We aim to feed dairy cattle consistent diets so that every mouthful of feed has a similar nutrient ... By utilizing a camera system, we record the mixing process of total mixed rations above the mixer ...
Only 50 percent of the 2,832 pounds is available for the animal; the rest is trampled or lost in weathering. Thus, 1416 pounds of dry matter husk and leaf per acre are available as feed. A 1300-pound ...
The Nebraska Extension will host a webinar entitled Drylot Feeding Cow-calf Pairs in the Spring and Summer of 2025 on Monday, Jan. 13, at 6:30 p.m. MT. Drought continues in Nebraska in the western and ...
Applying it with the pivot instead of gravity flow irrigation reduced water use by about 25%. The third key step at Skyridge was installing a stand-alone electric feed mixer. “The mixer provides a ...
Feed cost is often one of the most expensive inputs when trying to balance the beef cattle budget. To help reduce that expense, midwestern producers will sometimes look to alternative feed products ...
BROOKINGS, S.D. — When feeding cattle, it’s important to know the nutrition within your feed ratio. “When we go to feed our cattle, we want to make sure that what we’re feeding them meets ...
MACOMB, IL - - New equipment arrived at the Western Illinois University farm in December. The WIU School of Agriculture received a new vertical mixer to aid in feeding the cattle herd, purchased ...