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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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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 ... expected 39 or less Consider stand replacement While assessing the stem density of a forage stand, take ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
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 ... partly due to less social distress. If your facilities allow, a separate first calf heifer group is ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
disinfection practices on any given day. Some things are difficult to control, for example, temperature and ... soap or detergent can remove residue that was left behind after rinsing/sweeping an area – some soaps ... heavily soiled areas; however, these should be used with caution. Some pathogens, like Salmonella, can be ...
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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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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
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 ... here to stay. Fortunately, the dairy industry has an encouraging story to tell. Some dairy farms are ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
can be helpful to compare the prices in Table 1 to the 5-year averages. With some lower reported feed ... value added by some suppliers in the form of nutritional services, blending, terms of credit, etc. Also, ... the “bargains” column. For example, your nutritionist might be using some molasses in your rations for ...
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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 ... planting “common” seed (variety not stated) usually proves to be a very poor investment, yielding less even ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
in the spring offers some advantages over applying manure before crops are planted. One advantage is ...