Betaine is a natural ingredient capable of dramatically affecting animal health and performance, specifically under increasing THI and heat stress-inducing conditions.

Three Pennsylvania dairy producers opened up about their journeys transitioning to organic. They shared their deciding factors in making the switch, how they have achieved profitability, and the lessons and challenges they’ve navigated along the way.

Understanding and implementing all the best management practices every season for producing high-quality corn silage that are under your control is critical. Making yourself aware of the impact of the growing environment each season through early sampling and testing is the first step. Benchmarking it annually and addressing those impacts with proven and cutting-edge technology will provide the consistency your herd thrives on and is critical to your bottom line. 

Low magnesium-containing mineral sources with high availability can still make a meaningful contribution to the magnesium status of your herd, and differences in solubility should be priced accordingly. Paying attention to solubility and payload ensures that every gram of mineral in the diet delivers value to the cow.

Here’s the catch. IOFC only tells us the economics of what’s going into the tank, not what’s going into the cow for good health and reproduction, and impacting the farm’s true profitability. It measures how well we are converting feed dollars into milk dollars. IOFC values today’s milk but ignores tomorrow’s pregnancies.