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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
a decrease to $17.63/cwt in June. Nutrient prices It can be helpful to compare the prices in Table 1 to the ... canola meal. To estimate profitability at these nutrient prices, the Cow-Jones Index was used for average ... income over nutrient cost (IONC) for cows milking 70 lb/day and 85 lb/day was about $9.57 and $10.13/cwt, ...
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Establishing New Forage Stands
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-2/establishing-new-forage-stands
(https://forages.osu.edu/forage-management/soil-fertility-forages). Forages are more productive where soil pH is above 6.0, but for alfalfa it should be 6.5 to 6.8. Soil ... forage establishment in the spring. Make sure soil pH and fertility are in the recommended ranges. Follow ... the Tri-State Soil Fertility Recommendations ...
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Face-to-Face Again with the 2021 Ohio Dairy Challenge
Challenge provides the opportunity for students to experience the process of evaluating management practices ...
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Key Mastitis Control Points for Best Milk Quality
cells per mL. Research studies have shown that milk SCC of equal or more than 200,000 per mL is ... soil on the teats, and counts higher than 100 cfu/mL usually indicate poor milking practices, dirty ... clean water promotes normal rumen function, high feed intake, digestion, and nutrient absorption- ...
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Technology and Data Management on the Dairy Farm – Miniseries
robots, to sophisticated software….Farmers are increasingly using technology to make management decisions ... health, fertility, and environment. The decision to adopt a technology depends on factors such as ... management style, familiarity with computers, ease of use, type of housing system, and perceived benefit to ...
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Oats as a Late Summer Forage Crop
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-4/oats-late-summer-forage-crop
and total digestible nutrients (TDN) over the 4 planting dates across 3 rates of nitrogen with and ... digestible nutrients (TDN) in oats with different planting dates and nitrogen applications (T = fungicide ... with weed control, and improve seed to soil contact if drills are not closing the seed slot. Just keep ...
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Antibiotic Stewardship in Calves – Part 2
Therefore, if a couple of calves appear sick, take a look at calf management before heading to the medicine ...
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USDA Releases July Dairy Outlook
University Extension The United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA-ERS) ... Budgets available at: https://farmoffice.osu.edu/farm-management/farm-budgets, and the Ohio State ... https://farmprofitability.osu.edu/. Sources: USDA Economic Research Service Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook, July 2021 ...
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Gearing Up for Spring Planting
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-2/gearing-spring-planting
of all tractors that will be used. Service all tractors. Get any needed fertilizer on hand or order ... it to be spread as soon as the field is fit (hopefully you pulled a soil sample last fall, and if ... not, do it ASAP and send to the lab). Calibrate the fertilizer spreader. Buy the seed (including any ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
March is $16.18/cwt, followed by an increase to $17.20/cwt in April. Nutrient prices It can be helpful ... feeds, including soybean products this year. To estimate profitability at these nutrient prices, the ... protein. For January’s issue, the income over nutrient cost (IONC) for cows milking 70 lb/day and 85 lb/day ...