Incorporating a Total Mixed Ration into Pasture-Based Dairy Systems: The Best of Both Worlds? Kathy Soder, USDA-ARS, University Park, PA
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Background
Feeding dairy cows on pasture challenges nutritionists and producers due to changing pasture quality and availability which make dry matter intake (DMI) difficult …
more ...The Annual Meeting adjourned for the afternoon at 5:30 PM. At 7:00 PM the evening session began with Rob DeClue, district planner, Chenango County Soil & Water Conservation District, NY, moderating Grazing Specialist Technical Assistance for the Northeast. This session was impacted by the freezing rain …
more ...Jana Malot, PA state grazinglands conservationist, USDA-NRCS then spoke about Pennsylvania’s Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative program that started in 1998. She provided three handouts to the participants for more details, PA Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative 2009 Plan of Work, the PA Grazing/Forage Lands Conservation …
more ...Alan Rotz, USDA/ARS, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA.
Introduction
Dairy farms, along with other animal feeding operations, were asked this past year to consider a consent agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund research into whether or not air pollution …
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