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Dairy Producers Should Consider ‘Precision’ Diets to Maximize Profits
expert. “There are two things to manage: feed costs and milk prices,” said Extension Dairy Specialist ... because ruminants, and dairy cows in particular, can take advantage of a wide variety of feeds.” St-Pierre ... nutritional strategy. He offered several recommendations for alternative feedstuffs in the Buckeye Dairy ...
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Management Tips Highlight Dairy Conference
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/management-tips-highlight-dairy-conference
November 22, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Ohio dairy producers looking to get the scoop on herd ... management, farm finances and government programs, as well as information on nearly 20 other dairy topics, can ... attend the Ohio Dairy Management Conference in December. The conference, sponsored by Ohio State ...
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OSU Extension Offering Dairy Management Workshops
of dairy management with a series of workshops this winter. "Managing the Dairy of ... dairy industry. The three-day workshops will focus on the following topics: management styles, mission ... business alternatives, controlling feed costs, business planning, and managing people. Registration is $100 ...
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Livestock Insurance Program Could Aid Struggling Dairy Producers
globally and continuing high feed costs, Thraen said that the Livestock Gross Margin Dairy Insurance might ... Thraen. "Ninety four percent of the dairy herds in Ohio are 199 cows or fewer. Ohio's average ... minus the feed expenses, declines below a set level, could mean the difference between business survival ...
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Ongoing Drought Means Livestock Producers Need to Be Creative to Manage Feed Rations
producers to have to choose between culling their herds or forking over significantly more money to feed ... supplies, leaving many cattle farmers at a loss for how to best manage their feed rations, said John Grimes, ... save money and save their herds, he said. “ This year has posed some significant challenges that ...
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Boosting Dairy Cattle Fertility: New Technologies, Outreach Go Hand in Hand
reproduction techniques and training that emphasizes proper management. Currently, the national pregnancy rate for dairy ... dairy industry because they translate into reduced herd growth and potential loss of profits, said Mike ... tool a farmer may use, proactive management practices at the farm level matter when it comes to ...
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Cattle Breeder, Extension Educator Inducted in Dairy Hall of Service
Extension educator in dairy management have been inducted into this year's Ohio State University ... received include the Dairy Herd Improvement Association Superior Achievement award, the Ohio Jersey ... Extension programs throughout northeast Ohio. He also conducted field research in dairy nutrition, forage ...
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Grassland/Forages Focus of OSU Extension Event
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/grasslandforages-focus-osu-extension-event
August 3, 2005 BROWNSVILLE, Ohio-- An extensive aspect of forage production, from management to ... nutrition to profit, will be the focus of the Ohio State University Extension-sponsored Central Ohio Forage ... and Grassland Expo. The event will be held August 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Sorg Dairy Farm in ...
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Distillers Grains Focus of Dairy Study to Improve Yields
supplemental dairy cattle feed to boost milk and milk fat yields, while reducing feed costs. But the challenge ... because it increases feed efficiency. In dairy cattle, it increases milk production and in beef cattle it ... composition of distillers grains is more variable than the average feed," said Bill Weiss, a dairy ...
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What Are Distillers Grains Worth? Software Tool Calculates Value
requirements are met. Beef and dairy cattle have a tremendous ability to use a large diversity of feed ... aid livestock producers in making more informed commodity feed purchases, can now be used to calculate ... the nutritional and economic worth of distillers grains. SESAME, a Windows-based program created by ...