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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
the first 5 million pounds of milk production history if producers enrolled at the $9.50/cwt margin ... recovery in cow numbers in 2024, but a slow recovery my begin late in 2024. Monthly milk production ... production trend for the year as season herds and the spring flush begins. The January 2024 milk production ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
size that exist in US milk production (see Figure 6). Economies of size are much greater for non-feed ... 24,094 US farms sold milk during 2022 (see Figure 1). The largest number of dairy farms with milk sales ... had 50-99 cows. Another 11,942 farms had milk cows on December 31, 2022 but had not sold any milk ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
lameness, reduces ruminations and feed intake, and results in subsequent loss in milk production that is ... production, health, and welfare of the animals. Bunching increases heat stress of the affected cows, increases ... lower in milk fat. Dairy farmers provide their cows with quality feed, housing, stalls, and ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
University Milk Prices In the January issue, the Class III milk future for March was $16.33/cwt. Class III ... milk closing price for February was $16.08/cwt, with protein and butterfat prices at $1.23/lb and ... $3.10/lb, respectively. The rising price of milk fat continues to negatively impact protein price. For this ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
2 e each year. Of that, dairy production accounts for 139 million metric tons, or about 2% of the total ... emissions (35%), feed production (26%), and energy use (6%; Figure 2). Of course, this can vary tremendously ... Over the past two decades, genetic selection for yield of milk components, along with supporting ...
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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
nutrients in the soil, if pH isn’t taken care of the forage will not be as productive. Most forages are ... productive at a pH above 6.0, but for alfalfa, a pH of 6.5-6.8 is necessary, and if the pH is below that, it ... mixes that will meet desired production. Direct seedings without a companion crop will allow for 2-3 ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
biofilms that would interfere with disinfectants. Just make sure to rinse away any product used, as ... disinfectant companies have instructions on how to add antifreeze to their products to preserve their ... products- like bleach- can lose strength over time. Test strips are available for most disinfectants to ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
grasses and clover to extend the production of the forage for a few years. Another option is terminating ... sudangrass, or sorghum-sudan as a high-yielding alternative to meet forage production needs. Based on your ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
University Milk Prices In the November issue, the Class III milk future for January was $16.38/cwt. Class ... III milk closing price for December was $16.04/cwt, with protein and butterfat prices at $1.45 and ... $2.98/lb, respectively. The price of milk protein and fat have decreased since the previous issue, a trend ...
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Safeguarding Your Herd: How Biosecurity Keeps Salmonella Dublin at Bay
that are less productive in the milking herd or are culled. The primary transmission route for ... milk, nasal secretions, and saliva. Establishing effective preventive measures are critical to avoid ... and animal products. There is no single solution to prevent Salmonella from entering or spreading on ...