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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
inventory. Dairy cattle comprise 2% of total USA emissions. Data from epa.gov. The Dairy Industry’s ... approaches in forage selection and harvesting, herd health, parlor technologies, and feeding management, have ... https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1496 Capper, J. L., and R. A. Cady. 2019. The effects of improved performance in the U.S. dairy cattle ...
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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 ... lower in milk fat. Dairy farmers provide their cows with quality feed, housing, stalls, and ... cattle, and thus, dairy cows are more susceptible to biting flies. Fly repellent behaviors include tail ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
dairy herds. The sizeable economies of size are largely due to non-feed cost per cwt of milk ... produced. Given the large difference in non-feed cost per cwt across dairy herds, it is not surprising that ... changes in feed cost per cwt have a much larger role in changes in total cost per cwt for larger dairy ...
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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 ... the front page of our web site: https://dairy.osu.edu/ ...
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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 ... Actual, breakeven (predicted) and 75% confidence limits of 26 feed commodities used on Ohio dairy farms, ... can be helpful to compare the prices in Table 1 to the 5-year averages. With some lower reported feed ...
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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 ... University Extension Dairy margin coverage (DMC) sign-up is currently underway at your local Farm Service ... program premium. All current indications are for stronger milk prices in 2024 and lower feed costs; ...
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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 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 ...
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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 ... confidence limits of 26 feed commodities used on Ohio dairy farms, January 12, 2024. For convenience, Table ... results for all 26 feed commodities are reported. The lower and upper limits mark the 75% confidence range ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
time-consuming, but successful C&D is critical to reducing cattle exposure to pathogens, even if you ... disinfection! Organic material, such as manure or feed residue, that are left on surfaces can interact with ... microorganisms that cause the most problems in your herd are covered. Actively manage your disinfectants. Some ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State ... through this year by managing cutting but will usually need to be rotated to another crop next year. Stem ...