The King’s Difference: Two NY Dairies’ Experience
Korona Dairy, Perth, NY Korona Dairy milks 120 registered cows. The herd averages 75 pounds on 2x milking and runs on average 4.4% Butterfat and 3.4% milk protein. The members of the dairy strive to push profitability through being early adapters of new technology and are always pushing to produce the highest quality, most digestible…
Late Fall Alfalfa and Pasture Q & A
Questions from readers of OnPasture.com; answers from Genevieve Slocum and David Hunsberger, King’s AgriSeeds My cows and calves have been on a pasture for about a week with approx. 50% grass 50% alfalfa it has dried down on the stem and we have had -2 degrees C frosts several times. Some of the stand is…
How do I know when to graze mixtures?
Tim Fritz, President and Owner Alfalfa with Milkway grass mix Mixtures bring yield stability to a forage field as each species and variety has its own strengths and weaknesses. These factors include: soil adaption, climate adaptation, disease resistance, harvest timing, yield distribution over the seasons, nutrient needs and contributions to soil health, and of course…
Help is out there: Tools to weather the downturn in the dairy economy
We all know the dairy economy is still in tough times. Growing and feeding high quality forages is certainly an important part of controlling costs. However, every farm has a different set of variables for choosing the product or program to build its profitability. Our hope is to help you find the best tools possible…
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Alfalfa Features
“King’s puts the research behind their products and I could always trust that they would provide the best seeds available for my customers in my area.” -Terry Ingram Dairyman & Kings Dealer, Brandy Station, VA Kingfisher Enhancer II Enhancer has been a strong alfalfa for many years. It continues to show solid yields in…
Intentional Management: Matching Needs With Resources
By Jonathan Rupert, Smith Seeds A number of years ago, I had the privilege of visiting one of the many cattle ranches operated by Lykes Brothers in Florida. If you’re not familiar with the name, Lykes is one of the top five largest cow-calf operations in the nation with over 600,000 acres of pasture, orchards…
Organic Seed – Forage, Cover Crop, and Grain
Organic Seed – Forage, Cover Crop, and Grain King’s AgriSeeds makes every effort to support our organic and sustainable customers with superior seed genetics, a full cover crop line, and technical agronomic expertise based on a wealth of experience specific to organic rotations. We want to give you these tools to help you build a…
Steps to Success
How to plant for a successful stand “80% of my success or failure is determined the day I plant my seeds.” -Mark Ramsey CFC Agronomy Sales manager You would be surprised how many stand failures could be solved by following basic proper planting procedures. Let’s just say they’re in the majority. Steps to success means…
Did you miss the winter meetings? Get caught up with these recordings by Cornell University
Dairy Forage Profit 3.0 – Take Your Forage and Feeding Program to the Next Level! Feed costs (including homegrown forages, grains, & purchased feeds) are the #1 input cost on dairy farms. High forage diets have been proven to be very profitable but can be difficult to achieve. Many times the ability of a farm…
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