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▶️ Watch: From Field to Feed: What We Know about Feeding High Oleic Soybeans

▶️ Watch: From Field to Feed: What We Know about Feeding High Oleic Soybeans

Extension educators Katelyn Goldsmith and Matt Lippert dive into the cow side and discuss fatty acid profiles, potential butterfat benefits, and practical feeding strategies.

▶️ Watch: From Field to Feed: What We Know about Growing High Oleic Soybeans

▶️ Watch: From Field to Feed: What We Know about Growing High Oleic Soybeans

Dr. Shawn Conley discusses the agronomic side about what makes growing high oleic soybeans different, how they perform in the field, and key management considerations.

Evaluating Feed Efficiency with Body Reserves in Mind

Evaluating Feed Efficiency with Body Reserves in Mind

With feed being the largest cost on most farms, it makes sense to track how efficiently cows convert feed into milk. One common way to measure this is energy-corrected milk divided by dry matter intake (ECM/DMI).

Evaluating Feed Efficiency with Profit in Mind

Evaluating Feed Efficiency with Profit in Mind

For dairy farms, feed is the largest operating expense, therefore how efficiently cows convert feed into milk generates a lot of attention.

▶️ Watch: Right Way. Right Time. Ensuring Welfare and Value in Cull Dairy Cattle

▶️ Watch: Right Way. Right Time. Ensuring Welfare and Value in Cull Dairy Cattle

The focus is on safeguarding animal well-being, meeting legal and industry requirements, and protecting the economic value of market dairy cattle.

Field Management of High Oleic Soybeans for Feed

Field Management of High Oleic Soybeans for Feed

High oleic soybeans can reduce dairy feed costs by allowing higher feeding rates without depressing milkfat, but require careful stewardship planning.

Feed Efficiency: Creating a Data Action Plan

Feed Efficiency: Creating a Data Action Plan

This article outlines how to create a practical and impactful data action plan around the feed efficiency metric.

Managing Feed Efficiency: What You Can Control

Managing Feed Efficiency: What You Can Control

Exploring strategies which farms can use to in the feeding and management of dairy cows.

What Shapes Feed Efficiency in Dairy Cows?

What Shapes Feed Efficiency in Dairy Cows?

Exploring the key factors that influence feed efficiency in dairy cows.

Feed Efficiency, A Basic Metric for a Complex System

Feed Efficiency, A Basic Metric for a Complex System

This article provides a basic overview of feed efficiency as a metric.

Protein, What Is It? And Why Do Cows Need It?

Protein, What Is It? And Why Do Cows Need It?

Getting protein feeding right is critical to boost both animal productivity and farm profitability.

▶️ Watch: Hay There! Let’s Talk Feed Centers and Inventory

▶️ Watch: Hay There! Let’s Talk Feed Centers and Inventory

Managing feed inventory and waste is a critical nutrition practice. Hear from dairy farmers Grant Grinstead, Jake Peissig and Ryan Shultz talk about how their farms built a feed center to reduce waste and save them money. The UW-Madison Extension Dairy Team will also give a walkthrough of a free tool you can use to calculate forages needs and track inventory.

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