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FROM THE FARM REPORT: BUILDING A WHOLE-FARM NUTRIENT MASS BALANCE
In last month’s issue I introduced the concept of the whole-farm nutrient mass balance (NMB) for dairy farms as a nutrient management tool
Jan 163 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: UNDERSTANDING MASTITIS IN DAIRY COWS & ITS IMPACT ON MILK PRODUCTION
Mastitis is one of the most prevalent and costly challenges in dairy farming, directly affecting milk production and herd health. This...
Jan 162 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: COULD A COMPUTER PROGRAM BE THE SILVER BULLET FOR SUSTAINABILITY?
When I engage in conversations about the sustainability of the dairy industry with people at the community arts studio I frequent, I walk a
Jan 153 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: LET'S MAKE THIS A BETTER YEAR
Happy new year! The new year is usually replete with an aspiration for a new beginning, and a renewed hope to continue life’s journey. A...
Jan 153 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: CARRYING ON WILLIAM MINER'S VISION OF SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF AGRICULTURE
During the early 1920s William Miner envisioned that his Heart’s Delight Farm would “become an agricultural and research college focused...
Jan 152 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: GETTING BEYOND RELATIVE MATURITY
Ever since man started breeding different varieties of crops and comparing them there’s been an effort to describe the differences...
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: HOW CAN WE HELP DRY THEM UP?
I was talking to a dairy farmer who had recently purchased boluses he was planning to use for aiding dry off. He asked me if I had any exper
Dec 19, 20244 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT INSIGHTS WITH THE WHOLE FARM NUTRIENT MASS BALANCE
Many of our current strategies for nutrient management on farms focus on how to manage nutrients only once they are a part of the farm.
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: WHAT DIFFERENCE CAN MYCOTOXINS MAKE?
There are four rations on a typical dairy farm: the ration formulated on paper, the ration mixed and fed by the feeders, the ration the cows
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE FARM
Winter is approaching, bringing with it colder temperatures and seasonal challenges that we face on our farm.
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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