News
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Enhancing reproductive and genetics management of dairy cattle
Published on February 1, 2013
Getting cows pregnant on a timely basis using genetically superior sires impacts dairy herd profitability. -
Getting started with grazing
Published on February 1, 2013
Beginning farmers have opportunities to utilize grazing systems to harvest high quality forages at a lower cost and with lower capital investment as compared to mechanical harvesting systems. -
Carbon is the “C” that starts conservation
Published on January 31, 2013
Carbon is the key component in managing soil health to increase water-holding capacity and infiltration. -
Identifying food allergies with food labels
Published on January 31, 2013
Food labels identify the most common food allergy ingredients. -
Using alternative feed ingredients in the dairy cow diet
Published on January 30, 2013
With high corn prices and forage shortages as a result of the drought of 2012, dairy producers may be seeking alternative feeds to lower feeding costs. -
Are you interested in reducing mastitis cases to save time and money?
Published on January 29, 2013
A multi-state, land grant university led survey project aims at helping dairy producers reduce mastitis cases and the associated cost through improved management, control strategies and communication with employees. -
The changing labor landscape: How will farms survive?
Published on January 29, 2013
As labor supplies tighten and change, farmers are looking for ways to “think outside of the box” when it comes to labor and labor management. -
Harvest index: A predictor of corn stover yield
Published on January 28, 2013
Increased interest in harvesting corn stover for livestock feed or bioenergy has some farmers wondering how much stover is out there. -
Alternative Minimum Tax impacted by new law
Published on January 25, 2013
The recent passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 by the federal government made Alternative Minimum Tax exemption amounts permanent. -
A Michigan’s Upper Peninsula farmer uses buckwheat to improve low fertility clay soils
Published on January 25, 2013
An old idea re-emerges from a western Upper Peninsula red clay farm.