What is precision feeding? Precision can be defined as being exact – neither more nor less. Precision feeding approaches will vary from farm to farm and has different understanding by dairy farmers and their nutritionists.

One of the truly amazing things about feeding the dairy cow is the diverse nature of the ingredients that can be used in developing the feeding program. While we commonly think in terms of silages, hays, corn, soybean meal and byproducts such as dry distillers grains (DDG) or corn gluten feed, there are a wide range of other ingredients that can be cost-effective and support performance.

Yeast products are commonly used in dairy cow diets, but we are often asked whether they should be used and if it matters if the live or inactivated products are included.

When it comes to animal agriculture, one of the most exciting – and important – areas of research pertains to dietary supplements with the potential of reducing methane emissions.

If you’re a huge fan of TED Talks, you might already be familiar with the secret language of bacteria, scientifically known as quorum sensing.