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Forage Dry Matter Density Has Come a Long Way in 20 Years

By Kelly Foerder, Research & Development Coordinator and Dr. Dan Schauff, Ph.D., P.A.S.c Feed costs, especially with higher commodity prices, can be 50% or more of the total cost to produce milk. According to a 21-farm survey conducted in 2018, forage dry matter (DM) loss ranged from 7 to 18%, dry ingredient DM loss ranged […]