How well do you know your nutrition program? Are you squeezing every drop of potential production out of your milking string? I just read an article discussing how your profitability will suffer if you either over or under estimate forage requirements for your herd. With that in mind, you might consider making plans to join me in Fort Wayne later this Spring.
This year has seen a downturn in farm equipment sales, with over sales in every category except compact utility tractors trending lower than last year. Some individual brands, on the other hand, have reported a significant increase in sales.
I’ve been reading up on Alfalfa production. The last issue of Hoard’s Dairyman featured the final installment of the 55th Annual Roundtable, this session focusing on Alfalfa production. the four dairies who were represented in the disuccion had various perspectives on the different plants actually in their Alfalfa stands. Some sowed in other cover crops, some preferred a little addtional grasses, and all were curious about the introduction of Roundup Ready Alfalfa to the mix. Curiosity is probably going to be spreading considerably now that the product is available at market.
If you raise your own corn, either for grain or silage, you’re probably giving a lot of thought to how much more money you are going to be spending this year on nitrogen.
Rabobank has a report out that paints a very promising future for the dairy business in the U. S. It’s one of their Ag Focus reports called “U.S. Dairy Farming: Facing New Markets and Uses, August 2005.” Here’s the introduction:
At the recent Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY, Andy Vance of Buckeye Ag Radio Network interviewed Brent Raines from Krone North America. They talked about new forage epuipment and the Krone big baler shown here.
One of the sponsors of World Dairy Diary is Accelerated Genetics. I spoke with Janet Keller, VP, Public Relations, Communications and Advertising.
When I think of robots I usually think of something like what Will Smith ran into on i,ROBOT. Not what helps a company like Dean Foods with its dairy packing business.
The latest news from Select Sires.
It looks like you can quite literally liberate your alfalfa from weeds. Some new NK Brand varieties have been announced.
