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  1. Steps to Speed up Field Curing of Hay Crops

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/steps-speed-field-curing-hay-crops

    Some rain damage is not going to reduce the value much in that very mature forage. Before cutting ... in those short windows of opportunity between rains, and hopefully avoid overly mature stored ... conditioners) or show some mechanical abrasion (impeller conditioners). Some excellent guidelines for adjusting ...

  2. Managing Feed Costs for Lactating Cows

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-1/managing-feed-costs-lactating-cows

    Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Dairy Nutrition Specialist, Ohio State University (top of page) Feed costs ... composition (plus some quality indicators). Therefore, we stress the importance of monitoring the income over ... 1.6. Our goal is usually to increase DM intake, but if the intake increases without a response in milk ...

  3. 2010 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-12-issue-1/2010-tri-state-dairy-nutrition-conference

    21. The themes this year are Nutrition and Animal Health; Heifer Management; and Feeding Program ... Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference will be held April 20 & 21, 2010 at the Grand Wayne Center, Ft. ... Wayne, IN. The objective of the Conference is to disseminate current information on the nutrition and ...

  4. Multi State Dairy Beef Program Being Offered

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-2/multi-state-dairy-beef-program-being-offered

    a surplus of heifers to enter the herd. In an effort to manage heifer numbers and add value to bull calves, ... 5 at 12:00 p.m. EST, for a series titled “Management Considerations for Beef x Dairy Calves.” Dairy ... steers have been an important part of the beef supply chain for some time. This program will cover ...

  5. Dairying by the Numbers- A Challenge to be the Best: Summer Activities

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-13-issue-3/dairying-numbers-challenge-be-best-summer-activities

    a variety of management styles can land a farm in that top 20%.  A common thread, however, among farms we ... even enjoyable activity.  Here are some suggestions: Tracking crop and feed activities: Crop acres ... those bills come in, this is the easiest time to separate seed, fertilizer, and spray costs by crop, not ...

  6. Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-4/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    value added by some suppliers in the form of nutritional services, blending, terms of credit, etc. Also, ... April Frye White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... lower feed prices may provide some opportunity to recover from recent months. Table 1. Prices of dairy ...

  7. Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-2/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    some suppliers in the form of nutritional services, blending, terms of credit, etc. Also, there are ... type can vary considerably because of quality differences as well as non-nutritional value added by ... column. For example, your nutritionist might be using some molasses in your rations for reasons other than ...

  8. Key Mastitis Control Points for Best Milk Quality

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/key-mastitis-control-points-best-milk-quality

    cells per mL. Research studies have shown that milk SCC of equal or more than 200,000 per mL is ... a critical control point for milk quality, some milk purchasers are more rigorous than the official ... mammary gland health: (1) Feed and manage dry and prepartum cows to maintain proper body condition and ...

  9. Management Strategies for Limited Forage Supply on Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-4/management-strategies-limited-forage-supply-dairy

    Management of these aspects of feeding dairy cows will hopefully assist in your weathering of the 2019 forage ... forage yields and quality have been compromised for 2019. Thus, management strategies on the farm need to ... be initiated now to deal with these situations. Some suggestions include the following: Work with ...

  10. Collegiate Dairy Judging Goes Virtual

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-6/collegiate-dairy-judging-goes-virtual

    University As the powerhouse cow shows of the United States fell like dominoes, so did our opportunities for ... dairy judging contests. Without contests, some could assume that we would give in to the 2020 trauma. I ... we made provisions to practice and learn. Since July, some of us coaches kept discussing an online ...

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