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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
cows, or for profitability changes related to culling cows. Table 1. Prices of dairy nutrients for Ohio ... dairy farms, March 15, 2024. Economic Value of Feeds Results of the SESAME™ analysis for central Ohio on ... appraisal set were removed from this table. Table 3. Partitioning of feedstuffs in Ohio, March 15, 2024. ...
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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
lime and maybe planting an annual grass for forage in the interim. As for nitrogen fertilization, an ... weeds is reduced. Decisions can be made in the selection of the field for establishment to avoid areas ... spring planting window for forages in Ohio is mid-March to mid to late April for southern Ohio and late ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
soybeans. The seed is protected by an inch or more of soil. In university research, the application of ... drag hose through the V3 stage of growth without an issue. The nitrogen in the dairy manure will be ... Glen Arnold, Extension Field Specialist for Manure Nutrient Management, The Ohio State University ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
size that exist in US milk production (see Figure 6). Economies of size are much greater for non-feed ... in smaller dairy herds between 2017 and 2022 illustrate (see Figure 3). An interesting feature of ... herds of 2000 or more cows since 2015 (see Figure 7). In other words, feed cost accounted for most of ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
C&D in a way that would minimize the impact of pathogen spread. For example, when possible, clean and ... clean, and provide lots of opportunities for biofilm formation. In laboratory settings, Salmonella can ... don't see an immediate response. Many factors can influence the effectiveness of your cleaning and ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
4-5 times for an area of 20-25 acres. When scouting, the more samples or locations assessed the more ... state can present some difficult conditions for forages. Depending on the location and what type of ... biomass. To make an aboveground assessment, select a random one square foot in the field and count the ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
causes of bunching behavior in their cows. Housed dairy cows are a greater risk for stray voltage than ... stray voltage, and presence of fans in barns. The presence of fans in the barn as a factor for bunching ... Dr. Dwight Roseler, Adjunct Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
Dr. Kirby Krogstad, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ... (CO 2 e). Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide are the three major contributors of CO 2 e. In ... total, its estimated that man-made activities in the US emit about 6,300 million metric tons of CO ...
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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
Agency (FSA) office through April 29 th. The DMC program provided about $2.80/cwt of support in 2023 for ... program premium. All current indications are for stronger milk prices in 2024 and lower feed costs; ... payout for January and February totaling almost 60% of the program premium. While March and the rest of ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
of the Sesame analysis for central Ohio on January 12, 2024 are presented in Table 2. Detailed ... 1. Prices of dairy nutrients for Ohio dairy farms, January 12, 2024. Economic Value of Feeds Results ... confidence limits of 26 feed commodities used on Ohio dairy farms, January 12, 2024. For convenience, Table ...