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  1. Harvest Management of Sorghum Forages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/harvest-management-sorghum-forages

    used as additional sources of forage on dairy farms. This article discusses harvest and grazing ... shown here agree with a study conducted by researchers at Cornell University (Kilcer et al., 2005), who ... of water that must be evaporated for ensiling as yields increase. The Cornell researchers stated that ...

  2. Assessing Calf Death Losses in a Beef-Dairy Crossbreeding Program

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/assessing-calf-death-losses-beef-dairy-crossbreeding

    detection. Pregnant first-calf heifers were moved to the farm ~45 days prior to calving. All replacement ... heifers were raised on-site at a different facility. Pregnancy diagnosis was performed weekly for cows (32 ... farms because personnel are trying to catch up from any unfinished work from the previous weekend or ...

  3. Considering Corn Silage Cost of Production

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-2/considering-corn-silage-cost-production

    Dianne Shoemaker, Dairy Farm Management Field Specialist, Ohio State University Extension The cost ... farms and years. For example, in 2019 the 33 Ohio Farm Business Analysis corn silage enterprises ... impact cost of production and subsequently feed costs.  When dairy farms participate in the Ohio Farm ...

  4. Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-3/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    dairy farms, May 25, 2021. Economic Value of Feeds Results of the Sesame analysis for central Ohio on ... breakeven (predicted) and 75% confidence limits of 26 feed commodities used on Ohio dairy farms, May 25, ... 4. Prices of dairy nutrients using the 5-nutrient solution for Ohio dairy farms, May 25, 2021.     ...

  5. Creeping Towards Harvest

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/creeping-towards-harvest

    of silage. Two other research studies also concluded that raising the cutter bar height from 14 to 20 ...

  6. Milk Production of Ohio Dairy Herds (2016 through 2020)

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-3/milk-production-ohio-dairy-herds-2016-through-2020

    milk, especially for the individual farmer, because the income of the dairy farm depends on this source ... within a farm. The income over feed costs (IOFC) and feed costs per hundred of milk are important ...

  7. Dairy Numbers Considered: A look at 2019 and 2020

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-1/dairy-numbers-considered-look-2019-and-2020

    Dianne Shoemaker, Dairy Farm Management Specialist, Ohio State University Extension The first half ... AMP is comparable to the average milk price received by farms in the 2019 Ohio Farm Business Summary, ... Milk Price 18.72 18.18 US All Milk Price 18.60 18.30 Actual, on-farm milk prices vary from farm to farm ...

  8. Steps to Speed up Field Curing of Hay Crops

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/steps-speed-field-curing-hay-crops

    to avoid excessive leaf loss. Research studies and experience have proven that drying forage in wide ...

  9. Ohio Dairy Challenge, November 2019

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-6/ohio-dairy-challenge-november-2019

    management practices on a dairy farm and to interact with representatives in the dairy industry. The program ... to four individuals. Veterinary and graduate students are invited to attend the farm visit and ... participate in a meeting later in the evening with the contest judges to discuss observations on the farm. The ...

  10. Technology and Data Management on the Dairy Farm – Miniseries

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-1/technology-and-data-management-dairy-farm-%E2%80%93

    on farms. Dairy farming has evolved greatly over the last few decades. If there was ever an industry ... in need of new technologies to become leaner and greener, it’s dairy farming. Many different kinds of ... production, and on-farm efficiencies. According to dairy tech expert Dr. Jeffrey Bewley, “technology can help ...

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