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Your calves are off to a great start, so dont stop now, theres

still room to grow.

RUMEN DEVELOPMENT A transformation that can lead to a lifetime of protability

The rst six months of life are critical to calf growth and

development. Within this age, calves achieve 50 percent of

their lifetime height and 25 percent of their lifetime weight.

According to Dr. Katie Klein, dairy research scientist with Purina Animal Nutrition, a primary driver to achieving these early growth goals is feeding a diet that promotes rumen development through 24 weeks of age.

Over the course of an animals life, the rumen undergoes a fascinating transformation, developing from being sterile, smooth and roughly the size of a softball, to being able to hold 40 gallons, well-developed papillae and containing over a quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000) microorganisms.

Establishing proper rumen development within the rst six months of life is crucial; this time frame lays the foundation for how well an animal is able to absorb their nutrients throughout their life, says Klein.

Papillae are the nger-like projections inside the rumen that are responsible for absorbing digested nutrients. If a calf has more rumen papillae, it should be able to absorb more nutrients from its diet and therefore have improved growth. If a calf does not have well developed rumen papillae it will not be able to capture all of the nutrients that are made available to it through the diet.

Klein encourages calf and heifer raisers to think of calves rumens like two rooms with different surfaces. One rooms oor is a smooth surface and another room, is lined with thick carpeting. If a drink is poured onto the oor, the surface covered in thick carpeting is going to absorb and retain more than the smooth surface. We want our calves rumens to act like the thick carpeted oor, notes Klein to retain as much of the nutrients as possible.

Because the rumen is not fully developed at birth, neither are the papillae inside the rumen. Growth of the rumen papillae and rumen development is directly correlated with what the calf eats, even in the rst few weeks of life. Once you miss this window of opportunity to properly develop the rumen, there is no turning back, Klein adds.1

KLEIN NOTES FIVE REQUIREMENTS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL RUMEN DEVELOPMENT:

1. Substrate (a high quality grain mix)

2. Liquid (water, saliva)

3. Establishment of bacteria in the rumen

4. Absorptive ability of the tissue (papillae)

5. Outow of material from the rumen (muscular action)

THE ROLE OF GRAINS AND FORAGES

Acetate and butyrate are the main volatile fatty acids (VFAs) produced from ruminal fermentation. Their production is essential to the development of rumen papillae.

Butyrate or butyric acid is known to stimulate papillae growth. Weve found that to get the levels of butyrate needed for papillae growth, a rapidly fermentable feed, such as starter and/or grain must be fed, says Klein.

Many calf and heifer raisers rely on forages to aide in rumen development. While helpful in increasing muscular action of the rumen wall, forages alone do not offer the appropriate volatile fatty acid prole to maximize development of the rumen. Acetate results from the fermentation of forage sources and is not as optimal for rumen papillae growth.

If possible, Klein recommends calf raisers to wait to introduce forages into the diet until calves are 24 weeks of age. Grain should be the focus of the diet through 24 weeks of age, because the rumen is in a prime state of development. The added energy in the diet from the grain will also help achieve additional structural growth.

Developing the right balance between forages in the diet and providing enough grain to meet rumen development demands can be a challenge, and also varies between calf feeding programs. Consult a local Purina Animal Nutrition representative to learn how Purina Full Potential calf and heifer nutrition innovations can develop healthy calves and heifers into cows with more lifetime prot potential.

1. W.P. Flatt, R.G. Warner, J.K. Loosli. Inuence of Puried Materials on the Development of the Ruminant Stomach, Journal of Dairy Science, Volume 41, Issue 11, Pages 1593-1600, Nov. 1958.

1 Purina Animal Nutrition Center, 2012. Calves were fed either 8 or 10 lbs/hd/day of the newly formulated AMPLI-Calf Grower feed or the original AMPLI-Calf Grower feed from 12 to 24 weeks of age, with ad libitum hay. 2 Guatam, K.K., et al. 2012. ADSA/ASAS.T291.

TO LEARN MORE, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION DEALER. WWW.AMPLICALF.COM

2014 Purina Animal Nutrition LLC. All rights reserved. AMPLI-Calf is a registered trademark of Purina Animal Nutrition LLC. Purina, the checkerboard and the Chow brand marks are used by Purina Animal Nutrition LLC., under license only in the United States and its territories (including Puerto Rico).

