Caroline Knoblock, MSc, - Director of Nutrition, Agrarian Solutions and Larry Roth, Ph.D., PAS - Vice President of Nutrition Understanding the basics of how mycotoxins interact with the animal can help us understand how to r...
Read MoreCaroline Knoblock, MSc, - Director of Nutrition, Agrarian Solutions and Larry Roth, Ph.D., PAS - Vice President of Nutrition Through genomics we have been able to estimate that today’s dairy cows have the genetic potential t...
Read MoreLarry Roth, Ph.D., PAS - Vice President of Nutrition, Agrarian Solutions and Caroline Knoblock, MSc, - Director of Nutrition Mycotoxin binders (MTB) work by chemical interactions involving cation exchange capacity with vario...
Read MoreLarry Roth, Ph.D., PAS - Vice President of Nutrition, Agrarian Solutions and Caroline Knoblock, MSc, - Director of Nutrition While summertime may be relaxing to some people, summer’s heat stress (HS) can be devastating to da...
Read MoreLarry Roth, Ph.D., PAS - Vice President of Nutrition, Agrarian Solutions and Caroline Knoblock, MSc, - Director of Nutrition The 2024 American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Annual Meeting was held June 16-19, 2024 in West...
Read MoreLarry Roth, Ph.D., PAS - Vice President of Nutrition, Agrarian Solutions and Caroline Knoblock, MSc, - Director of Nutrition Dairy nutrition researchers and consultants have been kicking around for some time the subject of k...
Read MoreLarry Roth, Ph.D., PAS - Vice President of Nutrition, Agrarian Solutions and Caroline Knoblock, MSc, - Director of Nutrition Heat stress and mycotoxin contamination are harmful enough alone, and especially so when experience...
Read MoreLarry Roth, Ph.D., PAS - Vice President of Nutrition, Agrarian Solutions and Caroline Knoblock, MSc, - Director of Nutrition Enhancing reproductive success may be one of the most crucial factors for improving dairy profitabi...
Read MoreLarry Roth, Ph.D., PAS - Vice President of Nutrition, Agrarian Solutions and Caroline Knoblock, MSc, - Director of Nutrition Independent research confirms 25 years of field experience for DTX's effectiveness for providing my...
Read MoreProduction dairy diets are formulated to optimize nutrients and costs to achieve the desired milk production, health and reproductive goals. Recent ingredient and TMR analyses across wide regions of the United States have s...
Read MoreLarry Roth, Ph.D., PAS - Vice President of Nutrition, Agrarian Solutions Inflammation and its effects on cattle productivity and reproduction has become a frequent research topic and popular press subject, and rightly so. In...
Read MoreWritten By: Larry Roth, Ph.D., PAS Vice President of Nutrition No single product can meet all the challenges of a calf or a cow through its production cycle. Instead, a program approach of teaming products together can bet...
Read MoreWritten By: Larry Roth, Ph.D., PAS Vice President of Nutrition These new members of the team are designed with an emphasis on boosting ruminal fermentation and whole digestive tract health. Not all microbial counts are equ...
Read MoreWritten By: John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP Vice President, Science & Technology As well-known as mycotoxins have become in animal agriculture, there are some recurring myths needing correction so a producer can make goo...
Read MoreWritten By: Larry Roth, Ph.D., PAS Vice President of Nutrition Several products are marketed for their ability to bind mycotoxins and thereby protect food-producing animals from the harmful effects of mycotoxins. Recent re...
Read MoreWritten By: John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP Vice President, Science & Technology Dairies around the world generally seek breeds which produce specific traits in milk production and constituents. Holstein, Guernsey, Jerse...
Read MoreWritten By: Larry Roth,, Ph.D., PAS Vice President of Nutrition Late-planted corn has a risk of frost or freezing damage before chopping and may experience challenges during ensiling and feed-out. For this article, frost w...
Read MoreWritten By: John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP Vice President, Science & Technology Back in the early 1960’s, when the news of aflatoxin was just ‘going viral’, a team of agricultural engineers went to work on determining t...
