What Is DCAD And Why Is It Important?
DCAD stands for Dietary Cation-Anion Difference. DCAD is a particularly important measure that is used when formulating diets for dry, transition and lactating dairy cows. DCAD is the interrelationship of…
Posts by Neville Janke
Reasons Why You Should Feed Test Your Pasture?
If you thought your pasture was mineral deficient and could be limiting your animal’s production and you could correct it, would you? Here are the reasons why you should feed…
20/21 Season Results
Legume Season Results – 2019/20 & 2020/2021 This season we saw Legume fibre values higher than last year, but protein (CP) values do remain comparable. The Relative Feed Value (RFV)…
Total Fatty Acid Results, Why Are They Important?
What Are Fatty Acid Results? Total Fatty Acids (TFA) give a more defined and accurate measurement of fat content in feed and indicate the energy content of a feed source.…
Who Is Dairy One?
Dairy One is a cooperative of dairy farmers with their primary facilities located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Dairy One employs approximately 250 people, about 80 of them based in…
Meet Cassy Streeter From Dairy One
Cassy Streeter is based in Ithaca, New York, Dairy One Forage Laboratory. As the NIR Services Manager, Cassy oversees the Network of Affiliated Labs, daily NIR production, and leads several…
Benefits Of Making Hay, For Those Who Aren’t Sure
Every year around 10 million tonnes of fodder (Hay, straw and silage) is produced. Total value is around $2 billion. Approximately half is traded, and half retained for on farm…
Will There Be A Market For My Hay?
The short answer is – YES, but for quality Hay. You’ve heard us say it before, livestock eat 365 days a year. Our country needs Hay to be made, but…
Supply And Demand Forecast For 2021/22 Hay Season
The level of demand in the coming seasons with the present challenges is very much an unknown. There is a large enough quantity of carry-over old season stock heading into…
National Hay Market Report March 2021
March 2021 Contributors: Jock Jackson (Account Manager) and Cieran Maxwell (General Manager) KEY POINTS February demand developed with sellers of hay and straw looking to find market equilibrium. Lucerne production…