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DROUGHT CONCERNS: BEWARE OF NITRATES!
William P. Shulaw DVM, Extension Veterinarian; Kent H. Hoblet DVM, Extension Veterinarian; Diane F. Gerken DVM, Veterinary Toxicologist. Drought Concerns Reminiscent of 1988, we are facing possible problems with feeding drought-stressed plants and poten ...
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ROASTED SOYBEANS AND COPPER INCREASE SPONTANEOUS OXIDIZED MILK FLAVOR
Jennifer S. Timmons, M. S., Donald L. Palmquist, Ph.D. Department of Animal Sciences Ration composition of lactating cows has been altered over recent years to supply the energy required to support enhanced milk production. One way to accomplish this is ...
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Now that the Forages are Harvested
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-7/now-forages-are-harvested
Maurice Eastridge, Ph.D. The Ohio State University Department of Animal Sciences Sum up the quantity of forage available on the farm (supply) and determine tons needed until next harvest season (demand) to identify if hay will need be to purchased ...
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Handling Dairy Manure
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-7/handling-dairy-manure
Richard Stowell, Ph..D. Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering A progressive dairy producer must consider ways of handling and managing manure that will prove reliable, efficient and economical into the coming years. Unfortunately, ...
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CORN SILAGE FEEDING MANAGEMENT
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-8/corn-silage-feeding-management
Thomas E. Noyes The Ohio State University Extension, Extension Agent Wayne County Corn silage is being fed at a higher percentage of the forage dry matter today as compared to years ago. There is good reason for this as todays cows are capable of higher l ...
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SHOULD I USE BST OR GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS? WHETHER OR NOT I USE GENETIC ENGINEERING, HOW WILL IT AFFECT FARMING AND THE DAIRY INDUSTRY?
Jim Skeeles The Ohio State University Extension, Extension Agent Lorain County Genetically engineered products are not new. Firmer and longer keeping tomatoes were one of the first genetically engineered products. The controversial, genetically engineered ...
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TRAINING NEW EMPLOYEES FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND LONGEVITY ON YOUR FARM
Ernie Oelker The Ohio State University, Extension Agent Trumbull County Who ever heard of training a dairy farm employee? Don't you just hire people who already have the skills and experience that you need? Perhaps not. It appears that candidates for ...
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AND THE WINNER OF THE 2005 DARWIN AWARD IS...
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-9/and-winner-2005-darwin-award
Normand St-Pierre, Ph.D. The Ohio State University Summary The Darwin Awards go annually to people who have shown incredible, stupid behavior and an apparent complete disregard for basic common sense. The human species is better served by having their gen ...
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TRAINING DAIRY FARM WORKERS
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-1/training-dairy-farm-workers
Introduction What do you like to do that you don't do well Easy question for most people! Nothing! Now imagine having your first job on a dairy farm and not knowing how to do what you have been hired to do. Most people gain more satisfaction from doi ...
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A Few Tactical Changes to Improve Your Bottom-Line
Normand St-Pierre Department of Animal Sciences We all know that current milk prices are... well... dismal. And there are no sign of much relief on that front anytime soon. But milk price is only one component of the net income equation. The number of c ...