Research shows the reformulated AMPLI-Calf Grower feed can further improve weight gains and feed efciency when compared to the original formula of AMPLI-Calf Grower feed.1

At 24 weeks, calves fed the new AMPLI-Calf Grower feed formula can:1,2

Gain even more weight (up to 15 more pounds of gain)

Have improved feed efciency (up to 3% improvement)

Have optimal rumen pH and ammonia levels to support improved performance

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Hector and his wife Fabiola and his uncle and aunt Arturo and Sylvia Rodriguez own and operate their 850-cow R & J Dairy, Dublin, Texas.

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The cows in our hospital pen recover faster with Udder Comfort, so we ship more milk and save more money.

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5 JD 4450 , 6641 hrs, 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,000 6 JD 4555 , 2wd, 4745 hrs, 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 47,900 5 JD 4840 , 2wd, 8329 hrs, 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,900 10 JD 6140M , MFWD, 39 hrs, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 95,000 8 JD 6150R , MFWD, 180 hrs, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 122,000 10 JD 6170R , MFWD, 160 hrs, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 139,900 7 JD 6170R , MFWD, IVT, 203 hrs, 13 . . . . . $ 162,900 7 JD 6190R , MFWD, 171 hrs, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 136,900 9 JD 6190R , MFWD, 333 hrs, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 145,000 8 JD 6210R , MFWD, 360 hrs, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 141,000 11 JD 7130S , MFWD, 5348 hrs, 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 64,900 10 JD 7410 , MFWD, 12000 hrs, 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,000 7 JD 7410 , 6230 hrs, 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 52,900 6 JD 7320 , MFWD, 5654 hrs, 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 59,500 10 JD 7330 , MFWD, 1622 hrs, 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 94,900

7 JD 7330 , MFWD, 330 hrs, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 126,900 1 JD 7430 , MFWD, 867 hrs, 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 114,900 2 JD 7430 , MFWD, w/ldr, 805 hrs, 10 . . . . . $ 139,000 8 JD 7630 , MFWD, 3260 hrs, 07 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 116,900 8 JD 7800 , 2wd, 7891 hrs, 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 51,900 6 JD 7730 , MFWD, IVT, 1619 hrs, 11 . . . . . $ 126,000 3 JD 7830 , MFWD, 830 hrs, 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 140,000 8 JD 7830 , MFWD, 650 hrs, 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 142,000 8 JD 7200R , MFWD, 259 hrs, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 163,500 1 JD 7200R , MFWD, 20 hrs, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 165,000 1 JD 7215R , MFWD, IVT, 205 hrs, 12 . . . . . $ 165,000 8 JD 7215R , MFWD, IVT, 136 hrs, 13 . . . . . $ 175,000 6 JD 7930 , MFWD, 3469 hrs, 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 143,000 2 JD 8120 , MFWD, 3246 hrs, 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 118,000 1 JD 8235R , MFWD, IVT, ILS, 209 hrs, 13 $ 210,000 4 JD 8235R , MFWD, ILS, 145 hrs, 13 . . . . . $ 199,000 10 JD 8245R , 1435 hrs, 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 185,000 3 JD 8245R , 650 hrs, 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 195,000 9 JD 8230 , MFWD, 2299 hrs, 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 147,500 6 JD 8230 , MFWD, IVT, 2059 hrs, 07 . . . . . $ 158,500 8 JD 8260R , MFWD, 259 hrs, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 185,000 5 JD 8260R , MFWD, 69 hrs, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 197,000 7 JD 8320 , 6221 hrs, 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 118,900 9 JD 8270R , MFWD, 1478 hrs, 10 . . . . . . . . . . $ 174,000 3 JD 9225R , MFWD, 2128 hrs, 09 . . . . . . . . . . $ 157,000 5 JD 8400T , 8169 hrs, 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 59,900 5 JD 8400T , 3600 hrs, 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 73,900 5 JD 8330 , IVT, ILS, 3980 hrs, 06 . . . . . . . . . . . $ 154,900 8 JD 8285R , MFWD, 844 hrs, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 233,900 5 JD 8285R , MFWD, 374 hrs, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 239,000 3 JD 8420 , MFWD, 4700 hrs, 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 144,900 3 JD 8295RT , 1350 hrs, 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 212,000 3 JD 8430T , 3050 hrs, 07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 169,000 6 JD 8430 , MFWD, 3828 hrs, 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 186,000 3 JD 8310R , MFWD, ILS, IVT, 447 hrs, 12 $ 242,000 6 JD 8310R , MFWD, ILS, IVT, 325 hrs, 13 $ 248,000 5 JD 8310RT , 131 hrs, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 245,000 6 JD 8310RT , 385 hrs, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 269,000 6 JD 8530 , 5927 hrs, 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 162,000 6 JD 8335R , MFWD, IVT, ILS, 703 hrs, 12 $ 262,000 3 JD 8335R , MFWD, IVT, ILS, 365 hrs, 13 $ 270,000 11 JD 8345R , MFWD, IVT, ILS, 1171 hrs, 10 . $ 260,000 1 JD 8360RT , IVT, 728 hrs, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 280,000 7 JD 8360RT , IVT, 625 hrs, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 277,000 6 JD 8360RT , IVT, 286 hrs, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 295,000

