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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
approaches in forage selection and harvesting, herd health, parlor technologies, and feeding management, have ... practices and feed efficiency of the whole herd. For example, capturing methane from manure using anaerobic ... on dairy cow manure! Reduced and no-till cropping practices have improved soil carbon sequestration. ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
In recent years, dairy farmers and commercial manure applicators have been moving towards applying ... dairy manure to newly planted corn and soybeans. Applying dairy manure to fields after crops are planted ... surface applied dairy manure, only about half the ammonium nitrogen applied seemed to be available for ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
a profound decline, even within the context of the long-standing decline in dairy herds. The economic ... pressure for fewer dairy herds is abating but remains notable. An important question is, “What role did ... in smaller dairy herds between 2017 and 2022 illustrate (see Figure 3). An interesting feature of ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
dairy consulting, I have observed some unusual bunching behavior of dairy cows in well managed and ... The dairy farmer will look over the cow pen and notice the cows are bunched up and huddled into a big ... group of cows a couple hours later all bunched up again. I know dairy farmers that have a “cow ...
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Wheat Management for Spring 2024
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-10/wheat-management-spring-2024
management practices. Feekes 5 Growth Stage. At Feekes 5 growth stage, leaf sheaths are strongly erect. This ... Spring is an important time to make key management decisions for winter wheat. Decisions should be ... knowledge of factors that affect grain yield can enhance management decisions, avoiding damage to the crop ...
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ANR Factsheet: A Guide to Corn Growth and Development
moving from earlier to later stages). In corn, vegetative development ends when reproductive development ... begins (Figure 1). Figure 1. Corn at vegetative and reproductive phases during the growing season. Yield ... adequate understanding of corn’s growth and development is essential when planning crop management ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
In recent years, dairy farmers and commercial manure applicators have been moving towards applying ... dairy manure to newly planted corn and soybeans. Applying dairy manure to fields after crops are planted ... university trials of surface applied dairy manure, only about half the ammonium nitrogen applied seemed to be ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
microorganisms that cause the most problems in your herd are covered. Actively manage your disinfectants. Some ... Medicine, The Ohio State University Cleaning and disinfection (C&D) practices are often laborious and ... disinfection practices on any given day. Some things are difficult to control, for example, temperature and ...
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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 ... US dairy herd continued to shrink in January of 2024 by about 23,000 head compared to December 2023 ... University Extension Dairy margin coverage (DMC) sign-up is currently underway at your local Farm Service ...
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FRST Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool Launches Nationwide to Digitize Crop Nutrient Management
management best practices that farmers can believe in and adopt.” Currently, the FRST provides critical ... phosphorus and potassium and nutrient management that uses data from across the U.S. with the hope of ... objectives to advance phosphorus and potassium management for crop production. The first was developing ...