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Drink locally
Published on June 25, 2013
June is National Dairy Month. -
Grinding and screening composted bones
Published on June 25, 2013
Mechanical screening and grinding of bones from finished mortality compost may be a future consideration. -
Breakfast on the Farm program draws record crowd
Published on June 21, 2013
Breakfast on the Farm kicked off its first 2013 event by drawing more than 3,000 attendees to the Reid Dairy Farm, LLC in Jeddo, Mich. -
Mixed forage plantings create ration balancing challenges for dairy producers
Published on June 19, 2013
Planting mixed forages can have significant variation across the field. Variation of feedstuffs causes problems in dairy ration balancing. -
Genetic evaluations for cow fertility
Published on June 19, 2013
Genetic evaluations for daughter pregnancy rate (DPR) allow the measurement of genetic differences between bulls in fertility of their daughters. -
Sorting through dairy heifer genomics information
Published on June 19, 2013
The Heifer Genomics Guide allows dairy producers to access genomic data in an easy-to-use format when making heifer management decisions. -
New tools emerging to measure soil health
Published on June 14, 2013
The MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center is considering new tools to evaluate soil health and fertility. -
Information in the June 2013 issue of the MSU Extension oil and gas newsletter
Published on June 13, 2013
A new issue of the Michigan State University Extension oil and gas newsletter is now available. -
Consumers have many reasons to celebrate “June Dairy Month”
Published on June 10, 2013
Milk, cheese, yogurt and more – dairy farmers provide consumers with an abundant selection of healthy, safe and nutritious food. -
Celebrate dairy throughout the summer
Published on June 10, 2013
June is Dairy Month, but consumers attending a Michigan State University Extension Breakfast on the Farm program can celebrate dairy throughout the summer. Milk is Michigan’s number one locally-produced product.