PLANTERS PLANTERS PLANTERS 5 Moore 24R22 , 1.6 bu, 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 54,900 7 White 8500-C , 24R22, CCS, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . $ 136,900 7 JD 7300 , 12R30, 1.6 bu, 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,500 5 JD 1710 , 12R30, 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,000 6 JD 1750 , 6R30, 3 bu, 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,500

8 JD 1750 , 6R30, 3 bu, 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 37,900 9 JD 1750 , 8R30, 3 bu, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 37,500 5 JD 1780 , 24R20, 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 38,000 4 JD 1780 , 24R20, 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 39,500 4 JD 1770 , 16R30, 3 bu, 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 69,900 2 JD 1770 , 16R30, CCS, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 118,500 8 JD 1770 , 24R30, CCS, 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 135,900 5 JD 1790 , 16R30/31R15, 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 69,900 11 JD 1760 , 12R30, 3 bu, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 72,000 4 JD 1760 , 12R30, 3 bu, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 73,000 7 JD 1720 , 24R22, 3 bu, 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 47,900 3 JD 1720 , 24R22, 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 48,000 8 JD 1720 , 16R30, CCS, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 110,900 2 JD 1770NT , 12R30, 3 bu, 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 95,000 9 JD 1770NT , 16R30, CCS/PROS, 13 . . . . . $ 132,000 4 JD 1770NT , 16R30, CCS/PROS, 12 . . . . . $ 135,000 6 JD 1770NT , 24R30, CCS, 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 145,000 3 JD DB44 , 24R22, 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 92,500 8 JD DB44 , 24R22, CCS, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 205,000 3 JD DB88 , 48R22, CCS, 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 255,000 7 JD DB66 , 36R22, CCS, 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 192,900

SPRING TILLAGE SPRING TILLAGE SPRING TILLAGE 5 JD 980 FC , 41.6, 3-bar, 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,500 6 JD 980 FC , 26, 3-bar, 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,000 3 JD 980 FC , 44.5, 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 22,000 8 JD 985 FC , 49.6, 3-bar, 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,900 9 Sunflower 5035 , 28 FC, 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,000 8 Case TIgerMate 200 , 50.5, 5-sec, 10 . . . $ 59,000 8 JD 2200 FC , 30.5, 3-bar, 02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,500 6 JD 2200 FC , 54.5, 3-bar, 03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,900 4 JD 2210 FC , 20.6, 3-sec, 04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,900 6 JD 2210 FC , 23.6, 4-bar, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,900 7 JD 2210 FC , 38.5, 4-bar, 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44,500 9 JD 2210 FC , 41.6, 3-sec, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 59,000 5 JD 2210 FC , 44.5, 2-bar, 07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 47,900 4 JD 2210 FC , 45.6, 5-sec, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 64,000 1 JD 2210 FC , 46.6, 5-sec, 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 76,900 6 JD 2210 FC , 47.5, 4-bar, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 77,000 3 JD 2210 FC , 49.5, 4-bar, 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 46,000 2 JD 2210 FC , 51.6, 5-sec, 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 62,500 1 JD 2210 FC , 54.5, 3-bar, 06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 49,500 8 JD 2210 FC , 55.6, 2-bar, 09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 68,000 6 JD 2210 FC , 55.5, 5-sec, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 89,000 8 JD 2210 FC , 58, 4-bar, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 74,900 8 JD 2210 FC , 60.5, 4-bar, 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 83,000 8 JD 2210 FC , 60.6, 5-sec, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 86,900 7 JD 726 , mulch finisher, 30 9, 97 . . . . . . . . . . $ 32,000 9 JD 2310 , mulch finisher, 33.9, 12 . . . . . . . . . $ 67,500 5 JD 2310 , mulch finisher, 39.9, 13 . . . . . . . . . $ 94,000 8 JD 2310 , mulch finisher, 45.9, 11 . . . . . . . $ 104,000

