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> > I don't have the statistics, but a large percentage of dairy feed is
> corn. "Hoard’s Dairyman," Fort Atkinson, WI says:
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> PLB
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The reason for feeding alfalfa is because of the high protein content.
Akin to feeding bees protein supplement vs HFCS.  I see no reason to taint
the influence of alfalfa on the dairy industry.  Dairy men pay high price
for top quality (high protein) alfalfa hay.  I know this first hand.

Let us imagine a dairy... thousands of cows in a big pen, the ground is
muck, there is no green forage growing for the cows to eat, they must be
fed a diet every day, they MUST be constantly producing milk in order for
the operation to stay profitable.

This is parallel to say... a beekeeper in the California desert who wishes
to produce copious amounts bees, but there is no forage.  No nectar.  No
pollen.  The bees must, in a similar way to the cows, produce "milk" which
is the feed for their young.  Would this beekeeper be wise in feeding only
HFCS to his stock?  Or only pollen patties?

The article you quoted from in "Hoard's Dairyman" is ironically called
"Corn silage doesn't bring protein to the table."
http://hoards.com/article-16846-corn-silage-doesn%E2%80%99t-bring-protein-to-the-table.html

It seems a balanced diet is the key to production.

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