Read MoreBy: Larry Roth, Ph.D., PAS, Vice President of Nutrition Whatever happens to a calf day 1, week 1, or month 1 of its life determines if it will live up to its genetic potential. This statement is true for both replacement h...
Read MoreBy: Larry Roth, Ph.D., PAS, Associate Vice President, Science and Technology The military axiom, “the side that get there first with the most, wins” applies to the contest for establishing a calf’s healthy digestive tract:...
Read MoreBy: Larry Roth, Ph.D., PAS, Associate Vice President, Science and Technology The transition period from 3 weeks pre-calving to 3 weeks post-freshening poses tremendous immune, inflammatory and digestive challenges to all...
Read MoreBy: Chad Christensen, Agrarian Solutions - Regional Sales Representative I have been working with the Agrarian Solutions line of products for many years. The proprietary L-Form technology is used in multiple species of all...
Read MoreBy: Chad Christensen, Agrarian Solutions - Regional Sales Representative Most dairies today have a protocol to follow for fresh cows. It typically involves a calcium bolus along with a product to aid in gut health and rumi...
Read MoreBy: Chad Christensen, Agrarian Solutions - Regional Sales Representative I often get questioned about why Convert is different than other calf products. In short, as I would say about all of Agrarian Solutions’ products, i...
Read MoreLast summer I wrote a piece on how DTX works to mitigate mycotoxin challenges in feed; the mechanism is all related to triggering a natural defense system in the cow’s intestines. Last month a colleague, Dan, reminded us ...
Read MoreDan Hoying - Regional Sales Manager - Agrarian Solutions In my younger days growing up on a dairy farm, we played basketball in the barn’s hay mow ‘gymnasium’ and players called their own fouls. The rule was if no blood (h...
Read MoreJohn Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP - Vice President, Science and Technology - Agrarian Solutions Conventional wisdom in the mycotoxin world says that a non-lactating bovine is probably less sensitive to dietary mycotoxins t...
Read MoreScott Zehr - Business Development Manager Founded in 1854, the Waterbury Clock company became the leader in American clock making. 40 years before the Model-T, they were mass-producing clocks at an affordable price of $6. ...
Read MoreJohn Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP - Vice President, Science and Technology - Agrarian Solutions Charles Dicken’s classic novel, Great Expectations, is a coming-of-age story, which, through successes and failures of its cha...
Read MoreThe immune system of the cow, or you, for that matter, is an amazing piece of evolutionary success. Think of almost any other biological function in your heifer and you will find her immune system is intimately intertwined ...
Read MoreJohn Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP - Vice President, Science and Technology - Agrarian Solutions Perhaps you saw it. Dairy Herd Daily (April 20, 2020) ran an article on the rise of Salmonella dublin on mid-west dairy farms....
Read MoreJohn Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP - Vice President, Science and Technology - Agrarian Solutions We put a lot of emphasis on protecting cows from the impacts of fungal toxins in feed. We’re interested in reproductive succes...
Read MoreMark Lantz, Vice President Operations - Agrarian Solutions The last several months have certainly been interesting for nearly everyone on this planet. Everything was disrupted. Churches, retail establishments, summer camps...
Read MoreDan Hoying - Regional Sales Manager - Agrarian Solutions Every producer is taking a hard look at their expenses these days. They sometimes make cuts that they know will hurt cow’s performance, then hope to find “a Genie in...
Read MoreGreg Muchmore - Regional Sales Representative - Agrarian Solutions Adversity is not new to the dairyman – they face adversity every day and sometimes, like we are now experiencing with the coronavirus epidemic, adversity a...
Read MoreJohn Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP - Vice President, Science and Technology - Agrarian Solutions As a microbiologist, when I read the trades and see articles highlighting a prospective upturn in milk prices I don't know whe...
Read MoreBy: Chad Christensen, Agrarian Solutions - Regional Sales Representative Mother nature had a major impact on agriculture in 2019. A very wet fall made harvest very difficult in most parts of the country. It has certainly b...
Read MoreDr. John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP - Vice President, Science and Technology - Agrarian Solutions In many past communications I’ve mentioned the ‘extra’ value customers will find in our L-Form-based dairy products line. ...
