by GVFMarketing | Sep 26, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Gennadii BondarenkoRuminant Nutrition ConsultantGrand Valley Fortifiers Fall is a good time to review the current condition of alfalfa fields at the farm, evaluate haylage/hay yields achieved from the fields in the current forage production season and make a proper...
by GVFMarketing | Sep 26, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Jeff VandendoolRuminant Specialist,Grand Valley Fortifiers As labour challenges continue to grow on farms many producers are beginning to look to robots as a solution. Robots offer an effective way to decrease labour requirements while in many cases increasing...
by GVFMarketing | Sep 26, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Adam ParkerMaizex Seeds The 2023 corn crop season got off to a timely start across the country this spring. This will hopefully allow for a full growing season and provide producers with ideal quality and yield potential for their corn silage. With the timely...
by GVFMarketing | Sep 26, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Hannah SimpsonSummer InternGrand Valley Fortifiers As dairy producers, nutritionists, and sales representatives all know, heifers are the future of the milking herd. Since heifers are the future of any dairy operation, striving for optimal nutrition and management...
by GVFMarketing | Jul 13, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Henry Verhoog Dairy Specialist Grand Valley Fortifiers As many of you are now aware, the DFO has recently dropped this SNF ratio down from 2.25 to 2.20 which in essence, better represents the current market status toward minimizing the amount of structural protein...
by GVFMarketing | Jul 7, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Stephanie Murphy Dairy Specialist, Grand Valley Fortifiers One thing that we need to remember is that while whole milk/milk replacer is the biggest source of nutrition to the calf and the amount fed will primarily determine their growth rate until weaning. However,...
