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The best age to calve a first calf heifer is 24 months. Or is it? Every month I look at […]

Getting pigs off to a good start is often over looked in many areas, from cleaning of the barn or […]

There has been a lot of discussion with producers recently on cutting costs due to the lower cattle market. However […]

Even under an intensive concentrate feeding system, forages are still an important component of dairy cow diets. After all, a […]

GMO free, hormone free, antibiotic free. These three phases are changing the food industry through continued consumer interest in how […]

I thought about beginning this article with a statement like: “in today’s markets…” or “with the recent economic situation in […]

What is the best way to set yourself up to succeed in 2017? Make great forage in 2016.  Nothing you […]

As Midwest cattle producers, we are faced with all types of weather conditions. With many producers raising cattle in confinement […]

Over the last 4 to 5 years there have been more cases of sub-optimal vitamin D status in young pigs.  […]

What does a bee, the flu, Bugs Bunny, and bacteria all have in common? Bugs! Although often enough, our first […]

Summer is officially here whether we are ready or not. Last weekend’s heat wave was a reminder to many producers […]

Form-A-Feed is excited to have Allison VanDerWal back for a second year as the Form-A-Feed Beef Intern! We asked Allison […]