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R, 461 hrs

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R, 1907 hrs 2011 JD 8335R, 1907 hrs

2011 JD 8335R, 1907 hrs

$235,000 $235,000 $235,000 2013 JD 8285

R, 306 hrs 2013 JD 8285R, 306 hrs

2013 JD 8285R, 306 hrs

$231,000 $231,000 $231,000

2013 JD 8235R, 290 hrs 2013 JD 8235R, 290 hrs

2013 JD 8235R, 290 hrs

$210,000 $210,000 $210,000 2012 JD 828

5R, 742 hrs 2012 JD 8285R, 742 hrs

2012 JD 8285R, 742 hrs

$197,000 $197,000 $197,000 2012 JD 826

0R, 332 hrs 2012 JD 8260R, 332 hrs

2012 JD 8260R, 332 hrs

$191,500 $191,500 $191,500

(1) = GLENCOE (2) = HOWARD LAKE (3) = STEWART (4) = ST. CLOUD (5) = GLENWOOD (6) = SAUK CENTRE (7) = ALEXANDRIA (8) = PAYNESVILLE (9) = PRINCETON (10) = LITTLE FALLS (11) = WADENA (12) = AITKIN (13) = BAXTER

(1) = GLENCOE 800-558-3759 800-558-3759 4561 HWY 212 4561 HWY 212

(2) = HOWARD LAKE 866-875-5093 866-875-5093

5845 KEATS AVE. SW 5845 KEATS AVE. SW

(3) = STEWART 800-827-7933 800-827-7933 78412 CO RD 20 78412 CO RD 20

(4) = ST. CLOUD 800-645-5531 800-645-5531

1035 35TH AVE. NE 1035 35TH AVE. NE

(5) = GLENWOOD 888-799-1495 888-799-1495

1710 N FRANKLIN 1710 N FRANKLIN

(6) = SAUK CENTRE 888-320-2936 888-320-2936 1140 CENTRE ST 1140 CENTRE ST

(7) = ALEXANDRIA 888-799-1490 888-799-1490

5005 STATE HWY 27 E 5005 STATE HWY 27 E

(8) = PAYNESVILLE 866-784-5535 866-784-5535 725 LAKE AVE. S 725 LAKE AVE. S

(9) = PRINCETON 800-570-3453 800-570-3453

3708 BAPTIST CHURCH RD 3708 BAPTIST CHURCH RD

(10) = LITTLE FALLS 800-655-5469 800-655-5469 16069 HWY 27 E 16069 HWY 27 E

(11) = WADENA 888-631-2311 888-631-2311

62505 US HWY 10 62505 US HWY 10

(12) = AITKIN 800-732-1129 800-732-1129 1120 2ND ST NW 1120 2ND ST NW

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Page 34 Dairy Star Saturday, June 28, 2014

By Jim LinnNutritionist

The old idiom It never rains, but it pours was not intended to be taken literally, but it sure has been this spring and now in June. The wet conditions this spring delayed or in some cases, prevented dairy producers from plant-ing crops and harvesting the rst cutting of alfalfa. Then the rain came leaving planted crops standing in water, un-der water or ooded out from swollen rivers and streams. Much of the ood damage has focused on corn and soy-beans, but dairy and beef pro-ducers are concerned about the loss of forage crops also. The length of time plants are under water and the silt re-maining in eld and on plants after the water recedes pose several concerns for livestock producers. I hope by the time you read this, elds have dried out and crops are starting to come back, replanted as necessary and/or harvested. The concerns and issues related to the nutrition and feeding of forages from ooded elds does not go away with receding water. The oods and heavy rains have and will have an impact on both the quality and quantity of forage available for this coming year. First cutting qual-ity is lower than desired because of rain delaying harvest and plants maturing. Second cutting likely will be of lower quality as plants mature waiting for elds to dry out. Yields and quality of corn silage are likely to be lowered from late planting, but the remaining summer weather will determine the extent of the decrease. Producers who have tried to buy hay this last month are nding very little is available and if available, a premium price for average quality. This year, like last year, appears to be another challenging forage year for dairy producers. Here are some of the questions being asked regarding this years forage challenges: First, if you have crop insurance and/or enrolled or considered enrolling in the Prevented Plant program, be sure to check with a representative from these programs on the coverage and regulations before attempting to harvest and/or replant forage crops.

