Forage Drill-Down Tool
The Forage Drill-Down Tool compliments the other drill-down tools on nutrition, feeding management, and facilities. All of these tools examine the bottlenecks related to milk yield and components in the Penn State Profitability Assessment (PA) Dairy Tool. The Forage Drill-Down Tool evaluates risks associated with cropping, harvesting and storage for dry hay, haycrop silage and corn silage.
The Forage Drill-Down Tool is available in two versions:
The nutrition, feeding management, and facilities tools referenced above may be accessed through the Penn State PA Dairy Tool website.
Publications:
Critical Control Points for Profitability: Nutrition Focus - TMR Systems (pdf)
Other tools:
Penn State Income Over Feed Cost Tool
For more information:
Virginia Ishler, nutrient management specialist, Penn State Dairy Alliance, at vishler@psu.edu; 814-863-3912
Gabriella Varga, distinguished professor, Animal Science, Penn State Dairy Alliance, at gvarga@psu.edu; 814-863-4195
