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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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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By Joe Lawrence, Cornell PRO-DAIRY Forage quality is important, it is hard to attend a meeting or read an agricultural publication without hearing this point and while there is a risk of becoming numb ...
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By Betsy Hicks & Christine Georgakakos Disease Prevention Many dairy farmers know the truth in the saying, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, and manage their herds in such a ...
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By Casey Havekes, Betsy Hicks, and Margaret Quaassdorff, Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Dairy Specialists. The role your nutritionist plays in the success of your dairy goes beyond the diet they put together. Ensuring good ...
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One of the most frustrating things to a nutritionist, and indeed the cow herself, is a diet that is constantly changing. Just when a diet gets dialed in, it seems that a new bunk ...
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By Lindsay Ferlito, Betsy Hicks, and Margaret Quaassdorff, CCE Regional Dairy Specialists In response to these especially volatile times, producers have been faced with having to make rapid changes. These changes have led to ...
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