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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
Dr. Carl Zulauf, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, The Ohio ... State University and Dr. Gary Schnitkey, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University ... example, MacDonald, J. M., J. Law, and R. Mosheim, July 2020). The 2022 Census of Agriculture confirms ...
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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
potassium, the optimal range is 100-130 ppm for sandy soils with a cation exchange capacity (CEC) less than ... test and that the variety is well suited to our region. The forage stand is a multiyear crop, so ... planting “common” seed (variety not stated) usually proves to be a very poor investment, yielding less even ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
form biofilms within 48 hours. Currently, very few disinfectants have been tested to determine their ... a disinfectant has been tested against in the lab and found effective. Double check to make sure the ... products- like bleach- can lose strength over time. Test strips are available for most disinfectants to ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
expected 39 or less Consider stand replacement While assessing the stem density of a forage stand, take ... crown and root. The table below can help you rate crowns. A healthy stand will have less than 30% of ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
partly due to less social distress. If your facilities allow, a separate first calf heifer group is ... is 150 cows or less. Automated milking dairy farms with all cows in same pen will observe more social ... less air and will create areas of the barn that do not offer airflow. Remove pen pack manure as extra ...
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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
or 76,000 head less than the year prior in January of 2023. Heifer inventories do not show a rapid ... demand; however, our dairy products are less competitive on the international market. Our strong domestic ...
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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 ... agriculture, there are many structures that are easily damaged in tornados or straight-line winds. Grain bins ...
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You can support the creation of a new 4-H project book!
https://ohio4h.org/march-2024/you-can-support-creation-new-4-h-project-book
purchase at a fraction of the cost required to create the book. Donations will also fund pilot testing of ...
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Calendar of events
https://ohio4h.org/march-2024/calendar-events
—3-7 p.m. The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) ... will host the second annual “We Grow Scientists” event at Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources ...
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New volunteers inducted into the Ohio 4-H Hall of Fame
https://ohio4h.org/march-2024/new-volunteers-inducted-ohio-4-h-hall-fame
their accomplishments in agriculture with a wider audience. Kathleen Smith, Medina County Thanks to ...