On this episode of the Maine Farmcast, Dr. Glenda Pereira, Assistant Extension Professor and State Dairy Specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has a conversation with Dr. Sarah Allen about dairy nutrition considerations for small scale dairy farmers. Allen holds a doctorate from North Carolina State University, in which she focused on research in mycotoxin mitigation, milk quality, and milk fatty acids. After working as a dairy consultant for Purina Animal Nutrition in Western New York, Dr. Allen transitioned into her current role as Extension Dairy Specialist at the University of New Hampshire.

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• Interpreting Feed Analysis, UNH Extension (PDF)
• Hay Quality, UNH Extension (PDF)

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