Monitoring Dry Matter for Corn Silage Harvest
Sally Flis, Ph.D. – Feed and Crop Support Specialist It is that time of the year again, corn is almost ready for chopping. Harvesting corn silage for the maximum quality…
What is your measure of shrink really measuring?
Sally A. Flis, Ph.D. – Feed and Crop Support Specialist, Dairy One When we discuss silage pile shrink, most of the time we are talking about wet weight shrink, which…
Why is there an “a” on my NDF now?
Sally A. Flis, Ph.D. – Feed and Crop Support Specialist, Dairy One – [email protected] In the February blog post, I talked about the change from aNDF to aNDFom, but I…
Are your cows getting enough water this winter?
We tend to only think about water intake in the summer when temperatures are increasing and increased intake is needed to help with cooling. In the winter, water intake can…
DHIA: What is it? Who is it?
Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) is a national association that helps dairy producers create and manage records and data about their cows for use in making management decisions. The associations…
Feed Shrink – Part 2 – 5 Ways You Could be Losing Feed at the Bunk
In last week’s blog, I discussed feed loss from the field to the bunk. This week, we will look at feed loss in the bunk and during feeding. I have identified 5…
4 Things to Think About Before A Fall Cutting
Fall is here! Are you considering taking another cut of hay? Here are 4 Things to Think About Before Taking a 4th or 5th Cut of Hay: 1. Stand Health…