The single largest expense on any U.S. dairy farm is the cost of feed. Feed accounts for approximately 50% of the cost of producing a
The origins of MIN-AD. Since the 1960s MIN-AD® has been mined in the Sonoma Range of northern Nevada for use as a cattle nutritional supplement.
By Clayton Stoffel, Technical Service Manager, Papillon Agricultural Company Feeding dairy cows is as much an art as it is a science, and there are
By Clayton Stoffel and Sarah Stocks The transition period is a key intersection of management on dairies. The sudden increase in demand for energy and
By Sarah Stocks for Progressive Dairyman The marketplace for dairy feed additives is saturated with products that claim to improve production, rumen health, cow health
By Mary Grace Erickson for Progressive Dairyman Dairy producers must be efficiency experts at every phase of the game. And while it is “all about
Robin R. White,*1 Tyler McGill,* Rebecca Garnett,* Robert J. Patterson,† and Mark D. Hanigan* *Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg 24060 †Papillon Agricultural Company,
By Jim Dickrell Dairy cows are getting bigger. And that’s not a good thing. Walk any pen of mature cows and you can’t help but
By Dave Natzke, Editor, Progressive Dairyman Audits of 95 U.S. herds found many have addressed dairy efficiency from feed processing and storage perspectives, but cow
By Dave Natzke, Editor, Progressive Forage Faced with the challenge of balancing cow productivity with economics, feeding efficiency has gained increased status as a tool
