Because nitrates can be fatal to cows, producers should check their stored hay's nitrate concentrations before feeding the crop the first time, says Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Extension emeritus livestock specialist. He ...
Tags: nitrates, high-nitrate forages, winter feed
Temperatures dropped below zero today, and the last hint of green is diminishing from lawns and pastures. Now is a critical time to focus on cows' nutrition. For spring-calving herds, producers need to key in on the needs of the pregnant ...
Tags: Bred Cows, Agriculture, Food
Wyke Farms has increased the price it pays farmers for milk by 5ppl and issued a stark warning to the rest of the industry that if they fail to follow suit the UK could be facing milk shortages this winter. Wyke, the UK's largest ...
Tags: Wyke Farms, milk, milk farmer, milk shortage
Asda, the UK's second-largest grocer, has again increased the price it pays to milk farmers in its dedicated DairyLink scheme as protests over recent cuts in the industry continue. The company has offered its DairyLink farmers a two pence ...
Tags: milk, milk payment, milk farmers, dairy