Calculating manure's price tag Manure is no doubt a useful by-product, but one must realize the time and money it takes to get it from the cow to the field. Funding for the project was provided by a USDA-RME...
The author is a nutrition and management consultant with Progressive Dairy Solutions based out of California. Once a modernized and well-maintained forage harvester is set up and operating properly, it...
Frequent soil testing and proper fertilization will help to ensure that your crop has an adequate supply of nutrients. by John Goeser and Dustin Sawyer Goeser is director of nutritional research and innovation...
Soil sampling do's and don'ts. A soil analysis is only as good as the sample on which it was based. Therefore, sampling should be done by either the farm's crop consultant
There's no substitute for plastic on bunkers. Thomas is retired from the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute and president of Oak Point Agronomics Ltd.; Mahanna is with DuPont Pioneer and...
We need to revisit corn's nutrient needs by Ross R. Bender, Jason W. Haegele, Matias L. Ruffo and Fred E. Below Bender is a graduate research assistant, Haegele is a postdoctoral research associate and...
by Mary Beth de Ondarza and Ralph Ward de Ondarza has a dairy nutrition consulting business, Paradox Nutrition, LLC, in West Chazy, N.Y.; and Ward is president of Cumberland Valley Analytical Services,...
Silage piles aren't always a best buy by Greg Booher and Brian J. Holmes Booher is a farm business instructor at Lakeshore Technical College. Holmes is a professor and extension specialist in the biological...
The replant window for corn can be quite narrow. Even though corn is a crucial ration ingredient, as the growing season progresses the decision to plant another crop
by Jim Stute The author is the UW-Extension crops and soils educator in Rock County, Wis. Frost seeding red clover into wheat stands will not reduce grain yields. However, it can prevent soil erosion,...
by Jim Stute The author is the UW-Extension crops and soils educator in Rock County, Wis. If you grow wheat as part of your dairy cropping mix, this could be a good time to try "frost seeding" red clover...
In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in the use of foliar (leaf) fungicide treatments. That extra attention has paralleled the steady upward climb in grain prices. Industry estimates...
by Carole Curtis The author is an agricultural free-lance writer based in Manitowoc County, Wis. As yields improve over time, a picture of how to manage corn for optimal silage performance has emerged....
Mahanna is with Pioneer, a DuPont Business, and is an adjunct professor at Iowa State University; Thomas is retired from the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute and president of Oak Point...
Mahanna is with Pioneer, a DuPont Business, and is an adjunct professor at Iowa State University; Thomas is retired from the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute and president of Oak Point...
by Bill Mahanna and Ev Thomas Mahanna is with Pioneer, a DuPont Business, and is an adjunct professor at Iowa State University; Thomas is retired from the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute...
by Tom Bruulsema The author is the Northeast director for International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI). Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for growing crops. But in the wrong place - in excess concentration...
If the appropriate conditions are met, late summer alfalfa seeding is an opportunity you should take advantage of. According to Dan Undersander, extension forage agronomist at the University of Wisconsin,...
by Ev Thomas and Bill Mahanna Thomas is retired from the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute and president of Oak Point Agronomics Ltd.; Mahanna is with Pioneer, a DuPont Business, and is...
Sulfur and potassium deficiency could be reducing alfalfa yields by Carrie Laboski and Jerry Clark Laboski is an extension soil fertility specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Clark is...
