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What Our Inoc-U-Lock™ Line of Forage Inoculants Has To Offer For Your Farm
Click here to view as a pdf: What Our Inoc-U-Lock™ Line of Forage Inoculants Has To Offer For Your Farm By Carley Ciolkosz, B.S. Livestock Nutritionist One of the main goals on farms is for profitable livestock, and the foundation that profitable livestock rely on is feeding high quality forages. The need to feed high…
Products To Always Have On Hand – Cow Toolbox
Click here to view as a pdf: Products To Always Have On Hand – Cow Toolbox By Alex Austin When it comes to owning dairy cows, the question is not if there will be a health challenge, but when. Most producers carry tools on hand to be prepared for a variety of potential issues, from…
Crystal Creek® 17% Start To Finish™ Goat Pellets
Click here to view as a pdf: Crystal Creek® 17% Start To Finish™ Goat Pellets By Darren Zimmerman, D.V.M. More and more goat producers are raising animals with little to no land base. Hence they rely on purchased feedstuffs more than homegrown forages. Having high-quality pelleted feed allows these producers to raise their animals without…
Helpful Benchmarks For Raising Calves
Click here to view as a pdf: Helpful Benchmarks For Raising Calves By Carley Ciolkosz, B.S. Livestock Nutritionist Raising healthy calves is one of the most important and hardest tasks on a dairy farm. Healthy calves turn into healthy cows and the months from birth to weaning sets up the calf for the rest of…
Know Where You Stand: Helpful Benchmarks To Track On Your Dairy
Click here to view as a pdf: Know Where You Stand: Helpful Benchmarks To Track On Your Dairy By Erik Brettingen, B.S. “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” An arguably overused but truly powerful statement. When evaluating dairies and looking for ways to improve on client farm successes, tracking performance over time and comparing…
Understanding Milk Pricing- If That’s Even Possible: Part 2
Click here to view as a pdf: Understanding Milk Pricing- If That’s Even Possible: Part 2 By Ryan Leiterman, D.V.M. In the previous article, we discussed the history of milk pricing in the United States, the equations that govern milk price and how end-product pricing works. This article will be the final part of a…
Evaluating Hay For Equine
Click here to view as a pdf: Evaluating Hay For Equine By Alex Austin Forage is a very important staple in a horse’s ration. This is usually met with either pasture or hay. Since pasture is not always available, hay is the forage that is often fed. When selecting one to feed, the different options…