Tag Archives: dairy
Cost and Returns to Organic Dairy Farming
Cost and Returns to Organic Dairy Farming in Maine and Vermont for 2004 Timothy J. Dalton, Lisa A. Bragg, Rick Kersbergen, Robert Parsons, Glenn Rogers, Dennis Kauppila, Qingbin Wang University of Maine Department of Resource Economics and Policy Staff Paper … Continue reading
Organic Dairy Supplementation Webinar
eOrganic is hosting a webinar with Kathy Soder called, “Supplementing the Organic Dairy Cow Diet: Results of Molasses and Flaxseed Feeding Trials Webinar” on Thursday, April 18 from 2 to 3:15 pm ET. The webinar is free and open to … Continue reading
Total Mixed Rations for Pasture-Based Dairy Systems
Incorporating a Total Mixed Ration into Pasture-Based Dairy Systems: The Best of Both Worlds? Kathy Soder, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Unit University Park, PA Printable version (PDF) Background Feeding dairy cows on pasture challenges nutritionists and producers … Continue reading
Total Mixed Ration Use
A Survey of Total Mixed Ration Use on Pasture-based Dairy Farms in New York and Pennsylvania Kathy Soder, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Unit University Park, PA Printable version including tables (PDF) Background Feeding dairy cows on pasture … Continue reading
New multi-state organic dairy research
From the press release: Researchers from the University of New Hampshire are leading a multi-state project that aims to help organic dairy farmers better produce and market their milk. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) … Continue reading
What Will Climate Change Mean to Grazing Animals?
Northeast Pasture Research and Extension Consortium Ramada Conference Center and Inn State College, Pennsylvania February 1-2, 2011 Session 3 What Will Climate Change Mean to Grazing Animals? Dr. Larry Chase, Professor of Animal Science-Nutrition from Cornell University All animals have … Continue reading
Effects of Cornmeal and Molasses on Milk Production
Northeast Pasture Research and Extension Consortium Ramada Conference Center and Inn State College, Pennsylvania February 1-2, 2011 Session 1 Effects of Corn Meal or Molasses on Milk Production of Grazing Organic Dairy Cows Dr. Andre Brito, assistant professor of dairy … Continue reading
Molasses Supplementation to Organic Dairy Cows
Northeast Pasture Research and Extension Consortium Ramada Conference Center and Inn State College, Pennsylvania February 1-2, 2011 Session 1 Molasses Supplementation to Organic Dairy Cows Dr. Andre Brito, assistant professor of dairy nutrition, University of New Hampshire Molasses is a … Continue reading
Feeding Management for Lactating Dairy Cows
Prescribed Grazing and Feeding Management for Lactating Dairy Cows New York State Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative in Cooperation with the USDA-NRCS Syracuse, NY January 2000 by Karen Hoffman Sullivan, Robert DeClue and Darrell Emmick full version (63 pages; 13MB PDF) … Continue reading