We just finished setting up our booth at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., and here’s a sneak peek for our loyal readers of The Corn Feed!
Starting tomorrow, stop by our booth, Arena 450, to meet with our representatives and learn more about NutriDense Silage. We’re here all week, and we can’t wait to meet you!
Be sure to check back on the NutriDense blog, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to keep up-to-date on our week at the World Dairy Expo.
See you in Madison!
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, September 28, 2011 – Dairy industry enthusiasts are preparing for the 2011 World Dairy Expo, which runs Oct. 4 through Oct. 8 in Madison, Wis. Representatives from BASF Plant Science will be on hand throughout the week at the NutriDense Silage booth, located at Arena 450.
“The NutriDense team is thrilled to once again be a part of the World Dairy Expo. We have many activities planned for this year, including a football ticket giveaway, seminar sponsorship, Badger Dairy Club cheese stand coupons and more,” said Heather Goode, NutriDense communications manager. “We encourage show attendees to stop by our booth and learn more about NutriDense Silage and BASF Plant Science.”
The team has a number of on-site activities planned for the week, including:
The World Dairy Expo is a five-day international event showcasing the finest in dairy genetics and the newest dairy industry technologies. For more information and a complete schedule of show events, visit www.world-dairy-expo.com.
NutriDense Silage is nutritionally enhanced corn silage developed specifically for efficient milk production. University studies show NutriDense Silage provides a four to eight percent improvement in feed efficiency, or converting feed to milk, giving dairy producers an income over feed cost advantage. The result is lower feed costs and greater profitability for dairy producers. NutriDense Silage yields equal to or greater than dual purpose and greater than brown midrib, so producers can achieve high-quality corn silage without sacrificing yields.
To learn more about NutriDense, visit www.nutridense.com, follow us on Twitter @NutriDense or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NutriDense.
About BASF Plant Science
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as oil and gas. BASF Plant Science – a BASF group company – is one of the world’s leading companies providing innovative plant biotechnology solutions for agriculture. Today, more than 750 employees are helping farmers meet the growing demand for improved agricultural productivity and healthier nutrition for humans and animals. BASF Plant Science has developed an unparalleled gene discovery platform focusing on yield and quality traits in crops such as corn, soybean and rice. Jointly with leading partners in the seed industry BASF Plant Science is commercializing its products. Current projects include higher yielding row crops, nutritionally-enhanced corn for animal feed or higher content of Omega-3’s in oil crops for preventing cardiovascular diseases. To find out more about BASF Plant Science, please visit www.basf.com/plantscience.
About BASF
BASF – The Chemical Company.
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,400 employees in North America, and had sales of $17.7 billion in 2010. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, and agricultural products to oil and gas. As a reliable partner, BASF creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges, such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of more than €63.9 billion in 2010 and had approximately 109,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com or in the Social Media Newsroom at newsroom.basf.com.
NutriDense is a registered trademark of BASF Plant Science L.P. All rights reserved.
Darwin Kuhlers, Forage Specialist
The NutriDense Silage team and dairy industry enthusiasts are preparing for the 2011 World Dairy Expo, which runs from Oct. 4 through Oct. 8 in Madison, Wis. Representatives from BASF Plant Science will be on hand throughout the week at the NutriDense Silage booth, Arena 450.
If you’re in the area, stop by our booth and register to win four 50-yardline tickets to the Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings game, held at Lambeau Field on Nov. 14, 2011. Also on hand in our booth are vouchers for a free grilled cheese sandwich and milkshake lunch, redeemable at the always-popular University of Wisconsin at Madison’s Badger Dairy Club cheese stand.
I also invite you to attend a seminar conducted by Dr. Normand St-Pierre, animal sciences professor at The Ohio State University. He’ll be speaking on Friday, Oct. 7 at 11:00 a.m. on “Managing Your Margins: Practical Ways to Reduce Feed Costs and Increase Milk Price.” Attendees are eligible for continuing education credits: ARPAS (1) or RACE (1).
I look forward to seeing you in Madison!
What are the economic impacts of an improvement in feed efficiency (FE)? We recently debuted a new calculator tool on www.nutridense.com to help answer that question.
Through the NutriDense Silage Calculator, producers, nutritionists and consultants can plug in their own data to quickly evaluate the potential value that an improvement in FE may bring to a dairy operation.
The calculator compares NutriDense Silage with dual purpose and brown midrib hybrids in various categories such as dry matter intake, FE, income over feed costs and more.
Check out the NutriDense Silage Calculator today, then contact your local NutriDense Silage seed company to learn more about NutriDense Silage.
With corn prices sky high, when was the last time you calculated your savings?
Check out the Dairy page to see the calculator our team developed that determines how much NutriDense Silage could save a dairy producer each year.
The calculator was created using data from a Cornell University study, which determined that lactating dairy cows fed NutriDense Silage showed a six to eight percent improvement in feed efficiency.
What are you waiting for? See how much you can save today!
To read more about the Cornell University study, check out the following posts:
Why do dairy producers choose NutriDense Silage? Improved feed efficiency, enhanced fiber digestibility and improved income over feed costs to name a few.
Click below to listen to these producers describe how NutriDense impacted their operation:
There is a new feature on our Dairy page that helps to make math fun – and profitable.
Previously on the blog, we showed you the results of university research studies using NutriDense Silage at Cornell University, the University of Missouri and the University of Kentucky.
Using the recent study from Cornell University – which concluded that lactating dairy cows fed NutriDense Silage showed a 6 to 8 percent improvement in feed efficiency – our team put together a “cow”-culator that determines a dairy producer’s annual savings with a 6 percent improvement in feed efficiency.
Head on over to the Dairy page by clicking on the image below to play with the numbers yourself:
For our final installment in this podcast series with Greg Jones, NutriDense Silage product manager, I learned more about Silage University, one of the newest projects at NutriDense.
Silage U is an online learning tool for dairy producers, seed representatives and others involved in the dairy industry. The training module features information portrayed through University researcher quotes, animated diagrams and visuals. Listen in as Greg discusses the reasoning behind Silage U and how it can be a valuable tool for those in the dairy industry.
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Also check out these previous podcasts with Greg:
Have questions for Greg? Contact him at gregory.jones@basf.com.
Members from the NutriDense Silage team will be at the Western Dairy Management Conference early March as attendees and sponsors. Additionally, BASF Plant Science will be a platinum sponsor of the event.
The conference, which runs March 9-11, will be held at John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Reno, Nev. We’re looking forward to a wide range of topics, including:
Hope to see you there!
We’re back again this week with another podcast with Greg Jones, NutriDense Silage product manager. After looking back on NutriDense Silage’s highlights in 2010, Greg is back to talk about his team’s goals for 2011, including partnerships with seed partners and upcoming research projects.
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Have questions for Greg? Contact him at gregory.jones@basf.com.
