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Take a Buddy with You to the Bunker
Take a Buddy with You to the Bunker

Feed-out of new-crop corn silage has begun on most dairies, and it appears this crop may be more prone than normal to silage collapses.

Education
6 Ways to Boost Performance and Lower Feed Costs
6 Ways to Boost Performance and Lower Feed Costs

Feed costs will continue to be the No. 1 expense. Jim Salfer, Extension dairy educator with the University of Minnesota, offers some best practices to help producers lower feed costs.

Karen Bohnert
Education
A Dairy Farm Summer Camp: Fun for All Ages
A Dairy Farm Summer Camp: Fun for All Ages

Dairy farms are a hustling and bustling place. Last year, the Berning family in Illinois opened their dairy farm barn doors and offer Farm Camp for kids of all ages. Camp includes farm chores, scavenger hunts and more.

Karen Bohnert
Education
Consistent Cow Routines Depend on the Right Mix
Consistent Cow Routines Depend on the Right Mix

TMR consistency and composition are important to efficient and reliable nutrient delivery in lactating cow rations. But the impact of those factors actually can span much further.

Maureen Hanson
Veterinary Education
Don’t Lose Another Cow to Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome
Don’t Lose Another Cow to Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome

A highly fatal intestinal disease of adult cows, Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome (HBS), draws concerns from dairy producers, veterinarians and nutritionists, as it is also known as the sudden death disease of dairy cattle.

Karen Bohnert
Veterinary Research
Study: Forage Sorghum Silage an Option with Sugarcane Aphid Control
Study: Forage Sorghum Silage an Option with Sugarcane Aphid Control

Forage sorghum silage in the Texas High Plains is a viable option with sugarcane aphid control, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service study.

Wyatt Bechtel