Milk prices are declining. What to do? Dairy farmers in Western states now are feeding bulk commodities and byproducts to dairy herds. Is this cost effective for small operations? The author explores advantages in careful management of dairy cow nutrition using total mixed rations (TMR). Storage, equipment, and labor for feed mixing and loading are outlined. A sample budget is provided. The author finds the management-intensive process can be a money saver. Free On-line. Print copies available from Oregon State University for $1. 4 pages.
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Title
Should You Switch to Commodity Feeding?
Creators
Michael J. Gamroth (Author)
Academic Unit
Publications, WSU Extension
Series
PNW (Series); PNW0351
Publisher
Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
Identifiers
99900502367601842
Copyright
In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess