Purdue Dairy Digest

This week Dr. Nennich reminds us of some do's and don'ts when preparing to harvest corn silage.

This week Dr. Mike Schutz deals with a very unpleasant topic, when a flood effects your dairy farm, He offers precautions and suggestions for coping with this dangerous event.

This week Dr. Keith Johnson, Extension Forage Specialist, Purdue University, discusses a subject that is very noticeable in the midwest this spring and summer-wet conditions. Today Dr. Johnson gives us tips on how to cope with wet weather conditions.

In previous episodes Dr. Schutz visited with us about genomic selection and testing, this week he covers the improvement that dairy herds can see by using genomic markers.

Ever wonder where those genomic Difference come from? This week Dr. Mike Schutz gives us the inside track on how genetic testing is done.

Phenotypes, genotypes, judging teams, this week Dr. Schutz gives us the latest information on the latest method for predicting breeding success-genomic selection.

The dry period in the daily cycle is often looked at as a less productive portion of the dairy cows life cycle. This week Dr. Nennich teaches us that the nutrition during the dry period can be very important.

This week Dr. Mike Schutz visits about determining the optimum size of you groups when raising calves.

This week Dr. Mike Schutz relates the importance of setting goals for your milking procedures.

Keeping the farm in the family can be a vital to survival. This week Dr. Tamilee Nennich explains thing to keep mind when making future plans for the farm.

This week Dr. Nennich gives us some tips about the use of colostrum replacers.

This Week, Dr. Mike Schutz talks about somatic cell counts and more importantly the California Mastitis Test.

This week Dr. Schutz shows us how monitoring the temperature in your dairy barn can lead to greater efficiency and more profits.

After four years The Dairy Digest is changing. This week Dr. Nennich gives us some insight into the changes that await our listeners.

This week Dr. Nennich reports on Purdue research that proves that parasites can be a costly addition to your herd.

This week, Dr. Nennich fill us in on upcoming dairy meeting in Indiana. These include Indiana Regional Dairy Meetings and the Livestock, Forage and Grain Forum in Indianapolis.

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Shade is very important to your dairy herd. This week Dr. Nennich gives us the results of a Purdue study that confirms that adequate shade does increase production.

This week Dr. Nennich relates how the size of corn silage kernels affect the digestion and palatability of your herd's ration.