Dairy webinar to focus on rations without BMR corn silage

AMES — The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team’s monthly webinar series continues Wednesday, April 23, from noon to 1 p.m.

Dr. Adam Krull and Dr. Luiz Ferraretto will discuss dairy rations without brown midrib corn silage, also known as BMR corn silage.

This practical session will provide advice and research tailored to help navigate the challenges of ration formulation. Krull and Ferraretto will share options in the genetic corn lineup and developing dairy rations.

Producers, dairy consultants and industry reps are encouraged to attend the free webinar by registering online at go.iastate.edu/RATIONBMR at least one hour before the start time.

A video recording of the webinar will also be available on the ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy Team webinars page.

Krull is a dairy veterinarian and nutritionist currently working for Pioneer, where he provides technical support to dairy producers, optimizing forage production, harvest, storage and preservation to enhance animal productivity and health.

Trained at Iowa State with expertise in dairy science, veterinary medicine and veterinary microbiology, Krull brings extensive experience as a general dairy practitioner and former clinical assistant professor at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Ferraretto is originally from Brazil and has earned degrees in animal science and dairy science with a focus on applied dairy nutrition and forage quality. His expertise is focused on understanding and improving starch and fiber utilization by dairy cows, corn silage and high-moisture corn quality and digestibility, the use of alternative byproducts as feed ingredients, supplementation of feed additives to lactating cows, and the development of on-farm and laboratory techniques for forage and feed analysis.

For more information, contact the ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy field specialist in your area: in northwest Iowa, Fred M. Hall, 712-737-4230 or fredhall@iastate.edu; in northeast Iowa, Jennifer Bentley, 563-382-2949 or jbentley@iastate.edu; in east central Iowa, Larry Tranel, 563-583-6496 or tranel@iastate.edu.