Keep Sodium Bicarbonate for Buffering in Dairy Cow Rations
The modern dairy cow has a greater capacity to digest feedstuffs and convert them into milk. The genetic potential of modern dairy cows for milk production is a true balancing acts between level of milk production and supply of additional nutrients to the small intestine. Maximizing rumen fermentation increases VFA production, providing more energy and microbial protein. Still greater fermentation leads to more acid production decreasing the rumen pH.
Seed & Feed
Dairymen are looking forward to 2008, according to Dr. Dan Undersander. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Agronomy Professor and Extension Forage Specialist says although there is a lot of concern over high input costs, the high prices for all of the commodities, the grains and the hays and the milk, are causing a level of optimism that we haven't seen in a long time. The high price of hay means it's crucial for producers to maintain their forage stands - and that means turning over alfalfa after no more than three years.
Kemin acquires encapsulation technology and expands ruminant portfolio
DES MOINES, Iowa – January 6, 2010 – Kemin Industries Inc. announced today that it has acquired a majority share of an Italian manufacturer of encapsulation technology and products sold via distribution by Soda Feed Ingredients. This acquisition expands Kemin’s already robust product portfolio of animal feed ingredients to include unique encapsulation technologies and new ingredients for the dairy industry.
Canarm/BSM Agricultural Business Unit of Canarm Ltd
Canarm/BSM - the Agricultural Business Unit of Canarm Ltd. – is a leader in the manufacturing of livestock equipment for over 35 years! We offer a complete line of quality confinement equipment and ventilation to ensure your calves & cows are comfortable and healthy, while helping you maximize your bottom line.
Milking Parlor Efficiencies-Time is Money, or is it?
As the dairy industry continues to consolidate, cows are being milked more rapidly through larger milking centers on larger dairies than ever before. Parlor efficiency is critical, however jeopardizing milk quality for the sake of speeding cows through the parlor could result in severe problems.
The “Greenest Fans on Earth” Go Solar
The “Greenest Fans on Earth” Go Solar MacroAir Technologies introduces the first and only solar High Volume Low Speed (HVLS) Industrial Fan Solar energy has been called the wave of the future. MacroAir Technologies, a company founded on the very principal of innovation, is surfing that wave with the introduction of the MacroVoltaic fan. Receiving the highest certified rating, the MacroVoltaic fan is the only solar high volume low speed (HVLS) industrial fan on the market.
From Birth to Breeding
While this is a simple, non in-depth overview of dairy calf rearing, it gives producers an idea of the general concepts needed to produce high quality, high producing future dairy cows. Raising dairy cows begins with simple preparation and a basic understanding of what is required of calves and what demands will be applied to them. First, a producer must ensure that cows have an adequate pen or box stall in which to calve.
Dairymen’s Directory of Dairy Cows for Sale and Dairy Farms
The American Dairymen Breeder Directory contains over 200 dairy farms in the United States as well as a listing of dairy cattle breeders. Published 12 times a year, American Dairymen contains feature articles on farm equipment, dairy farmers, and the latest information on the dairy industry. Our web site offers back issues of the magazine as well as its extensive data base of dairy farms.
