Experts agree on the basics for believability in corn silage plot data. Dr. Bill Mahanna, coordinator of global nutritional services for Pioneer Hi-Bred, details credibility thresholds for confidence in that data. He also clarifies the seven most relevant categories of silage corn data, including which ones he believes are most revealing for comparison of genetics. Supported by university studies, Bill … Read More
Raising the Bar Enhances Corn Silage
Improved fiber digestibility can be a major benefit of chopping corn silage higher, according to Dr. Bill Mahanna, coordinator of global nutritional sciences for Pioneer Hi-Bred. While raising the cutting bar reduces tonnage, Bill points out the nutritional gains can be substantially rewarding. Specific adjustments should be determined case-by-case, and he suggests what factors should drive those decisions. He also … Read More
WDE Book Celebrates Show's Founder
The World Dairy Expo is kickstarting a year long celebration of it’s 50th anniversary in 2016 with the publishing of We Need A Show, a commemorative book on the prestigious show’s history. Among the many contributors to the book’s content is Roy Hetts, son of World Dairy Expo Founder Alan Hetts. Alan Hetts’ was a lifelong Wisconsin Dairyman, and his … Read More
World Dairy Expo Welcome
This week Jamie Johansen and I are in the beautiful New Holland Pavilions in Madison, Wisconsin for the 2015 World Dairy Expo. Recognized as the annual meeting place for the global dairy industry and a member of Trade Show News Network’s Top 250 Trade Show List, we will be surrounded by 70,000 attendees from over 90 countries. This year’s theme … Read More
Farm Journal Offers Dairy Seminars at AG CONNECT Expo
Farm Journal Media is offering a series of in-depth educational programs and events co-located at the AG CONNECT Expo that starts Friday at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Sunday morning’s Farm Journal Media Presents is devoted entirely to the dairy industry with a Dairy Today Forum: Meeting Dairy Challenges: In the Parlor, In the Field, In the World. … Read More