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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State ... Recommendations (https://forages.osu.edu/forage-management/soil-fertility-forages). Phosphorus levels for grass ... nutrients in the soil, if pH isn’t taken care of the forage will not be as productive. Most forages are ...
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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 ... the first 5 million pounds of milk production history if producers enrolled at the $9.50/cwt margin ... however, risk management is still critical. For tier-one coverage, there is currently a guaranteed margin ...
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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 ... grasses and clover to extend the production of the forage for a few years. Another option is terminating ...
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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 ... from farm to farm. A farm’s greenhouse gas footprint is especially dependent on the manure management ...
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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 ... production, health, and welfare of the animals. Bunching increases heat stress of the affected cows, increases ... lameness, reduces ruminations and feed intake, and results in subsequent loss in milk production that is ...
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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 ... microorganisms that cause the most problems in your herd are covered. Actively manage your disinfectants. Some ...
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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 ... Facebook at: Ohio State Extension Environmental and Manure Management. Ohio State University Agronomics ...
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Julia Wins 1st Place at the GRS in the PhD Proposal Category
https://hcs.osu.edu/news/julia-wins-1st-place-grs-phd-proposal-category
quality and production. Using that data as well as chemical analysis data related to flavor that another ...
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Jonathan Wins 3rd Place at the GRS in the MS Proposal Category
https://hcs.osu.edu/news/jonathan-wins-3rd-place-grs-ms-proposal-category
different planting dates, and nitrogen application rates, affect wheat production. More specifically, ...
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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 ... https://www.ers.U.S.da.gov/data-products/commodity-costs-and-returns.aspx Zulauf, C., G. Schnitkey, K. Swanson, and N. Paulson. November 22, 2021. US Dairy Market and ...