Read MoreBy: Dan Hoying, Regional Sales Representative, Agrarian Solutions In a perfect world, a pregnant cow (dairy, beef) spends her last several months in a stress-free world, eating a nutritionally complete diet. She is the ben...
Read MoreDr. John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP - Vice President, Science and Technology - Agrarian Solutions Recently I wrote about our mycotoxin testing service. I hope you took that one to heart and, if new to us, have since tri...
Read MoreBy: Greg Muchmore, Regional Sales Representative - Agrarian Solutions The silo is full, bunker is packed and covered, last cutting of hay is in, and it’s time to get that new ration fine-tuned. You call your nutritionist ...
Read MoreDr. John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP - Vice President, Science and Technology - Agrarian Solutions But, let’s play a game anyway. After nature threw all of her weather weapons at you, I’m hoping you have been able to cut...
Read MoreBy: Chad Christensen, Agrarian Solutions - Regional Sales Representative For years producers from coast to coast have relied on Agrarian Solutions' Convert technology to ensure success in calf programs. Giving calves Conve...
Read MoreDr. John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP - Vice President, Science and Technology - Agrarian Solutions A while back, the phrase “history repeating itself” came to mind as I saw the planting progress stats for corn and soybean...
Read MoreMark Lantz, Vice President Operations - Agrarian Solutions Many familiar with Agrarian Solutions do not realize the global reach and the multiple species served by the company. Our vision to be a leading global provider ...
Read MoreRob Hamaker, Vice President, Sales and Marketing - Agrarian Solutions A broad-spectrum, biological approach can help dairy farmers win the war against mycotoxins. MIDDLEBURY, Ind. – Binders are a known resource to help da...
Read MoreBy: Dan Hoying , Regional Sales Representative - Agrarian Solutions Years ago a nutritionist said to me “I would much rather feed cows during a good milk price vs. a low price. When milk price is low, producers cut valuab...
Read MoreDr. John Doerr, Vice President Science and Technology - Agrarian Solutions Knowing mycotoxin symptoms and having a plan to correct them leads to a healthy herd. MIDDLEBURY, Ind. – Healthy cows, smooth transition period...
Read MoreBy: Chad Christensen, Agrarian Solutions - Regional Sales Representative As I work with herds and nutritionists across the Midwest, I often see how common it is in the industry to choose a mycotoxin control product and the...
Read MoreBy: Greg Muchmore, Agrarian Solutions - Regional Sales Representative The first 21 days of a calf’s life is no walk in the park. We all know it’s very important to get high quality colostrum and/or a colostrum replacer/bo...
Read MoreBy: Dr. John Doerr, Ph.D, PAS, Dpl. ACAP, Vice President, Science and Technology That title is a ‘near’ quote attributed by microbiologists throughout the world to Louis Pasteur. It simply means that the better you know y...
Read MoreBy: Chad Christensen, Agrarian Solutions - Regional Sales Representative For many, the 2018 harvest created challenges. Above normal rains fell in September in most parts of the country. The window to harvest high quality ...
Read MoreBy: Dr. John Doerr, Ph.D, PAS, Dpl. ACAP, Vice President, Science and Technology As of this writing (9/18), I’m told that the coastal portion of North Carolina will likely contend with another 8-10 days of actively floodin...
Read MoreBy: Dan Hoying, Agrarian Solutions - Regional Sales Representative There are many factors that affect performance in production animals(dairy-beef). Overcrowding, nutrition and environment all factor into the performance ...
Read MoreBy: Dr. John Doerr, Ph.D, PAS, Dpl. ACAP, Vice President, Science and Technology Here’s a simple math problem. One dose of some unnamed binder (for which you pay 6.5 ¢/head/day) will tie up 300 ppb of DON. Your test show...
Read MoreBy: Rob Hamaker, Vice President Sales & Marketing Several common metabolic events stem from one common factor, cow’s appetite. Whether it’s erratic intakes or off-feed, these can lead to metabolic disorders such as displac...
Read MoreBy: Dr. John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP When you need to verify a mycotoxin challenge, your first thought is to find a good commercial lab with reasonable pricing and methodology you can place some trust in. Sounds e...
