John Ainlay

Thank you all so much for your postings. nick, I really appreciate a New Zealand Point of View. We have some New Zealanders here in SouthWest Missouri...Focal Dairy/Grasslands Dairy. They have been a big part in teaching me things over the past few years. Kevin Vanderpool used to work there and was very helpful with my questions about dairy over the past few years. Since increased milk production ...

Can someone explain to me why you would choose to feed grains to an animal that naturally eats grass and legumes? I am fairly new to dairy (about 7 years) but we have never fed our animals any grain, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals or anything but what we grow in our pastures for them to graze. Does the grain increase milk production and are there side affects of feeding the animal something it wa ...

Has anyone ever heard of feeding pressed shredded coconut flakes to milking and dry cows? We have been doing it in a small way and the fiber and fat content has stabilized our milk production as well as milk fat content with our Jerseys. The shredded coconut flakes are certified organic and are fresh...however sometimes, when we see the feces in the field are stiff, we give them a handful of ferme ...