What are the problems associated with ooded for-age crops and pastures? Soil contamination of the forages is the major issue. The silt and sediment settling on plants

and in the eld after the water recedes can harbor many types of bacteria and disease causing organisms. Clostrid-ium, E coli and Listeria are some of the organisms found in the silt of ooded elds. These and other organisms can cause abnormal fermentation, produce molds and mycotox-ins and increase spoilage of stored forages. Herbicides and pesticides also are likely contaminates on forages where oodwater has originated from runoff of corn and soybean elds.

Can ooded pastures be grazed? Yes, but with cau-tion. All of the problems of bacteria and soil borne organ-isms will be present. Clipping the pasture and waiting for regrowth before grazing is the safest, but not totally safe, approach to grazing ooded pastures. Avoid having live-stock consume decaying and dead plant tissue or ingesting soil from grazing to close to the ground. Adequate fresh, regrown forage should be available for animals to graze.

Harvesting standing forages after ooding. Evalu-ate the maturity and quality of the forage before harvest-ing. The nutrition value of very mature or dead decaying plants is very low and could cause signi cant health prob-lems in animals. Ask yourself the tough question: Is this forage worth the cost of harvesting and feeding? The cost in lost production and increased animal health problems from feeding poor quality forage is often much greater than the economic value of the forage. When forage supplies are low, not harvesting and feeding forage is a dif cult deci-sion, but sometimes, it is the best decision.

Soil borne organisms and contaminates provide a high risk to animal health. If the forge is heavily silted and not worth salvaging, cut and remove the forage from the eld or possibly chop it back onto the eld if the residue is not excessive to smother subsequent cuttings. Harvesting a salvageable hay crop as dry hay is gener-ally a safer option than ensiling or making baleage. Hay-crop forages contaminated with silt are at a high risk for poor fermentation and/or clostridia fermentation. Ensiling forages under 35 percent DM creates a greater risk than drier (35 40 percent DM) forages for abnormal or poor quality fermentation. Clostridia fermented silages will have a pH over 5 and have a strong distinctly rank odor, primar-ily of butyric acid. Use a proven inoculant on any forage you ensile and follow good silage making practices.

Store silt contaminated forages separate from other forages. You will want easier disposal of it if the quality is very low. In addition, you will want to know how much of the contaminated forage is being fed and to what animals. Is there a way to check for the extent of silt con-

tamination before harvesting? The amount of soil or silt contamination will depend upon the duration and degree of oodwater coverage. Visual evaluation will likely providea good estimate, but quantitatively, a total ash test, or possi-bly an individual mineral test such as phosphorus, can help estimate silt accumulation on plants. Dairyland Laborato-ries lists an average total ash content of about 11 percent(DM basis) for legume haylage with a normal range from 7to 15 percent. For phosphorus content of legume haylage, the average is 0.36 percent (DM basis) with a range from 0.30 percent to 0.44 percent. Fresh standing plants with an ash or phosphorus content at or exceeding the high rangevalue would indicate a high level of silt contamination. Harvesting can also increase the silt contamination of forages. Cut ooded forages higher than normal to avoid scrapping the ground and try to minimize picking up soilwhen raking, baling or chopping the forages. What are the forage options for replanting? The an-swer to this question depends on insurance and PreventedPlant participation. Check with representatives from theseprograms along with your agronomist to determine what forage crop is an option for planting. The late plant date and when the forage should be versus can be harvested are factors to consider. From a pure dairy nutrition perspective,a BMR forage sorghum is now a good option for ensilingand replacing corn silage. It tolerates heat and drought bet-ter than other forage sources and yield is generally good. The BMR gene increases digestibility over conventionalsorghum resulting in a quality comparable to average corn silage. An early maturing corn hybrid for silage is a pos-sibility for forage, but grain content will be low. Sorghumsudangrass cross hybrids might be considered for replacingalfalfa, but quality is very dependent on harvest date andfrequency. Quality of any forage planted now and not har-vested until November will be low and not meet milk cow standards. Flooded and water soaked forages are this years chal-lenge to harvesting ample quantities of high quality for-ages for dairy cows. Soil contamination and the soil borne bacterial spores it contains pose signi cant health risks toanimals consuming ood damaged forage. The key to lim-iting health problems from feeding ooded forages is to follow good forage harvesting practices, especially empha-sizing correct moisture level, chop length and packing in silos. Bacterial inoculants that promote good fermentationgenerating a low pH with high lactate content should beused. Some options exist for good quality and yield of lateplanted forages, but harvesting before November will be required.

Another year, another forage challenge

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