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  1. Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/current-dairy-industry-outlook-and-dairy-margin

    the first 5 million pounds of milk production history if producers enrolled at the $9.50/cwt margin ... 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 ...

  2. Spring Forage Establishment

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment

    following a rain event. When seeding in a tilled seed bed, drills with press wheels are best to ensure good ... in the first or second year and having shorter stand life. Companion Crops: Select forages and forage ... first year of a forage crop, a small grain companion crop can be successful. Companion crops have the ...

  3. Why Do Cows Bunch?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch

    cow behavior have been my livestock and my “cow whisperer” farmer clients.  A first question to ask ... each herd. The “boss cow” is the one that gets her way with whatever she desires. First in the parlor, ... first to the feed bunk, the clean free stall, and she will dictate her preferences with head butting, ...

  4. Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/assessing-forage-stands-and-winter-damage

    affected, adjustments to harvest practices prior to the first cutting may be necessary. Cutting too low at ... after a first cutting and plant silage corn or possibly a warm season forage, such as sorghum, ...

  5. Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/disease-prevention-making-most-your-spring-and-every

    is the first step to successful C&D. Include a washing step. Washing equipment or surfaces with ...

  6. Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/dairy-sustainability-%E2%80%93-jargon-dairy-story-and

    First, we need to get some context on the dairy carbon story and the current dairy carbon emissions ...

  7. US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/us-dairy-herds-and-policy-and-2022-census

    first year USDA, ERS published the cost of producing milk.  An economic cost includes a cost assigned to ...

  8. Hoog, Schuerman earn first place at Denman

    https://acel.osu.edu/news/hoog-schuerman-earn-first-place-denman

    Lawson, on their first place finish at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. Their project, "An ...

  9. Dairy Judging Team Update

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-1/dairy-judging-team-update

    surprised by even colder temperatures. For many, it was their first time visit to Texas where the highways ... first day allowed very little time for rest, but we did walk the streets of old Fort Worth and watched ... entertaining enough to keep everyone awake and involved in the atmosphere and pageantry. Our first morning ...

  10. Precision Livestock Farming for Dairy Producers

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-1/precision-livestock-farming-dairy-producers

    precision livestock topics. Three of the topics will be of particular interest to dairy producers. The first ...

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