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The term relative forage quality (RFQ) has been around for about a decade, yet not everyone understands the difference between RFQ and relative feed value (RFV).
“Whenever RFV and RFQ are different, RFQ is the better value to use,” says Dr. Dan Undersander, extension and forage agronomist with the University of Wisconsin.
Corn silage is commonly priced per ton standing in the field at seven to eight times the market price per bushel of corn.
Kristen Schulte, Iowa State University extension farm management field specialist, says selling the corn based on its grain value and exchanging the non-grain bio-mass for dairy manure produced on the buyer’s farm can be mutually beneficial to the buyer and the seller.
This article was #11 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2014. It was published in the Dec. 11, 2013 Extra e-newsletter.
This article was written as a follow up to our No. 1 most well-read article in 2013, “Two dairymen are making profits with sprout fodder systems.” Freelance writer Kelli Boylen addressed online comments from that original article that requested more input from industry experts.
Many graziers spend a lot of time making their pastures right for their beef herds.
Father and son Jason and Jordan Klinge not only do that but also breed their beef herd to be better grazers in Farmersburg, Iowa.
This article was #17 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2013. It was published in the August 22, 2013 Extra e-newsletter. Click here for the full list of the Top 25.
Freelance writer Kelli Boylen combined key points from two presentations at the 2013 Four State Dairy Nutrition Conference. Dr. Phil Cardoso said that cows fed a controlled-energy diet as opposed to a high-energy diet three to four weeks before calving tend to have fewer health problems, similar milk production and better reproduction. Kevin Lager’s presentation focused on using the metabolic profile to diagnose and treat transition cow problems.
Although the methods used to feed cows and raise calves have moved into the 21st century, Dr. Jud Heinrichs, professor of dairy science at Penn State, said many farms are raising heifers like it is still the 1970s.
Heinrichs presented “Precision Feeding Dairy Heifers” at the Four State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference held June 12 and 13 in Dubuque, Iowa.
This article was #22 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2013. It was published in the July 11, 2013 Extra e-newsletter.
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The Four State Dairy Nutrition Conference held in Iowa in June 2013 featured a panel discussion on low-protein feeding. Wisconsin dairyman John Koepke, Cornell University’s Mike Van Amburgh, Nutritional Professional Inc.’s Steve Woodford and Purina Animal Nutrition’s Dave LaCount provided tips for making this feed strategy work.
Attendance was at an all-time high at the 4-State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference in Dubuque, Iowa, June 12-13, where more than 500 nutritionists and dairy industry professionals gathered to learn about the latest research.
The program planning committee consisted of dairy extension faculty from Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the intention of the conference was to provide timely research information for dairy industry professionals.
This article was #1 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2013. It was published in the March 21, 2013 Extra e-newsletter.
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This article featured Calvin Nash of Weston, Idaho, and west Texas electrical engineer and former dairyman Tom White. Nash and White discussed their success with hydroponic sprout fodder systems.
