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• With all of this hot weather, are there some tips for monitoing my cattle??
• We have recently added Rumensin to our dairy cow grain in a tie-stall barn. Although milk production has increased, milk fat has dropped 0.6% and protein dropped 0.2%. What is going on?
• How do I reduce feed losses once I open the silage pile?
• I was reading your information on hay testing on eHay and am wondering about chopped hay testing. We buy chopped alfalfa and bring it into 10 feed yards and would like to know the correct method of sampling. Thanks for any info. you can provide.
• We have been using sunflower seed in our dairy ration, but our
  source has run out until harvest. What I can find locally is not cost effective, but we do have a source for flax seed and would like to encorporate it in our cow diet. Any information would be appreciated.
• Foot-and-mouth Disease has received a lot of press. What does it look like and what should I do?
• Does moisture content of the TMR that I deliver to my lactating cow influence intake? What is a quick way to determine how many gallons to add to my mixer?
• Does my milking interval have any effect on my milk production?
• Milk Protein Testing - FAQ (Feb. 18, 2000)
• Johne's Disease has received alot of press lately. How do I know if I have it and what do I do?
• I understand there's a new protection program for dairy farmers. Can you tell me more about it?
• What does this hairy heel wart look like?
• Could you please give an update on the status of "Mad Cow" disease and how it effects the protein feed I will buy in 1998?
• With the reoccurrence of vomatox again this year, can it also rear it's ugly head in forages?
• With high alfalfa prices and a shortage of forages, what is the least amount of forage I can use in my ration?
• How does nutrition affect milk composition?
• Do you know of anything that works well on teat lesions?
• Where do you start to record losses due to this last storm?
• I would appreciate your opinion on the feed value and ultimate pricing of two silos (Harvestore) about 1/3-1/2 full of haylage and corn silage. The crops are 3 years old.t This feed is available to me from a neighbor who has sold out. Any guidelines as to it value as feed and what it is worth?