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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
dry hay. Summer annual cereal grain forage such as oats, spring triticale, or spring barley could be ... Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State ... University Extension Spring is here and now is a great time to walk fields and note how the forages faired. ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
Glen Arnold, Extension Field Specialist for Manure Nutrient Management, The Ohio State University ... in the spring offers some advantages over applying manure before crops are planted. One advantage is ... be costly if wet weather further delays spring planting. The second advantage is the liquid manure ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
Medicine, The Ohio State University Cleaning and disinfection (C&D) practices are often laborious and ... effectiveness in winter conditions. How Much C&D is Enough? If you want your C&D to be successful, ... consistently causing contamination issues with farm equipment. Biofilms can even result in animal infections. ...
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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
spring planting window for forages in Ohio is mid-March to mid to late April for southern Ohio and late ... Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State ... spring-establish forages is open. In the spring, the combination of weather and plenty to do make planting ...
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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State ... events could affect this projection by either increasing feed costs or lowering milk price. As a risk ... management strategy against either one of these two events, the DMC program is a very useful tool for ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
dairy farms, March 15, 2024. Economic Value of Feeds Results of the SESAME™ analysis for central Ohio on ... April F. White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... cows, or for profitability changes related to culling cows. Table 1. Prices of dairy nutrients for Ohio ...
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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 ... footprint while also returning value to the farm-gate. This article series aims to get us on the same page ... 2007 to 2017 (Capper and Cady, 2019). The emerging opportunity for dairy farms to continue enhancing ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
Dr. Dwight Roseler, Adjunct Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ... lameness, reduces ruminations and feed intake, and results in subsequent loss in milk production that is ... instincts. Bunching can occur in well managed barns as a result of stress of social interactions, ...
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New Factsheet: Avian Influenza Detected in Dairy Cattle
A new factsheet on “ Avian Influenza Detected in Dairy Cattle ” has been developed and posted on ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
1. Prices of dairy nutrients for Ohio dairy farms, January 12, 2024. Economic Value of Feeds Results ... April F. White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... typically seen through post-holidays through winter. In this issue, the Class III future for February is ...