Purdue Dairy Digest

Dr. Kara Stewart, a reproductive specialist at Purdue University, discusses the importance of adequate preparation when artificially inseminate cattle.

Its time again for dairy producer from all over the world to head to Madison, Wisconsin. Today, Dr. Nennich gives us an update on the upcoming World dairy Expo, October 1-5.

This week Dr. Kara Stewart, reproductive specialist, will relate how to use sex differentiated semen in your dairy herd.

Industries including the dairy industry, goes through changes. Today Dr. Mike Schutz, Purdue Dairy Extension Specialist gives some insight into the ever evolving structure of the dairy industry.

The crew from Dairy Digest takes a well deserved week off to observe Labor Day. Next we will return when Dr. Mike Shutz discusses the industry structure of the dairy business.

This week Dr. Nennich tells about energy controlled diets for dry cows

On this week's episode, Dr. Mike Schutz fills us in on the outlook for the dairy industry in the coming year.

This week's episode features Sarah McCullough, a student at Purdue University who will the detail the results of a calf feeding study she recently completed.

Tana Dennis, a graduate student here at Purdue tells us about her research on gain rates and other considerations when adjusting the grain inclusion rates on dairy heifers.

Get that chopper ready it's almost harvest time. This week Dr. Nennich relates to us how to get ready to harvest corn silage.

This week Dr. Mike Schutz relates the management required to make your compost pack barn work efficiently.

Today, Dr. Mike Schutz, Extension Dairy Specialist, Purdue University, discusses some of the consideration when employing compost bedded pack barns

Today, Dr. Nennich gives us the long and short of it, so to speak, as she discusses long day lighting in dairy cattle.

Happy Independence Day

On this week's Dairy Digest, Dr. Nennich Gives us some insight about the Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange. This year's exchange includes tours of north-central Indiana dairy operations will highlight the 2013 Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange on July 30 and 31. More information is available by contacting Tamilee Nennich at Purdue University, 765-494-4823.

This week Dr. Nennich explains that size does matter when particle sizing your rations to evaluate you forage feed quality.

This week Dr. Mike Schutz gives us a overview of compost bedded pack barns.

Today, Dr. Mike Schutz offers a unique way of recycling your manure, reuse it as bedding!

Happy Memorial Day!

Do you raise your own dairy heifers? This week Dr. Nennich brings us up to date on the good, the bad and the ugly of contracting your dairy heifers.