When will your corn be ready? There was early planting and late planting this year and maturity in the field is following suit. Sixty days is the length of time, on average, that it ...
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By mid-August the options for boosting forage inventory are limited. A winter small grain (rye, triticale, or wheat) can be planted immediately after corn silage harvest for early spring forage harvest. A second option ...
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By John Hanchar, NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program Summary Analysis suggests corn silage price depends on corn silage quantities, alfalfa hay price, the price received by farmers for milk, and corn grain ...
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As I was working with a set of farms on a lameness project this summer, the question of footbath protocols was included in the set of intake questions. Very few of the farms included ...
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Cornell Cooperative Extension farm business management educators work closely with dairy operators to complete Cornell University’s Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS) on an annual basis. This article summarizes 2021 DFBS results for dairy producers ...
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Feeding dairy cows in the summertime comes with its own unique set of challenges. These challenges can manifest as variable dry matter intakes, sorting, butterfat issues or metabolic issues, and more. While most of ...
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June 14, 2022 – Grazing dairy heifers on pasture can reduce the cost of production and, for bred heifers, improve health at calving. Allowing the heifer to harvest its own forage and spread its ...
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After being involved with grazing livestock for much of my life, first on my family’s dairy then owning a grazing dairy, and finally working here at CCE, I am surprised that more grazing doesn’t ...
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By Betsy Hicks, CCE Dairy Management Specialist & Troy Bishopp, Upper Susquehanna Coalition/ Madison County SWCD From May to November 2021, several farms participated in a pasture regrowth monitoring project. Troy Bishopp of the ...
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Everyone is concerned about the high cost of fertilizer, so let’s strive to get the most from each dollar spent. We also know that nitrogen is a very mobile nutrient as shown in the ...
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