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  1. Feeding for Milk Components

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/feeding-milk-components

    solids, especially yields of fat and protein to improve farm profitability. In a recent survey (Nichols, ... 2023), benchmarking information from 35 Michigan and Indiana Holstein dairy farms was collected. The ... average herd size was 452 cows with herd size ranging from 90 to 2,000 cows and eight of the dairy farms ...

  2. Preparing Your Dairy Herd for the Fall Football Season

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-5/preparing-your-dairy-herd-fall-football-season

    rearview mirror for most Midwest dairy farms, and the best coaches prepare their cow herd, facilities ... prepare.  Day Length The most consistent research response many university and farm data in the northern ...

  3. Powering Your Farm with Solar Electric

    https://energizeohio.osu.edu/farm-solar-energy-development

    2020- Solar On A Farm: Economics March 2014- Swine Facility with Rooftop Solar July 2014- Financial ... a remote energy source.  Over the last decade, high cost have limited the widespread adoption of on-farm PV ... the fuel is free. According to the 2009 On-Farm Renewable Energy Production Survey, solar projects are ...

  4. Methane Mitigation Strategies for Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-6/methane-mitigation-strategies-dairy-farms

    in context of a LCA. Thus, further research should focus on evaluating total GHG emissions using an ... LCA for individual farms and geographical regions. b) Dietary lipid supplementation has been shown to ... supplementation. Further research is needed to identify cost-effective fat sources fed at the appropriate level ...

  5. Over-the-Counter Antibiotics Will Require Veterinary Oversight (Rx) Beginning in June of 2023

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/over-counter-antibiotics-will-require-veterinary

    By June of 2023, all medically important antibiotics currently available at most feed or farm supply ... drugs over the counter at their local farm supply store.  To continue using medically important ... livestock/animals, and your farm operation. This veterinarian is referred to as your Veterinarian of Record (VoR), ...

  6. Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Crops

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/using-dairy-manure-newly-planted-crops

    18,250 132.8 122.9 The results of this five-year research study suggest corn could be side-dressed or ... and this can make for a better wheatlage harvest. Using drop nozzles, some dairy farms make a 2 nd ...

  7. Use 2022 Profitability As a Catalyst for Retirement Savings

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-5/use-2022-profitability-catalyst-retirement-savings

    Extension Typically as we move into the final quarter of the year, farm managers will start to examine their ... financial records in order to estimate the potential net farm income for the year and make plans on how to ... For many farm managers, it typically means prepaying expenses for the upcoming year or by investing in ...

  8. Considering Dairy Farm Construction in 2023?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/considering-dairy-farm-construction-2023

    Extension Remodeling existing facilities to improve cow comfort can improve the longevity and production of ... has been 2 inches of assessable water trough perimeter per cow, but recent research has shown this ... ft, but newer research shows that when these fans are pointed correctly for cooling while cows are ...

  9. Upcoming Dairy Youth Events

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/upcoming-dairy-youth-events

    Saturday, April 2023, Wooster, OH For 10 different years, Dairy Palooza has offered a wonderful educational ... learn. It will be held on a Saturday during late April in the Wooster area. Additional information will ...

  10. USDA ERS Dairy Outlook: January 2023

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/usda-ers-dairy-outlook-january-2023

    University Extension The United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA ERS) ... Moving Forward Early indications are that 2023 will be a challenging year for dairy farms. While there ...

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