News
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Food processors can use MI MarketMaker to identify new customers
Published on September 15, 2011
Food processors can use the online tool, MI MarketMaker, to help potential customers find them. A business profile can be set up quickly and easily to attract new business. -
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 -
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. -
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. -
Preparing calves for their future
Published on September 6, 2011
Cattle handling early on can affect your long term reputation as a supplier of highly sought after feeder cattle.