MSU Extension Dairy

Dairy Nutrition

• Feeding high corn silage diets: Part 1 – Stan Moore, April 2015
• Feeding high corn silage diets: Part 2 – Stan Moore, April 2015
• Managing milk composition through nutrition – Faith Cullens, July 2011
• Can you use alternative feed ingredients to replace corn grain? – Faith Cullens, Aug. 2011
• Can You Use Alternative Feed Ingredients to Replace Corn Grain? – Faith Cullens, Oct. 2011
• Maximizing Digestible Intake of Corn Silage-based Diets: Part 1 – Mike Allen, July 2009
• Maximizing Digestible Intake of Corn Silage-based Diets: Part 2 – Mike Allen, July 2009

Feeding Management

• Feed management: Drought-stressed corn silage – Martin J. Mangual, Oct. 2018
• Corn silage refresher, part 3: Process of preservation to maintain feed quality – Martin J. Mangual, July 2018
• Corn silage refresher, part 1: How to set your cutting date - Martin Mangual, Sept. 2017
• Corn silage refresher, part 2: Analyzing and adjusting during harvest - Martin Mangual, Oct. 2017
• Feed bunk stocking density can impact dairy cow productivity – Marianne Buza, Jan. 2017
• Feed delivery frequency impacts dry matter intake – Kathy Lee, August 2016
• Shrinking your forage shrink: Part 1 – Stan Moore, Feb. 2014
• Shrinking your forage shrink: Part 2 – Stan Moore, Feb. 2014
• Feed inventory planning for dairy herds – Faith Cullens, Jan. 2012
• Considerations for using a silage facer - Phil Durst, June 2011
• Feed Inventory Management – Mike McFadden, Oct. 2009
• Managing nutrient losses in the dairy cattle diet – Faith Cullens, June 2011
• Dairy producers have a decision to make concerning close-up dry cow forages – Phil Kaatz, April 2014

Forage Management

• Baleage is different than all other forage making practices – Jerry Lindquist, Oct. 2017
• Harvesting and handling high quality baleage – Tim Harrigan, June 2017
• Excellent forage starts with planning, not the finished product: Variety selection - Phil Kaatz, April 2014
• Forage shortages causing rations to vary greatly – Stan Moore, Dec. 2013
• Managing corn silage harvest and feed bunk for nutrient retention – Faith Cullens and Craig Thomas, Sept. 2011
• Should you cover your bunker silo? – Craig Thomas, July 2011
• Silage & Feed Bunk Management – Faith Cullens and Craig Thomas, Oct. 2009

Water

• What Can We Do About Water Quality? - David Beede, Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, April 2012
• What will our ruminants drink? - David Beede, Animal Frontiers, April 2012
• Three common drinking water problems on dairy farms – Craig Thomas
• Thumb H2O Project: Importance of Water (Part 1) – Craig Thomas, Jan. 2011
• Thumb H2O Project: Water Treatment Options (Part 2) - Craig Thomas, April 2011
• Thumb H2O Project: Water Delivery (Part 3) – Craig Thomas, July 2011