Read MoreOPTIMIZE DIGESTION THIS SUMMER By: Greg Muchmore I was recently walking through free stalls with a prominent nutritionist- checking cow condition, checking manure, etc and we noticed some corn and fiber particles showing up...
Read MoreBy: Dr. John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP I can't begin to count the number of times I've been asked for the 'research' on a product. That's a fair request, but sometimes the reasons why the response is limited are also ver...
Read MoreBy: Chad Christensen Mycotoxin control is a common subject between a dairy and their nutritionist. Choosing the right product to accomplish goals of a dairy will set the stage for performance of the herd. Making the righ...
Read MoreBy: Greg Muchmore In January’s article, my mid-western colleague Dan Hoying shared excellent information regarding physiology of the newborn calf and the challenges it faces – especially in the first three weeks of life. If...
Read MoreBy: Dan Hoying Calves are a dairy’s future source of income and are the result of investing in genetics. Proper investments of time and effort to calf raising will pay off for future success. Newborn calves are born with n...
Read MoreBy: Dr. John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP I want to return to an issue from a few years ago about DON in dairy cows and the influence on vitamins and minerals it has. There are many mycotoxin-related circumstances that...
Read MoreBy: Chad Christensen When it comes to the first feeding there are many critical factors involved in order to achieve success and have a healthy calf, this of course sets the stage to make a healthy cow with a long producti...
Read MoreBy: Dr. John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP Finish line in sight? Herds may need assistance now to prevent mycotoxin problems later. Back in early July I wrote a Mycotoxin Reflections piece that looked at how the corn crop sto...
Read MoreBy: Greg Muchmore BioCycle Plus is designed to provide three major benefits to ruminants: -Improve the fermentation process in the rumen which allows more complete digestion -Modulate the immune function -Offset the n...
Read MoreBy: Dr. John Doerr, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAP I confess. I’m in a mood to do a bit of musing this morning. Just read an interesting and important editorial: Dairy Herd Management, “Meat of the Matter: Disease – Thy Name is Com...
Read MoreBy: Dan Hoying The transition success or lack thereof generally correlates to the reproduction and production success or lack thereof during a cow’s lactation. Every dairyman understands there is no more important time in a ...
Read MoreBuild Immunity as an Adjunct to Mycotoxin ControlJohn A. Doerr, PhD Let’s talk briefly about one way your cows defend themselves against mycotoxins. Without getting too technical, in each absorptive cell (enterocyte) of the...
Read MoreBy: Chad Christensen There are many products in the market today for Immune Modulation, so why Select Biocycle? The Select Biocycle L-Form Technology is more than other Direct Fed Microbials. Often conventional DFMs are f...
Read MoreJohn A. Doerr, PhD With a couple of colleagues, I ran a research study some years ago. It was a comparison of the individual and combined effects of aflatoxin and ochratoxin in a chicken model. The outcome was basically thi...
Read MoreIs your herd dealing with environmental challenges? Are you losing out on milk production because of unhealthy cows? Problems in your feed could be hurting your animals and negatively affecting your bottom line. If you have ...
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Read More“We used Select DTX on a group of replacement heifers that had been fed grain since weaning. Within a week of feeding DTX to the heifers they had a lot more bloom and eye appeal.” “I was really sold on DTX when we fed it to ...
Read MoreIcy Tips for Newborn Calves * AS SEEN IN DAIRY HERD MANAGEMENT (BY ANNA-LISA LACA, DECEMBER 1, 2016) Calving doesn’t stop in the winter months. It’s extra important to make sure newborn calves have good vitality during the ...
Read MoreDecember 15, 2016 John A. Doerr, PhD Getting ready for your new crop corn silage? Some time ago interaction of aflatoxin (AF) and ochratoxin A (OA) was studied in chickens. AF birds had big livers were pale to yellow, with f...
Read MoreIs a Colostrum replacer worth it? Thursday, December 1, 2016 Is a Colostrum replacer worth it? Research confirms that producers should consider using a colostrum replacer to ensure that the potential transfer of pathogens fro...
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