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Keeping up fat content during the summer?

Many dairy farmers are familiar with the natural decline in fat content during the summer months. Should we go with the seasonal trend or are there control mechanisms?
Wim Govaerts
23/07/2022

What about heat stress in 2022?

Periods of high temperatures will undoubtedly come again in 2022. Prepare ahead of time.
Wim Govaerts
04/07/2022

Update standard cultivation costs 2022-2023

Cultivation costs in 2022 are significantly higher than those in 2021, think for example of the price increase of contract labor or fertilizer. In Farmdesk, we have therefore adjusted the standard cost prices.
Jef Aernouts
02/05/2022

How to ensile quality forage?

Producing and harvesting good grass (clover) or cut rye is the trick, but it doesn't stop there. Making these forages storable until everything is absorbed is the challenge.
Wim Govaerts
26/04/2022

The cut rye is getting ready, now all we have to do is choose

Cutting rye to winterize seems a smart choice especially on non-drought prone soils, but what do we want with it?
Wim Govaerts
19/04/2022

Fresh grass as cheap concentrate in 2022?

With forage supplies still rather high on most dairy farms and concentrate feed becoming expensive, fresh grass (grazing/stall feeding) can provide a nice season start.
Wim Govaerts
08/04/2022

How important is cornstalk digestibility?

Cut corn is ubiquitous in dairy rations. The corn stalk is very low in protein, requiring correction with expensive protein. Better to combine the grain with protein-rich stalks from grass (clover)?
Wim Govaerts, Jef Aernouts
08/03/2022

Fertilizer is blisteringly expensive ... cut back? Or are there alternatives?

Saving on fertilizer (even at very high prices) is not a good plan.
Jef Aernouts, Wim Govaerts
07/03/2022

Optimal harvest, storage and use of corn

Some tips for making the most of your corn harvest.
Jan van Middelaar, Wim Govaerts
21/09/2021

Maximizing raw milk per cow appears to be the big challenge

A look at energy content and other performance indicators of forage.
Wim Govaerts
13/08/2021

Dairy cows apparently need to consume a lot of roughage

The second part of the Farmdesk analysis on the new performance indicators, where we take a deeper look at the influence of your feed material choice.
Wim Govaerts
06/08/2021

High milk production in an efficient way proves the challenge

Part 1 of the Farmdesk analysis on the new performance indicators, with a focus on milk production and efficiency.
Wim Govaerts
29/07/2021

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