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May 2026 Dairy Pipeline

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DASC-206NP

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Authored by Andy Overbay, ANR Extension Agent — Smyth County, Virginia Cooperative Extension; Gustavo Begalli, Ph.D. student with Kristy Daniels, Associate Professor—Animal Systems Biology, School of Animal Sciences, Virginia Tech

This publication is available in a PDF file format only.

In this issue: Hay Ash Content: Lessons from the Coalfields; From Crude Fat to Precision Feeding: The Role of High Oleic Soybeans in Dairy Nutrition; Upcoming Events

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For more information:

Christina Petersson-Wolfe, Dairy Extension Coordinator & Extension Dairy Scientist, Milk Quality & Milking Management
Department of Dairy Science
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-3066 Fax: (540) 231-5014

www.vtdairy.dasc.vt.edu


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Publication Date

April 23, 2026