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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
Dr. Kirby Krogstad, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ... to do anything about it? Dairy farmers and allied dairy industry partners are stepping up to the ... about the dairy system and its sources of greenhouse gas emission, about the emerging technologies that ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
Dr. Dwight Roseler, Adjunct Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ... The dairy farmer will look over the cow pen and notice the cows are bunched up and huddled into a big ... group of cows a couple hours later all bunched up again. I know dairy farmers that have a “cow ...
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New Factsheet: Avian Influenza Detected in Dairy Cattle
the front page of our web site: https://dairy.osu.edu/ ... A new factsheet on “ Avian Influenza Detected in Dairy Cattle ” has been developed and posted on ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
pressure for fewer dairy herds is abating but remains notable. An important question is, “What role did ... decline stands out. A question that emerges from Figure 4 is, “What caused higher exits from dairy farming ... significance. The 2014 farm bill authorized a Dairy Margin Protection Program that made payments when the margin ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
April F. White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... cows, or for profitability changes related to culling cows. Table 1. Prices of dairy nutrients for Ohio ... dairy farms, March 15, 2024. Economic Value of Feeds Results of the SESAME™ analysis for central Ohio on ...
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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 ... In recent years, dairy farmers and commercial manure applicators have been moving towards applying ... dairy manure to newly planted corn and soybeans. Applying dairy manure to fields after crops are planted ...
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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 ... University Extension Dairy margin coverage (DMC) sign-up is currently underway at your local Farm Service ... history. Figure 1. Actual and forecasted dairy margin coverage. In March, USDA raised the 2024 all-milk ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
Medicine, The Ohio State University Cleaning and disinfection (C&D) practices are often laborious and ... disinfect starting with the youngest animals moving to the oldest. In lactating barns, scrape beds before ... spread further with pressure washing and can cause animal and human health concerns. Let areas/equipment ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
April F. White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... 1. Prices of dairy nutrients for Ohio dairy farms, January 12, 2024. Economic Value of Feeds Results ... confidence limits of 26 feed commodities used on Ohio dairy farms, January 12, 2024. For convenience, Table ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State ...