A dairy producer has been successful feeding the stover portion of corn silage to dry cows and the rest to the milking herd
Glacier FarmMedia – A dairy farmer is separating the coarser fibres in his corn silage to create different feeds for the milking and dry cow herd. He’s now selling the Fodd machine to other dairy farmers to reduce feed costs and improve the ration fed to milking cows. Greg Friendsbruh says feeding coarser fibres to […] Read moreTag Archives World Dairy Expo
Manitoba-made butter wins big on world stage
Middlebro is home to Von Slick’s, but also has other claims to fame:
WINNIPEG — A small butter company from a tiny town in southeastern Manitoba is now a world champion. Von Slick’s, which manufactures infused butter in the community of Middlebro, won first and second prizes in early October at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. Infused or flavoured butter combines butter with other ingredients such […] Read more
Avian flu in cows and poultry continues to fly high in the U.S.
Few states or nations put on a dairy cattle show like the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, where 50,000 visitors and vendors from nearly 100 countries will see 1,800 owners exhibiting 2,500 or so of the best dairy cattle in the galaxy. Organizers of this year’s Expo, however, are working overtime to keep one […] Read more
