Feed Prices

• Missouri By-Product Feed Prices
• FeedVal4  - calculate comparative feed values (Wisconsin computer program)
• Milk2006-Corn Silage - evaluate milk per ton and milk per acre from corn silage (Wisconsin computer program)
• Milk2000-Alfalfa/Grass - evaluate milk per ton and milk per acre from alfalfa and grasses (Wisconsin computer program)

Feeds

• Understanding Relative Feed Value (RFV) and Relative Forage Quality (RFQ) (pdf)
• Distillers Grains for Dairy Cattle (pdf)
• Value of Distillers Grains for Lactating Dairy Cattle (pdf)
• Distillers Grains as a Protein and Energy Supplement for Dairy Cattle (pdf)
• Practical Application of Fiber and Starch Digestibility in Dairy Cattle Nutrition (pdf)
• Ruminal Acidosis in Dairy Cows: Balancing Physically Effective Fiber with Starch Availability (pdf)
• Evaluating Corn Silage Quality for Dairy Cattle (pdf)

Forage Sampling, Testing, Marketing, Storage

• Sampling
  • Forage Sampling and Sampling Equipment (pdf)
• Testing
  • Forage Testing Laboratories (pdf)
  • Understanding forage quality (UW Extension)
  • Does forage quality pay? (UW Extension)
  • Forage quality testing and markets: Where are we going? (pdf)

Marketing

• Iowa Hay and Straw Directory
• Upper Midwest hay list (U of MN Extension)
• Internet Hay Exchange
• Fort Atkinson hay auctions (IA)
• Dyersville hay auctions (IA)
• Rock Valley hay auctions (IA)
• Pricing Forage in the Field (pdf)

Hay storage

• Minimize losses in hay storage and feeding (pdf)
• Preserving stored hay

Management

• Corn silage
  • UW-Extension information resources
  • Keys to higher yields
• Alfalfa
  • Alfalfa Management Guide
  • Alfalfa Stand Assessment (pdf)
  • Cutting height

Nutrition

• National Research Council Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle
• National Research Council NRC Dairy Model (computer program)