Dave Taysom of Dairyland Laboratories based in Acadia, Wisconsin, shares tips on testing your forages for optimal ration formulation.

  • Be proactive in testing forages
  • Test forages harvested in 2009 for mycotoxins
  • Test forages and feeds when moving to a new bag or bunk
  • Feed high-quality forages to fresh and high-producing cows
  • Forages can vary in potassium levels for several reasons, so forage testing is critical

To hear more from Dave on managing your forages, click here.