Feeding Strategies During Challenging Times

dc.contributor.author	Overton, Tom
dc.contributor.author	Chase, Larry
dc.date.accessioned	2019-09-13T16:43:07Z
dc.date.available	2019-09-13T16:43:07Z
dc.date.issued	2018-03
dc.description.abstract	Difficult economics in the dairy industry now and likely for much of 2018 have herd owners and their advisors working to find opportunities to increase margins and/or cut costs. Using averages from 36 New York farms that completed both the 2016 and 2017 Cornell Dairy Farm Business Summary (Karszes et al., February 2018 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader), purchased grain and concentrate cost averaged $5.81 per cwt of milk (31% of total operating costs) and total feed and crop expenses averaged $7.34 per cwt of milk (39% of total operating costs). Given the large contribution of feed and crop expenses to total operating costs, it is logical to carefully evaluate these aspects of management. In this paper we outline five key focus areas to ensure that your feeding program is all that it can be.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Pro-Dairy	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/66948
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	feeding strategies	en_US
dc.subject	IOFC	en_US
dc.subject	IOPurFC	en_US
dc.title	Feeding Strategies During Challenging Times	en_US
dc.type	article	en_US

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