As spring is on the horizon and you draft the next cropping rotation, are you considering what the cows need? We often focus on growing crops to maximize tonnage, and we figure out how to deal with the feed once it is in the bunk.

Record high fertilizer prices this winter have driven a lot of creative thinking about cost-cutting strategies for 2022. Dairy farmers are at an advantage as manure is a tremendous source of all essential nutrients, and typical rotations of corn and alfalfa/grass result in nutrient and other benefits for corn following sod.