Corn, Silage Samples Show Uptick in Mold Levels Dec 12, 2018 by Jim Dickrell If health issues are suspected, obtain a representative sample that is as close as possible to what the animal consumed.
A Herdsman on Your Hip – Part 2 Nov 01, 2018 by Jim Dickrell Breeding More Precise With Activity Monitors
Be Safe When Sampling Bunkers and Silage Piles Nov 01, 2018 by Jim Dickrell Don't forget about safety when sampling silage.
A Herdsman on Your Hip – Part 1 Oct 30, 2018 by Jim Dickrell Activity, Rumination Monitors Big Time Labor Savers
The Secret to Raising Dairy Beef Profitably Oct 15, 2018 by Jim Dickrell One of the first lessons Penn State's Tara Felix tries to teach newbie dairy beef feeders is that cattle raised for beef need grain, not forage.
Stuck in the Mud? Think Safety First Sep 13, 2018 by Jim Dickrell The worst thing you can do is to rush when equipment gets stuck. It only takes seconds for things to go horribly wrong.
Corn Silage Maturing Fast Aug 21, 2018 by Jim Dickrell Aggressively monitor corn plant dry matter so you don’t miss silage harvest window.
Blizzard Evelyn Victims Should Contact FSA with Damage Assessment Apr 23, 2018 by Jim Dickrell State officials need financial estimates of losses as soon as possible to facilitate disaster declarations.
Cover Crops Can Lead to Lower Silage Yields Jan 11, 2018 by Jim Dickrell Research at the W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in New York shows planting corn into a growing stand of winter rye can reduce silage yield of the subsequent corn crop.
GAO: Ag Checkoffs Need to Be More Consistent in Analysis, Auditing Procedures Nov 30, 2017 by Jim Dickrell USDA needs to require more transparency in checkoff programs.
Elanco Possibly Up for Sale; Cargill Acquires Diamond V Oct 24, 2017 by Jim Dickrell Corporate acquisitions and sales shake up the livestock nutrition and animal health landscape.
Beef Quality Audit Show Dairy Cattle Making Good Progress Oct 05, 2017 by Jim Dickrell Beef quality from dairy cattle is showing marked improvement over just five years ago.
New Mycogen BMR Corn Hybrid Promises 7% Feed Efficiency Gain Oct 04, 2017 by Jim Dickrell High fiber and starch digestibility means more milk and higher feed efficiency.
New Study Shows Animals Primarily Consume Foods Not Fit for Humans Sep 12, 2017 by Jim Dickrell Rather than being an environmental burden, livestock consume and recycle food and feed humans can't eat.
