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Madill Joins Dairylea Management
SYRACUSE, NY—Gene
Madill has joined Dairylea
Cooperative Inc. as chief operat
ing officer announced Rick Smith,
Dairylea chief executive officer.
This new position has been
created to better manage the day
to-day operations of the Coopera
tive, and enhance the coordination
between important business
segments—specifically the Milk
Sales and Membership areas,
explained Smith.
Prior to joining Dairylea,
Madill served as chief executive
officer and general manager of
Penn Qualjty Meats of Bloomvil
le, N.Y., a processing and market
ing organization owned by a veal
growers cooperative. In this posi
tion, Madill implemented a total
restructuring of the organization's
member equity program, began a
strategic planning process, and
decreased operating costs, while
building a stable administrative
Lisa A. Holden and Nutritional quality of pasture
Lawrence D. Muller like harvested forages is related to
Penn State University the maturity of the forage when
With the increased use of pas- harvested. For dairy forages, pro
ture as a major source of nutrients, ducers strive to achieve a legume
frequent questions arise about the forage with about 20-23% crude
nutrient composition of pastures, protein (CP), 26-30% acid deter-
Traditionally, high quality forages gent fiber (ADF), 38-42% neutral
have been a key to high milk pro- detergent fiber (NDF), and an
duction in dairy and high rates of NEL of .62-68 Mcal/lb. Grasses
gain for beef and sheep opera- harvested as hay or silage would
dons. High quality forages are likely be 15-18% CP, 30-35%
also an important part of overall ADF, and 46-52% NDF with NEL
farm profitability. This is true of .SS-.62 Mcal/lb. Typically, the
whether we are talking about for- ADF content is more closely asso
ages harvested as hay, silage, or dated with energy and often is
pasture. More data is available used to calculate NEL content
about the nutrient composition, while NDF is associated with
particularly protein and fiber of intake and rumen health. Smaller
stored forages compared to pas- daw bases for pasture compared
rare. Very high quality pastures with stored forages can mean less
have been reported from forage accurate values, particularly with
testing, with protein values occa- energy values,
sionally exceeding 30% and ADF With good grazing manage
about 20%. Thus the question; ment, grasses harvested by cows
Pasture Quality—how good is it? will be in vegetative state about 6
TABLE 1. AVERAGE NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF TYPICAL HIGH QUALITY PASTURE
CP, % of DM 20-22 18-20 20-22 21-23 20-22 22-24 22-24 22-24 23-25
UIP, %ofCP a 20
DIP, %ofCP b 80 70 75 80 70 75 80
Sol P. TbofCPC 40
ADF, % of DM 26-30 30-34
NDF, % of DM 43-47 48-54
NFC, % of DM 15-20 15-20
NE, Mcal/lb
.72- 75 .65- 68 70-.73 73-.77 68- 72 .73- 77
Fal, % of DM 3
a Undegradab
c Soluble pro)
)Ie intake protein
intake protein
V.oIDM 40
foundation.
Previously, Madill was general
manager of Highland Packaging
Labs, Inc. Prior to that, he served
in a variety of senior management
positions with Johanna Dairies
Incorporated and Tuscan Dairy
Farms, Inc. for more than seven
years. Earlier in his career, Madill
held management positions with
Eastern Air Lines in the financial
and food service divisions.
“Gene MadilTs knowledge and
management experience will be of
substantial value to Dairylea in
overseeing and coordinating the
dairy activities of our business,"
said Smith. “With the hectic pace
of change that our industry con
tinues to experience, we are fortu
nate to have Gene’s strong, hands
on approach to management
which will add a new dimension
and bring a more solid cohesion to
our vital business segments.
“His diverse insight will also
Pasture Quality:
How Good Is It?
26-30 24-28 28-32 24-28 24 28 28-32 24-28
44-48 40-44 45-50 41-45 35-39 40-45 36-40
15-20
Flgura I. Nutrlant coapoaltion of orchardgraaa
baaad paatura during ala aonth grating
with 9 rotatlona par paddock.
25 20
40 40
17-22 17-22 17-22
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have a significant, positive impact
on the interfacing of our primary
business with our insurance,
financial services and livestock
marketing subsidiaries,” said
Smith.
Madill, who received a bache
lor’s degree in accounting from
the University of South Florida,
has served on various committees
of industry and community orga
nizations such as the New Jersey
Milk Industry Association, the
International Dairy Foods Associ
ation, and Bassett Healthcare.
Dairylea is a Syracuse-based
dairy cooperative with more than
2,300 member farms throughout
the Northeast It markets a total of
3.5 billion pounds of milk annual
ly and participates and is invested
in a milk marketing network
stretching from Maine to Mary
land to Ohio.
to 8 inches tall, depending on the
type of grass. Grasses harvested as
hay or silage are more mature than
when harvested as pasture, thus
pasture should be of higher quality
than stored forages. Legumes such
as clover or alfala are usually
grazed at an earlier stage of
growth than when harvested as
stored forage. Therefore, with
excellent grazing management we
should expect to have higher qual
ity forage when harvested as pas
ture than when harvested as stored
forage.
