News
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Calf Care School a success!
Published on May 20, 2011
With five MSU Extension Calf Care Schools conducted and more to go this fall, evaluations show that participants have a better understanding of caring for dairy calves and are more enthusiastic about their jobs. -
Impacts of livestock chewing on treated wood
Published on May 20, 2011
Livestock chew on treated lumber because of mineral imbalance or boredom. This raises concern over animal health and meat safety. -
Switchgrass for a bioenergy crop and livestock feed
Published on May 18, 2011
Switchgrass can be used as either a bioenergy crop or livestock feed as it has good persistence and a decent forage quality. -
Drinking Water For Dairy Cattle: Part 2
Published on May 16, 2011
Water is the single-most important nutrient for dairy cows. -
Statewide Breakfast on the Farm sponsors kick it up a notch
Published on May 16, 2011
Generous financial donations from the 2011 Breakfast on the Farm statewide sponsors will benefit all eight events. -
Taking accurate manure samples
Published on May 16, 2011
Manure analysis can give accurate guidelines for making decisions on which fields to apply manure and the optimum rate, but the analysis is only as good as the sample taken. -
EPA exempts milk from Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Rule
Published on May 11, 2011
Dairy producers no longer need to include milk storage containers in calculation of total oil storage capacity for Clean Water Act regulations. -
Talk shop
Published on May 9, 2011
Workshop modifications help with arthritis and other conditions in the farm shop. -
Disaster Resiliency Requires Accounting for Unique Family Needs
Published on May 9, 2011
The June 2011 emergency preparedness goal for the Do1Thing website is about making families more disaster resilient by planning for the unique needs of each family. -
Beef Cattle Deworming Strategies
Published on May 9, 2011
Dewoming cattle on pasture leads to higher profits for grazers.