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Updated standard fertilizer costs for 2023-2024 season

Fertilizer costs in 2023 were remarkably lower than those in 2022, so we adjusted the standard fertilizer cost prices in Farmdesk. A brief overview.

Daya Will, Jef Aernouts

How do milk prices affect cows and dairy farmers?

In this analysis, we examine the effect of milk price on milk production and feed profits. In addition, we discuss some concerns in the current climate of relatively lower milk prices.

Jef Aernouts, Wim Govaerts

Dehusked wheat in Farmdesk

Dehusked wheat or soda train is a common feed material. Quite a few farmers make it themselves by mixing wheat with water and caustic soda. Read how to handle it in this article in Farmdesk.

Updated standards for young stock

Given the trend toward intensification, we at Farmdesk chose to adjust feed standards for young cattle for rapid growth and early calving.

Updates fresh grass module

The original Farmdesk fresh grass model was created based on measurement data from 2020. The model was recalibrated after adding data from the years 2021 and 2022.

Jef Aernouts, Lode Slaets

Increase protein efficiency for higher feed profits

In recent years, there has been increasing concern about nitrogen issues in the dairy industry. When you talk about nitrogen, you talk about protein. What do we learn from the Farmdesk data regarding protein efficiency and ration protein content

Does climate change require a new corn strategy in the lowlands?

Should the early seeding opportunity as in crop year 2022 and the observed drought be the harbinger of a trend, it may be interesting to choose pure dent varieties for certain plots.

Managing feed profits using key figures

On quasi every dairy farm there is money to be made by retreating to our office for a short period of the week to balance our work and the results of the dairy cows.

Farmdesk Staff Member

Farmdesk ration calculation - some changes

From now on you will also find NDF, ADL, Resistant Starch and DS percentage in the typical Farmdesk ration graph. In this article a motivation (why?) and more background (how? and what?) to this update.

Jef Aernouts, Wim Govaerts

Special grass (clover) silage after a hot and dry summer in 2022

What can we learn from the 2022 grass silage analyses? We see in Farmdesk that the drought and heat made them special silages. Different from 2021 and somewhat similar to 2020.

Wim Govaerts, Lode Slaets

Remarkable cut corn after a hot and dry summer

The feeding season with the new cut corn has already started on many farms. The quality is highly variable. What can we learn from the 2022 cut corn compared to 2020 and 2021?

Wim Govaerts, Lode Slaets

Dealing with heating in corn silage

Due to the dry summer, a good number of corn plots were harvested dry and barren. This barrenness has made it quite a challenge to get the silage properly preserved. In this article more information about the consequences of heating in

Farmdesk Staff Member

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