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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
10,000 gallons per acre of dairy manure has not negatively impacted crop germination and emergence on ... dairy manure to newly planted corn and soybeans. Applying dairy manure to fields after crops are planted ... in the spring offers some advantages over applying manure before crops are planted. One advantage is ...
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Severe Weather on the Farm
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-thru%C2%A0-seasons-2024/severe-weather-farm
the corn belt to get crops planted. With today’s agricultural equipment, every pass in the field may ... weather. This could be a pop-up thunderstorm, a flash flood, or even a tornado. These chances increase for ... new to farmers. Weather is what dictates everything from when fieldwork can be done to how well crops ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
state can present some difficult conditions for forages. Depending on the location and what type of ... Foot Expected Result or Action Over 55 Stem density is not yield-limiting 40-55 Some yield reduction is ... susceptible to disease and the stress of heaving accumulates over the lifespan of the crop, lowering the yield ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
can negatively impact disinfectants. If temperatures are predicted to rise throughout the day, ... concentration and contact times will negatively impact C&D. Unfortunately, there is no perfect cleaning and ... disinfection practices on any given day. Some things are difficult to control, for example, temperature and ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
$3.10/lb, respectively. The rising price of milk fat continues to negatively impact protein price. For this ... can be helpful to compare the prices in Table 1 to the 5-year averages. With some lower reported feed ... Bargains At Breakeven Overpriced 41% Cottonseed meal Corn silage Whole cottonseed Blood meal Distillers ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
not plant corn crops close to free stall barns. Researchers speculated that internal barn airflow is ... dairy consulting, I have observed some unusual bunching behavior of dairy cows in well managed and ... is an indicator of some external stressor not initiated or solicitated by the farmer. Why do cow’s ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
footprint while also returning value to the farm-gate. This article series aims to get us on the same page ... First, we need to get some context on the dairy carbon story and the current dairy carbon emissions ... no net-effect on the climate system; some have described this as being equivalent to “warming ...
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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
test and that the variety is well suited to our region. The forage stand is a multiyear crop, so ... in the first or second year and having shorter stand life. Companion Crops: Select forages and forage ... mixes that will meet desired production. Direct seedings without a companion crop will allow for 2-3 ...
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Adapting Stormwater Management to Extreme Weather
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
during 2017-2022?” One factor was huge losses occurring over an extended period of time. Since the ... difference between the US average all milk price received by farms and the cost of feeds (corn, soybean meal, ... herd. In essence, DMC payment per cwt could be higher than 100% for smaller dairy herds. Create a new ...