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Market View
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-13-issue-6/market-view
contracts, found that they could not do so at the October sale date. This was due to USDA Risk Management ... RMA announced an additional $7 million in funds. My sources tell me that these were completely ... make these available to dairy to support more contract sales in December. This is currently $6 million ...
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Stable Nutrient Costs and Income for September
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) We ... have had a few ups and downs in the feed commodity markets this summer, but in all, there hasn't ... been much excitement one way or another. The effect of Katrina on feed prices, especially in the ...
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Rations for Good Rumen Health
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-3/rations-good-rumen-health
variation among various forages, most people balance rations for fiber concentration in the diet. Many use ... minimum forage NDF in the diet. Forage NDF is a better measurement of fiber requirements unless you use ... done. Forage particle size also has a big role in maintaining rumen health by stimulating rumination and ...
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TRAINING DAIRY FARM WORKERS
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-1/training-dairy-farm-workers
separate getting ready to train from doing the actual training. Trainers are often so experienced in what ... done? Second, what are the principal steps in the task and in what sequence should they be done? ... with less frustration. Keep in mind that a new worker needs help that builds on what he or she now can ...
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rbST Safety Around the World
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-2/rbst-safety-around-world
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) ... Summary rbST has not been legislatively banned in any country because of human safety concerns. Currently, ... rbST is registered for commercial sale in 20 countries. In addition, 56 countries have confirmed that ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Extension Dairy Management Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The ... Ohio State University The Ugly Side: Milk Prices As I write this column in late November, the class III ... even with $3.50/bu corn. To compound the problem, I think that the futures markets might in fact be ...
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Harvest Alfalfa Based on Quality Goals
quality of alfalfa forage and high forage quality is critical to good performance in high producing ... the good newsyou can quickly and easily estimate the forage quality of alfalfa in your fields, and you ... the longest stem and the most mature stem in an alfalfa sample to estimate neutral detergent fiber ...
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Tail Docking of Dairy Cattle: Is it beneficial or a welfare issue?
cleanliness are warranted, as management decisions other than tail docking may play a more significant role in ... dairy cattle has become common in the United States. Farmers suggest that the practice of tail docking ... with the docking procedure, the possibility of chronic (long-term) pain in the tail stump, reduced ...
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Feeding Newborn Calves to Thrive in Cold Weather
The lower critical temperature for calves from birth to 7 days of age is 55°F. In other words, calves ... are housed in a clean, dry, draft-free environment. Maintenance means the calves neither gain nor ... nutrients to meet maintenance requirements, with the lower critical temperature in the 46° to 50°F range. ...
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Dealing With an Uncommon Feed Market
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-3/dealing-uncommon-feed-market
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, Ohio State University I recall just a few ... producers wouldn't mind still paying $250/ton for soybean meal. But the rapid changes in soybean and ... corn prices have opened many opportunities for judicious ingredient substitutions in dairy diets. There ...