Somerset farm manager Ollie Blackburn is driving a policy of home-grown feeds for the 350-cow dairy herd he runs at Dillington Farms, near Ilminster. High annual milk production adds to this challenge ...

For dairy farmers, “good feed promotes good production” is a guiding principle that has a direct cause-and-effect impact on milk tank volume. As a result, providing the highest quality feed is crucial ...

In 2019, Vermeer acquired a vertical mixer company, expanding its reach into the feeding side of dairy operations. Today, Vermeer offers mixers ranging from 350 ft3 to 1,150 ft3 (9.9 m3 to 32.6 m3), ...

Dairy rations in modern times look much different than those from many years ago. During the United Sorghum Checkoff co-sponsored webinar that took a deeper dive at the role of forage sorghum in dairy ...

Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) remains an essential base-layer safety net. The program has delivered more than $2.7 billion in ...

Does feeding less protein over a longer period not only reduce nitrogen losses, but also affect methane emissions? Researchers at Wageningen ...

At first glance, it appears that the nation’s dairy farmers are collectively churning out more butterfat. However, in evaluating these milk component trends, it’s important to also conduct monthly com ...

Producing a home-grown ration for cattle is an aspiration for more and more livestock farmers, and many rearing and finishing beef have made good progress in this endeavour. But dairy herds present ...