Bringing Back the Cows With Swath Grazing
By Don Comis, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. This research is part of Integrated Farming Systems, an ARS national program (#207).

Know Your Feed Cost
Jim Paulson, Extension Educator at the University of Minnesota, Dairy Extension, asks which of the following factors affect reproductive performance of dairy cows: a) milk production, b) bunk space, c) type of bedding used in the far off pen, or d) hoof...

Feeding Dairy Cows for Body Condition Score
Changes in body weight are not a very good indicator of the nutritional status of dairy cows, writes Alvaro Garcia and Arnold Hippen of the Dairy Science Department - South Dakota State University, Extension Extra.

Natural Feeding Programs - Concepts for Tweaking Feedlot Diets
By Christoph Wand - Beef Cattle & Sheep Nutritionist/OMAFRA. With the increasing trend by North Americans towards health conscious diets, the trickle-down to the beef industry appears to be a growing interest in beef produced from animals with a minimum...

What if Cows Don’t Drink Enough Water? – Part 2
By Neil Broadwater, Regional Extension Educator-Dairy, University of Minnesota Dairy Extension. This is the second of a two-part feature. A link to the first part is available below.

Alternative Renewable Fuel Synergies Create Potential for Northern Plains
By J.W. Schroeder, Dairy Specialist. NDSU Extension Service, Dairy Focus. North Dakota is in a good position to benefit from the production of alternative, renewable fuels.

Water Quality Can Affect Livestock Weight Gain
By Roxanne Johnson, Agriculture Communication, North Dakota State University. Studies indicate water quality is tied to forage consumption in livestock, which has an impact on weight gain.

Opinion : Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed on the safety of feedingstuffs with high calcium content for the reduction of risk of milk fever in dairy cowsą
By The European Food Safety Authority, the EFSA Journal (2007), 504, 1-10.

Consider Pros and Cons of Alternatives to Corn
By J.W. Schroeder, Dairy Specialist NDSU Extension Service. Producers need to consider the advantages and disadvantages of substituting less costly feed for corn in dairy cattle diets.

Be On The Lookout For Blue-Green Algae
By Roxanne Johnson, NDSU Agriculture Communication. Producers need to watch for the development of blue-green algae on livestock water supplies.

Prepare Now for a Dry Spring
By John B. Hall, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, Virginia Tech.- Without a doubt, Virginia is dry even though some areas have received a little rain. Short term climate predictions are for a dry March – May and possibly early summer. I hope by writing...

Feeding Alternatives When Hay Supplies
By Clyde Lane, Jr., Professor Animal Science and published by University of Tennessee in Beef Cattle Time, Volume 25, Number 1, Winter 2007 - Are you faced with a short supply of hay for your beef herd this winter? If so, it is time to look at some alternative...

Cattle, Corn, and Alternative Feeds
By Rebecca Schafer, livestock Extension educator Alvaro Garcia, Extension dairy specialist - With the high prices of corn, many producers are looking for energy and protein alternatives to replace either all or a portion of the corn they have been...

How useful are blocks and dry licks for livestock in a drought?
By Doug Alcock Livestock Officer, Extensive Industries Development, Cooma and published by NSW DPI.

High Priced Corn and Dairy Cow Rations
By Alvaro Garcia, Kenneth Kalscheur, Arnold Hippen, Dairy Science Department, and Rebecca Schafer, Extension educator, South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service - Corn grain usually makes up 30 to 35% of the total ration dry matter (DM)...