UW-Madison Extension Dairy Program E-Newsletter
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For the latest research-based information from UW-Madison Extension:
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New insights about corn silage fatty acids |
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Feeding to maximize milk components has been an indispensable practice to optimize dairy profitability and homegrown forages are vital for this process. High-quality corn silage supplies energy for both the maintenance and lactation of high-producing cows. Coarser corn silage particles serve as physically effective fiber, the foundation of the ruminal mat, and stimulate chewing, salivation, and rumination, as well as gut motility and health.
Starch and fiber are the primary sources of energy for dairy cows fed corn silage-based diets and improvements in the digestibility of these nutrients increase milk and milk protein production and reduce feed costs through enhanced feed efficiency. But understanding other nutrients, such as fatty acids, is key for the implementation of high-forage diets. This article will discuss considerations for long-chain fatty acids in corn silage.
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Fresh cows: finding the "off" cow |
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| Fresh cows are the most important, and most vulnerable, group of cows in the barn.
The first few weeks post-calving is the highest risk period for several diseases. Most infections, diseases, and/or metabolic disorders, such as milk fever, ketosis, retained placentas, metritis, mastitis, and displaced abomasums, or DAs, occur during this time. These illnesses can play a negative role in the cow’s future, either through the economics of milk production or animal well-being.
The strategy is to minimize losses associated with disease by preventing its occurrence. And to do this, managers must follow a consistent approach to daily observations of the fresh cow to alert them of existing problems and to address them quickly. Knowing what is normal is key to being able to identify and assess what is not. Abnormalities and small changes are more easily caught with a consistent pattern, versus a random order of examination points
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Ryan Sterry is the Regional Dairy Educator for Barron, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties.
He enjoys the variety the job brings, from writing articles, creating presentations, and collecting on farm data. Ryan’s background is in reproduction, but he also has worked on beef x dairy, animal handling, and welfare programming.
Ryan enjoys the outdoors. This includes country drives, hiking, photography, and time on the water. He also enjoys farm history, be it antique machinery or breeding pedigrees from the past.
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Survey on QuickBooks Software |
UW Extension educators Heather Schlesser, Sandy Stuttgen, and Katie Wantoch are doing a research study to identify what educational needs exist around the use of QuickBooks. We invite you to participate in this study.
The survey will help us learn more about your use of the QuickBooks accounting software and will be used to tailor future Extension support and training. The survey will take 5-7 minutes for you to complete.
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Estimating custom rate for 2023 Wisconsin farm operations |
Written by Paul Mitchell and Guang Tian |
As the 2023 crop season get started, landowners and custom service providers are negotiating custom rates, but the newest Custom Rate Guide for Wisconsin is from 2020[1]. Prices have increased a lot over the past three years. The Producer Price Index, a cost of production index for the whole US economy, has increased by 30%[2]. Price indexes fertilizer are up by 57.3%, chemicals by 41.8%, fuels by 16.9%, and wage rates by 17.6% (see Table 5). With all these changes, how do farmers and custom operators develop and agree on a custom rate for 2023? Here we provide guidance to estimate this year’s custom rate based on the 2020 Custom Rate Guide for Wisconsin.
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All hay prices quoted are dollars per ton FOB point of origin for alfalfa hay unless otherwise noted. The information presented in this report is compiled from public and private quality tested sales and reports in the Midwest.
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This program is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension with special support from the following Extension Educators:
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Aerica Bjurstrom, Brown, Door, Kewaunee Counties
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Tina Kohlman, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington Counties
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Matt Lippert, Clark & Wood Counties
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Jackie McCarville, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette Counties
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Alison Pfau, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth Counties
- Heather Schlesser, Marathon County
- Lyssa Seefeldt, Chippewa, Dunn, & Eau Claire Counties
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Ryan Sterry, Barron, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Counties
- Angie Ulness, Manitowoc County
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