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Corn Hybrid Selection for Disease Management
have DON toxins from both the grain and the stalk. There is no correlation between high amounts of DON ... 1 ppm and 7 averaged less than 0.5 ppm. Under high disease pressure such as inoculation, no hybrid is ... than in 2024. Of the 80 hybrids submitted for evaluation, 24 of them had DON levels greater than 5 ppm ...
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Federal Order Reform Passed in All 11 Federal Orders: Considerations for FMMO 33 Milk Prices
greater than $8.00/cwt; any time the class spread is over $1.50/cwt, this change will increase Class ... increased $0.50/cwt. These changes may impact how you use market-based tools in the future to manage risk ... between processors. While these recommendations were back-tested to determine their consequence, only time ...
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Dairy Margin Coverage and Dairy Risk Management for 2025
management, the time between the amount of your milk check and risk based on Class III or Class IV prices ... to manage these risks in 2025 can help protect your operation from volatility. Dairy Margin Coverage ... manage both milk price risk and feed cost risk together. This program allows producers to protect their ...
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Rumen Acidosis in Dairy Cattle – A Cause for Concern?
depressed below optimal levels. RA can be acute (observable symptoms such as off feed, lethargic) or ... fed cattle. Remember, lush pasture has high concentrations of digestible carbohydrates that can reduce ... digestion by up to 30%. By these definitions, SARA is highly prevalent in dairy cattle – up to 33% of dairy ...
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Dairy Dollars: Feed Prices, Nutrient Costs, and Milk Income
costs of feedstuffs on a local level. Since November, the overall price of feedstuffs has increased in ... (176- 235) Bakery byproduct meal, $/ton 150 (124- 176) Beet sugar pulp, dried, $/ton 191 (175- 208) ... in Table 2 is estimated using the Cow-Jones Index. The prediction formula uses a 1500 lb cow, ...
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Hidden Defenses: How Cows Fight Disease
annual losses. As a producer, you do everything in your power to mitigate disease risks in your ... a set of highly organized and calculated survival mechanisms that have been evolutionarily favored for ... overall metabolism by 30-50%, creating more stress on the cow if this response is prolonged. Depression ...
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Property Owners and Unidentified Drones
imprisonment, depending upon the risk of harm resulting from the endangerment. 2. Shooting a drone can create ... safety risks and potential civil liability. The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) and other aviation ... intentionally harms a drone not only creates this safety risk but also opens up the possibility of being liable ...
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Update on the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Germany
immediately to your herd veterinarian for further examination and testing. The only way to tell if the ... blisters are caused by the FMD virus is through laboratory testing. How can FMD be prevented from entering ...
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Fall Forage Management
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-4/fall-forage-management
K 2 O. The recommended soil test ranges for phosphorus and potassium are 30 to 50 ppm and 120 to 170 ppm ... a high level of precision between sampling years so that you can accurately track your progress. Whether ... growth in the spring. We have to begin any soil discussion with a reminder to soil test. As you implement ...
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Using Antibiotics on Your Dairy Farm? How to Monitor for Improved Practices
risk of infection or those with existing infections, such as high somatic cell counts (SCC). On some ... serious health issues. Responsible use of antimicrobials minimizes the risk of resistant infections, ... protects animal welfare, and improves treatment outcomes. Monitoring antibiotic use at the farm level is ...