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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
US dairy herd continued to shrink in January of 2024 by about 23,000 head compared to December 2023 ... Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State ... Agency (FSA) office through April 29 th. The DMC program provided about $2.80/cwt of support in 2023 for ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
total, its estimated that man-made activities in the US emit about 6,300 million metric tons of CO ... and Dr. Joanne Knapp, Fox Hollow Consulting, LLC Everyone wants to talk about carbon, but who is going ... to do anything about it? Dairy farmers and allied dairy industry partners are stepping up to the ...
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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 ... dairy manure to newly planted corn and soybeans. Applying dairy manure to fields after crops are planted ... turns off dry. As soon as a field is planted, the manure can be applied. This is true for both corn and ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
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. ... forage field, winter damage may be a major concern, particularly for forages with taproots like alfalfa. ...
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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State ... weeds is reduced. Decisions can be made in the selection of the field for establishment to avoid areas ... following a rain event. When seeding in a tilled seed bed, drills with press wheels are best to ensure good ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
24,094 US farms sold milk during 2022 (see Figure 1). The largest number of dairy farms with milk sales ... 1,000 or more cows accounted for 66% of all US milk sales (see Figures 1 and 2). The comparable share ... was 57% in 2017. Dairy Farm Transition, 2017-2022: Fewer US farms sold milk in 2022 than 2017 at all ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
temperatures are at 68 degrees F or higher. This often can occur in May in the US eastern corn belt. Walk your ... the US eastern corn belt in the early morning or late afternoon. Sun rays that enter a barn and expose ... heat and potential for flies is generated from these systems. Electromagnetic Fields Farme rs have ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
50%. The cost of NE L is about 55% lower than the 5-year average ($0.09/MCal). However, the cost of ... by about 40%. These changes can be largely attributed to a lower reported cost of feeds providing ... used for average US cows weighing 1500 lb and producing milk with 3.9% fat and 3.2% protein. For the ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
about cleaning and disinfection and how to develop your C&D program, check out ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
decreased by about 27%. The cost of NE L is about even with the 5-year average ($0.09/Mcal). The cost of ... metabolizable protein (MP) has increased slightly since the November issue, but it is still currently about 5% ... Cow-Jones Index was used for average US cows weighing 1500 lb and producing milk with 3.9% fat and 3.2% ...