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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
where there are known weed problems. Chemical control can be used to manage a variety of weeds, but be ... opportunities scarce. To take advantage of those short planting windows, the following are items to consider to ... forages with the best starting conditions you can by providing sufficient available nutrients and a soil ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
assessment is completed, if renovations are needed there are a couple of options. Stands can be improved with ... crown and root. The table below can help you rate crowns. A healthy stand will have less than 30% of ... crowns rating 3 or 4 and no crowns in the count rating 5, which are dead plants. Once a stand ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
barns during late afternoon each day and be a “cow whisperer”. What are your cows telling you? If they ... are standing more and bunching even in small groups or standing near a waterer or drinker, then ... The dairy farmer will look over the cow pen and notice the cows are bunched up and huddled into a big ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
relative humidity can impact the success of your hygiene practices. However, there are strategies you can ... pathogens you are most concerned with. Discuss with your veterinarian what disinfectants and C&D ... protocols may work best for your herd. However, here are some tips to make sure the disinfectant you choose ...
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Holbrook, Ramirez, Van Fleet Named CFAES Distinguished Seniors
https://acel.osu.edu/news/holbrook-ramirez-van-fleet-named-cfaes-distinguished-seniors
a degree in agriscience education. There were 23 seniors selected for this award across CFAES. ACEL was ...
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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
year. As you look over your farm’s data, be sure to evaluate if your milk solids are keeping up with ... levels, it is time to investigate why. There are many reasons why milk fat may not be increasing, ... program premium. All current indications are for stronger milk prices in 2024 and lower feed costs; ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
there are reasons that a feed might be a very good fit in your feeding program while not appearing in ... and $10.61/cwt, respectively. Both values are higher than the January estimates and are expected to be ... March 15, 2024 are presented in Table 2. Detailed results for all 26 feed commodities are reported. The ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
a profound decline, even within the context of the long-standing decline in dairy herds. The economic ... decline stands out. A question that emerges from Figure 4 is, “What caused higher exits from dairy farming ... size that exist in US milk production (see Figure 6). Economies of size are much greater for non-feed ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
to do anything about it? Dairy farmers and allied dairy industry partners are stepping up to the ... will enable us to reduce enteric methane emissions from cattle, and discuss what carbon credits are ... , how they are being bought and sold, and what that means for the dairy farms and the dairy industry. ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
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 ... corn or soybeans. If the crops are emerging, manure can still be applied to corn but not soybeans. ...