by GVFMarketing | Sep 26, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Adam ParkerMaizex Seeds The 2023 corn crop season got off to a timely start across the country this spring. This will hopefully allow for a full growing season and provide producers with ideal quality and yield potential for their corn silage. With the timely...
by GVFMarketing | Sep 26, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Hannah SimpsonSummer InternGrand Valley Fortifiers As dairy producers, nutritionists, and sales representatives all know, heifers are the future of the milking herd. Since heifers are the future of any dairy operation, striving for optimal nutrition and management...
by GVFMarketing | Jul 13, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Henry Verhoog Dairy Specialist Grand Valley Fortifiers As many of you are now aware, the DFO has recently dropped this SNF ratio down from 2.25 to 2.20 which in essence, better represents the current market status toward minimizing the amount of structural protein...
by GVFMarketing | Jul 7, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Stephanie Murphy Dairy Specialist, Grand Valley Fortifiers One thing that we need to remember is that while whole milk/milk replacer is the biggest source of nutrition to the calf and the amount fed will primarily determine their growth rate until weaning. However,...
by GVFMarketing | Jul 7, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By Robyn Elgie, DVM Kirkton Veterinary Clinic Over the past few years, there is a growing incidence of severe pneumonia outbreaks in dairy herds across Ontario and other parts of Canada. From a veterinarian’s perspective, the most troubling aspect of these outbreaks...
by GVFMarketing | Feb 28, 2023 | Dairy Grist
By: Mike Rutherford Dairy Specialist, Grand Valley Fortifiers Q: Why has Dairy Farmers of Ontario begun reporting farm values for Free Fatty Acids in milk bulk tank samples? A: Recently DFO has begun testing bulk tank samples from all Ontario dairy farms, looking for...
