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• Maximizing digestible intake of corn silage-based diets: Part 1

  Published on September 15, 2011
  Part 1 of a 2-part series addressing management strategies to formulate diets for carbohydrates for lactating cows feeding on corn silage-based rations. Part 1 focuses on concentration, effectiveness, and digestibility of neutral-detergent fiber.

• Determining livestock production’s contribution to atmospheric greenhouse gases

  Published on September 15, 2011
  Responding to environmental concerns two commodities—pork and dairy—have developed tools to assess the greenhouse gas emissions associate with their farms.

• Looking toward 2011 corn silage harvest

  Published on September 13, 2011
  August 2011: it’s time to review harvesting tips to maximize the feeding value and yield of your corn silage crop.

• Extending forages and use of Non-forage Fiber Sources

  Published on September 13, 2011
  Forage Crises? Extending forages and use of Non-forage Fiber Sources

• Untreated mastitis – is that wise?

  Published on September 13, 2011
  A new study examines what happens to mastitis on farms where producers use on-farm milk cultures to make the decision to treat or not.

• Pasture management can be the best prevention for bloat this fall

  Published on September 13, 2011
  Deflate bloat with good pasture management

• Assessing the probability of Michigan’s corn crop reaching physiological maturity

  Published on September 12, 2011
  Knowing what late planted corn requires and tracking crop progress can help growers make decisions on how their crop can best be utilized.

• Manure records: they won’t kill you, it just feels like it

  Published on September 7, 2011
  Get a free record-keeping book from MSU Extension to organize your fall manure hauling.

• Guidelines for pricing corn silage and earlage from immature corn

  Published on September 6, 2011
  It may not be practical to harvest the late maturing corn as grain corn. Alternatives may exist including harvesting as silage or earlage

• The secrets of quality milk producers

  Published on September 6, 2011
  A panel of producers who averaged a herd SCC less than 100,000 talked about the key factors for their success.