The quality of pasture will vary
depending on many factors
including location in the state,
temperature, moisture, type of
grass and/or legume, and of course
grazing management In Table I
are average nutrient composition
values for several types and mix
tures of high quality pastures.
These are average values and
30 25
70 75
35 40
18-23 18-23
18-23
73- 77
68- 72 77- 77
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Naczi Elected Leader Of
Member
SYRACUSE, NY—Richard
Naczi, executive vice president of
the American Dairy Association
and Dairy Council, Inc. (ADADC)
was recently elected chairperson
of the Member Managers Group
for Dairy Management, Inc.
(DMI). One of the eighteen reg
ional managers, Naczi will head
the group that is responsible for
providing regionalized input into
the national dairy promotion plan.
Naczi said, ‘The member man
agers provide a ‘reality check’ to
the national programs. We are
closest to regional trends, demo
graphics and dairy farmer per
spectives in the marketplace.” The
group also develops new ideas and
more efficient ways to deliver the
most cost-effective programs that
yield the highest returns to dairy
farmers.
In addition to providing input to
DMI, the Members Manager
Group conducts forums to discuss
should be used as a guide for pro
viding additional nutrients. Forage
testing and monitoring of compos
idem are needed to more closely
monitor the supplemental feeding
program. The seasonal effect in
nutrient composition is illustrated
with columns title spring, sum
mer, and fall. For most grasses and
grass/legume mixtures, the protein
and energy content are higher in
the spring and fall and lower dur
ing the summer. The nutrient com
position of an otchardgrass based
pasture during a grazing season
from a Penn State study is shown
in Figure 1. These results are from
well managed pastures that were
grazed at a stocking rate of 1.3
cows per acre and had nine graz
ing rotations. Quality remained
high with this well managed pas
ture where grass was grazed in tire
vegetative state and should be rep
resentative of intensively man
aged pastures. Crude protein
remained above 20% for the entire
grazing season. Fiber increased
and in vitro dry matter digestibili
ty (IVDMD) decreased during the
summer. These results suggest the
analysis of pastures perhaps three
times per year to coincide with
changing seasons may be ade
quate when pasture availability is
not limiting. Keep in mind that
forage tests are always subject to
errors and good judgement is
necessary when interpreting
Results and developing feeding
strategies.
In general, pastures containing
some legumes are higher in nutri
ent value and will likely be con
sumed in higher amounts than
straight grass pastures. The type of
grass and the inclusion of legumes
will influence the pastuie compos
ition. Data from some of our
recent studies show that ryegrass
is about 4% lower in NDF% than
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IVDMD
orchardgrass and about 5% higher
in IVDMD. Inclusion of alfagraze
with cither ryegrass or orchard
grass decreased the NDF about
7% with a 4% higher IVDMD
compared to just grass pastures.
Although the total protein in
well managed pastures is high, the
protein is high in ruminally
degraded intake protein (DIP).
Managers
common program, staff and struc
tural concerns on the local level.
According to Naczi, ‘This net
work of member managers pro
vides each of us with new ideas
for strengthening our own
organizations.”
Naczi added, “As the National
Dairy Board and United Dairy
Industry Association continue to
transition into one effective staff,
budget and program plan, we will
face many challenges. Together
with the other regional managers,
we hope to make a difference.”
Prior to joining ADADC five
years ago. Naczi was employed by
Milk Promotion Services, Inc., in
Montpelier, Vermont, for ten
years.
The American Daily Associa
tion and Dairy Council, Inc. is a
dairy promotion organization
which represents dairy producers
from New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.
Often, 70 to 80% of the protein in
pasture will be degraded in the
rumen whereas the recommended
requirement for DIP in the total
dairy ration is between 62 and
68% of the total protein. Providing
ruminally available carbohy
drates, primarily from concen
trates but also from other forages,
will help animals utilize the high
levels of ruminally degraded pro
tein in pastures more effectively.
If non structural carbohydrates or
energy are lacking in the diet and
rumen, the high ruminal DIP in
pasture will result in high levels of
rumen ammonia which is con
verted to urea. .This urea then
appears in blood and milk, with
much of it eventually in the urine,
Thus, the high DIP in pastures is
often wasted by the cow. High
levels of urea in blood have been
linked to lower reproductive effi
ciencies and excretion of urea
requires energy for the animal to
excrete.
Well managed pastures regard
less of the plant species can be
high in nutrient quality and often
exceed the nutrient composition of
high quality stored forages. Good
grazing management is essential
to maintaining pasture quality.
Changes in season trigger changes
in rate of plant growth and subse
quent changes in nutrient compos
ition. The continual changing of
pasture quantity and quality dur
ing the grazing season provides
challenges to producers using a
grazing system. Use of available
information about forage quality
and nutrition can lead to sound
grazing and feeding management
decisions.
Grazing Caledar
•June 20, Pasture Walk, Sal
fordviUe. PA (610-489-4315)
•June 24, Field Day, Bedford
Co. (814-784-3811)
•June 28, Pasture Walk, Lehigh
Co. (610-391-9840)
•March 6 and 7 Pennsylvania
Grazing Conference (2nd annual)
Mark your calendars now.
Grazing Research and Education
Center, 116 Agricultural Sciences
and Industries Building, Universi
ty Park, PA 16802.