Author: Larry Jones

Harvesting Dry Corn Silage

I just had a call from one of my producers about harvesting dry corn silage (> 45% DM).  Not the first question this week.  This producer has the ability to set up an irrigation nozzle and spray the bunk with enough water to get...

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Bulk tank bacterial cultures

I am dealing with a herd in Florida that has a very high somatic cell count.   They have lost their premium once due to being over 400,000.  Does anyone have a good lab where we can send sample to find out what strains we are...

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Holstein Bull Calves?

Are we seeing a seismic shift in the dairy industry?  Historically, herds have generated Holstein bull calves as a side effect of breeding their cows.  Now with sexed semen, the potential is to shift the calf population to...

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