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Lawrence R. Jones

Lawrence R. Jones

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FMMO changes and the impact on producers’ payment

Revisions to the Federal Milk Marketing Order were implemented in 2025. Such changes are affecting producer prices based on order and shipping county.
March 2, 2026
Lawrence R. Jones

By now, the dust has settled on the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) changes and it is possible to look back on their direct impacts.


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NDF digestibility: Are you confused?

May 6, 2016
Lawrence R. Jones and Joanne Siciliano-Jones
The impact of fiber digestion on dairy nutrition is complex, and all the measurements of fiber digestion listed on the forage report add to the confusion. Understanding fiber digestion requires knowledge of what actually happens in the cow (in vivo) as well as why and how we try to estimate it in the laboratory (in vitro).
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NDF digestibility – Are we on the right track?

February 6, 2014
Lawrence R. Jones
Forage is an important ingredient in dairy cattle rations. However, it can be difficult to achieve high intake levels with certain forage-based diets. We have long recognized that NDF digestibility influences intake. In fact, researchers in 1999 made the observation that a one-unit increase in NDF digestibility (NDFd) is associated with 0.37-pound increase in dry matter (DM) intake and 0.55-pound increase in 4 percent fat-corrected milk.
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Inoculants: Insurance or strategy?

July 3, 2012
Lawrence R. Jones

There is little debate that well-fermented forages conserve dry matter, provide the opportunity for higher-forage diets and reduce purchased feed costs.

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