Posted on September 26th, 2018 in Forage Foundations
By Dr. Darin Bremmer, Vita Plus regional sales manager Parts of our market area have experienced extreme flooding, while others have seen drought. In many of these situations, producers will have to work through their unique challenges to harvest and feed low-moisture corn silage.
Posted on September 25th, 2017 in Forage Foundations
By Pat Hoffman, Vita Plus dairy technical specialist This past summer at Vita Plus, we evaluated a new ration formulation sub-model that accounts for the rumen unsaturated fatty acid load (RUFAL) in the ration. Research has demonstrated that feeding dairy cows excessive levels of RUFALs has a negative effect on milk fat test. In fact, in our summer project, more than 50 percent of the variance in milk fat percent across herds could be explained by accessible RUFAL concentrations in the diet.
Posted on February 24th, 2015 in Forage Foundations
With Barry Visser and Dr. Darin Bremmer, Vita Plus dairy technical service specialists, Dr. Randy Shaver, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dr. Larry Chase, Cornell University When it comes to forages, custom harvesters and dairy producers always have questions to ask and topics to discuss.
In a panel discussion at the recent Vita Plus Custom Harvester Meeting, Dr. Darin Bremmer and Barry Visser joined Dr. Larry Chase of Cornell University and Dr. Randy Shaver with the University of...
Posted on February 24th, 2015 in Forage Foundations
Click here to download Shaver's PowerPoint presentation. Click here to download Chase's PowerPoint presentation.
With Dr. Randy Shaver, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dr. Larry Chase, Cornell University Shredlage ® is becoming popular, yet many questions still surround the logistics of this harvesting strategy.
Dr. Randy Shaver , University of Wisconsin-Madison Dairy Science Department , shared results of his most recent feeding trials at the Vita Plus Custom Harvester Meeting....