by cmonson | Feb 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Everyone was complaining about the cold last week. Sub zero temperatures for nearly two weeks isn’t just a polar vortex- it’s just plain miserable. No matter how we try and make sure the cows are kept warm and dry-there are consequences to prolonged cold...
by cmonson | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Cold temperatures, or should I say frigid temperatures create a lot of challenges out on dairies. A lot of times you just go into survival mode. On top of everything else, sometimes the cows get loose for seemingly no good reason. Although the loose manure could be...
by cmonson | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
When the price of soy skyrockets, as it has been doing right now, it usually pulls the other protein prices up with it-including hay. After reducing the cost of your existing protein sources, a lot of folks start to pick and chose who gets the expensive feed-and who...
by cmonson | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
After last year, you’d think we’d all be experts at spotting damage in the alfalfa crop-at least what it looks like to have it totally killed out. But damage that can reduce yields (not a total kill) are more subtle to spot. Here are some signs: 1. Late...
by cmonson | Dec 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Growing degree days aren’t perfect, but they are a more reliable way of predicting when a crop will mature than looking at the calendar.There are many ways to figure growing degrees, but unless you like to use an app or a computer spreadsheet, it’s...
by cmonson | Dec 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Flies thrive in humid weather and we have had plenty of that this summer! The real issue with flies-other than being annoying-is that they spread bacteria cow to cow. Flies have been linked to spreading several types of “summer mastitis” and have even been...
