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Alyssa Dietrich

Alyssa Dietrich

Dairy Calf and Heifer Specialist / Cargill
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Discussing timely producer questions

Four dairy consultants from across the U.S. answer timely producer questions and talk through best practices and industry technologies for finding solutions.
November 1, 2023
Alyssa Dietrich, Kirstin Joyal, Jackson Parriera, and Crystal Prom

Learn how to manage forage inventories after harvest, improve average daily gain of calves and capitalize during times of tight farm margins.


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3 things to consider when designing the milk feeding program

July 2, 2020
Alyssa Dietrich
When feeding whole milk or milk replacer to calves, there is not a one-size-fits-all solution for dairy producers. The choice of which one to feed often comes down to each farm’s whole milk availability, its costs, the current milk price and the farm’s management capabilities. Whether you’re feeding whole milk, milk replacer or a combination of the two, here are three things to consider.
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Cost per pound of gain: A better measure for calf investment

November 19, 2019
Alyssa Dietrich
When making decisions on feed and management for calves and heifers, it’s easy to choose the cheapest option. However, we need to view these costs as an investment and think about how the decisions we make now will affect future outcomes.
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Save money by managing scours

April 12, 2018
Alyssa Dietrich
For decades, scours has been on record as the most common cause of death for preweaned dairy calves. Beyond the economic loss from death, scours increases treatment and labor costs, and reduces growth rates, thus affecting future production.
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