Fall Feeding Decision Tools
Nancy Glazier, Small Farms & Livestock Specialist
Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops
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Many farms in the Lake Plains and Finger Lakes Regions in New York have diminished forage supply for the feeding season we are about to enter. Drought conditions have challenged our production systems in 2016. Here are some tools to help with decision making.
Quality Harvest Start to Finish (pdf; 189KB)
Pricing Standing Corn, Penn State (xls; 538KB)
Dairy Herd Forage Needs Worksheet (pdf; 251KB)
Estimating-hay-needs - UT-MJBedits (xls; 31KB)
pasture drought 7.26.16 (pdf; 163KB)
july 2016 short forage (pdf; 1191KB)
Hay storage considerations (pdf; 161KB)
Pricing Corn Silage - updated (pdf; 398KB)
Cull Guide (xls; 29KB)
Estimating Corn Grain & Corn Silage Yields (pdf; 271KB)
Forage Shortage Intervention Tools (pdf; 236KB)
Determining Your Current Forage Inventory (pdf; 435KB)
Upcoming Events
Hands-On Calving Training - Yates County
August 7, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Yates County
Benton, NY
To assist or not to assist? That is (one of) the questions dairy farm personnel have while working in the maternity area on a farm.
This workshop will teach best calving management practices to minimize stillbirth rates and improve calf and cow health during and directly after the calving process.
Hands-On Calving Training - Genesee County
August 8, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Genesee County (English)
Batavia, NY
To assist or not to assist? That is (one of) the questions dairy farm personnel have while working in the maternity area on a farm.
This workshop will teach best calving management practices to minimize stillbirth rates and improve calf and cow health during and directly after the calving process.
August 8, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Genesee County (Spanish)
Batavia, NY
Hands-On Calving Training -Livingston County
August 14, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Livingston County (English)
Pavilion, NY
To assist or not to assist? That is (one of) the questions dairy farm personnel have while working in the maternity area on a farm.
This workshop will teach best calving management practices to minimize stillbirth rates and improve calf and cow health during and directly after the calving process.