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Calf Success: How do our heifers measure up? Comparing University of Minnesota–Waseca heifers to industry benchmarks
Feb 16, 2021
heifers represent the future potential of a dairy operation. Raising heifers is costly and labor-intensive, so improving efficiency can no doubt have a significant impact on the overall profitability of a dairy operation...READ MORE ›
Horses
5 steps to balancing your horse’s diet
By Dr. Ed Bonnette, Feb 10, 2021
Balance. Seems like a fairly straightforward concept, right? And yet, we always seem to be striving for more of it in…READ MORE ›
Beef Cow in Winter
Feeding supplemental fat to beef cattle
By Cadra Krueger, Ph.D., Feb 02, 2021
Beef cattle have been supplemented fat for a number of years. The primary reason for this is that supplemental fats are…READ MORE ›
Dr. Bents with family and baby pig
Farrowing barn tips for more pigs
By Dr. Andrew Bents, Jan 18, 2021
At Hubbard Feeds, we get to work with a wide variety of producers across the country. From large integrators to small…READ MORE ›
Dairy Cows
Dairy efficiency by the numbers
By Jon Pretz, PH.D., Jan 14, 2021
As a dairy producer, you should evaluate and analyze your farm from many viewpoints on a regular basis. Farms that…READ MORE ›
Cattle in feedlot
Urea’s fit and function in cattle nutrition
By Daniel Herold, Ph.D., Dec 14, 2020
Urea remains one of the most widely used yet mysterious and misunderstood options for beef production. How can we…READ MORE ›
Harvest
After Harvest Forage Evaluation: Fall Forage Audits
By Ben Jensen, Dec 08, 2020
Farmers love what they do, and whether they realize it or not, each one lives for the harvest — not just crop farmers…READ MORE ›
Dairy Cows
Combating wild yeast in dairy rations
By Angie Golombeski, Ph.D., Nov 25, 2020
Dairymen strive to successfully grow and harvest high-quality forages that can then be used as the basis for the…READ MORE ›
Research barn
Thanksgiving, statistics and what they mean for you
By Ernie Hansen, M.S., Nov 16, 2020
As we near the end of 2020 — a year whose outcome no one could ever have predicted — I want to take a moment to…READ MORE ›
Dairy Calf
Calf Success: New recommendations on passive immunity in dairy calves
By Ellan Dufour, M.S., Oct 21, 2020
Passive immunity in dairy calves is evaluated by measuring the serum total protein (STP) within the first 1 to 7 days…READ MORE ›