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Key To Alfalfa Growth Is Weed Control; Start Sooner Rather Than Later
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/key-alfalfa-growth-weed-control-start-sooner-rather-later
The virus in dairy cattle has been given a new name. As the name states, HPAI is a serious viral ... disease of poultry that can result in 75% mortality. In dairy cattle, the virus isn’t as potent and is ... relative feed value (RFV). Some weeds are also nitrate accumulators and high numbers of pigweed or ...
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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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FAMACHA Certification and Egg Floats/Counts for Small Ruminants
https://wayne.osu.edu/events/famacha-certification-and-egg-floatscounts-small-ruminants
Management-John Yost, ANR Educator, Wayne County Blood Sampling-Shelby Tedrow, Program Assistant, Wayne County For ...
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It's Spring Cleaning Season, Which Can Clear Mental Cobwebs, Too
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/its-spring-cleaning-season-which-can-clear-mental-cobwebs-too
Break it down into manageable tasks Spring cleaning doesn’t have to be done in a weekend. Instead, you ... might find it’s best to break it down into smaller, more manageable tasks. Tackle one room at a time or ...
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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 ...