In some circles, it is always a struggle between yield and quality when it comes to forage production. Well, which one is more important? Here at Forage Innovations (FI), we have a difficult time choosing ourselves! Obviously, you cannot be effective with a high-forage diet (and this is always our goal) if the quality (read---digestibility) is lacking. And at the same time, you cannot feed a Continue Reading
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Oh no! Not another budget to worry about?
Well, this saga gained substance at the 2023 World Dairy Expo (WDE) while looking at the prize winners at the Forage Analysis Superbowl (FASB). Since Forage Innovations clients make up a fair percentage of the finalists, it is a yearly ritual to look over “ours” and “theirs!” The samples are judged in two ways. First and most obvious, is the feed sample report. Dr. Dan Undersander, UW-Madison Continue Reading