Tag: farm management
Match nutrient intake to the production cycle
Consider the quality of available feed during your calving season. Aligning breeding season with times when better feed is available could save you money.
Managing higher fertilizer prices
Learn more about farm management practices that may help you offset the increasing costs of fertilizer.
Reduce forage loss during winter feeding
Feeding hay is expensive — if you waste it, you lose money. Consider these tips to minimize waste during feeding.
Suggestions for raising grass-finished beef
Learn more about raising grass-finished beef and what contributes to the overall quality of the meat.
Think about winter feed needs as fall grazing comes to end
Do you have enough pasture and stored feed to make it through the winter? Learn how to best use what you have.
Tips to manage herbicide shortage in 2022
There are multiple factors leading to herbicide shortages for the 2022 growing season. Use these suggestions to minimize the impact in the Midwest.
Short supplies, higher prices expected for fertilizer, herbicides in 2022
Crop producers who put off buying fertilizer and herbicides for 2022 might find themselves missing out on some products and paying higher prices.
Consider designs when switching to an automated milking system
Milk production increases and labor savings determine whether an automated system is more profitable. The greatest effect on both is facility design.
Be SMART about goals
Your written goals for your dairy farm should be specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic and timed, or SMART, for short.
Grazing corn fodder can help feed livestock through the winter
Using corn fodder residue for livestock to graze meets their nutritional needs and can provide an inexpensive feed source for 65-111 days into the winter.
