile, bunker or silo is opened.

The International Grassland Congress meets biannually to discuss grassland policy, new research and social issues that land stewards around the globe may be facing. May 14-19, 2023, the IGC will meet in Covington, Kentucky.

Lack of a clear definition and preconceived assumptions for these words may promote misconceptions, thus hindering the opportunity for critical thinking and ultimately the advancement and improvement of grazing systems.