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Dairy Management Workshops
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-3/dairy-management-workshops
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) A Risk ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
prices averaging $14.99/cwt in the first 6 months of the year and $15.50/cwt for 2015 in total. If you ... income will drop $7.22/cwt (31%) between March 2014 and January 2015. Meanwhile, the cost of feeding ... this $6.97/cwt is roughly $0.50 to $1.00/cwt less than what we estimate is required to pay all other ...
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Tail Docking of Dairy Cattle: Is it beneficial or a welfare issue?
and udder health and hygiene, thereby decreasing somatic cell count (SCC) and the risk of mastitis. ... tail docking. Tucker et al. (2001) found no difference in a commercial free-stall barn between cows ... no difference in SCC or intra-mammary infections between docked and intact dairy cows. These authors ...
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Labor Management Series: Farm Transition to Non-Family
and level of interest. The interview process resulted in a husband and wife both employed by the farm ... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Leadership Abilities 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Risk Orientation ...
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How to Prepare for an FDA or Third Party Plant Audit
https://foodindustries.osu.edu/events/how-prepare-fda-or-third-party-plant-audit
$7.50 per day. If parking on the OSU campus, a parking pass is required. Please do not make travel ... before April 19 to receive a partial refund. There is a $50 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given ...
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Beyond the Law of Supply and Demand for Forages
to forages large supply, low demand, low prices; low supply, high demand, high prices. On the other ... in the ration with nonforage feeds, even if supply is very limited and prices are quite high ...
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Selecting Corn Hybrids for Silage
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-1/selecting-corn-hybrids-silage
the sole criteria when selecting a hybrid. A high yielding hybrid will usually reduce the cost of the ... hybrids, but concentrations of NDF and starch are negatively correlated. Hybrids with high NDF ... (approximately 24 to 30%) to achieve good milk production and maintain the health of the cow. A hybrid with high ...
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Better Process Control School
https://foodindustries.osu.edu/events/better-process-control-school-0
Optional parking passes are $7.50 per day. If parking on the OSU campus, a parking pass is required. ... Cancellation Policy Cancellations must be received before March 6 to receive a partial refund. There is a $50 ...
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Heat Stress- Where Should You Start?
Mrs. Dianne Shoemaker, Dairy Extension Specialist, OSU Extension (top of page) "The highs ... will be higher and shorter (in duration); the lows will be lower and last longer than the highs ... observation: "...when prices are high, prepare for the lows...don't do anything stupid." ...
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The Costs of Nutrients and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
Midwest is once again under a blanket of snow. That’s good for restoring soil moisture in a region that ... historical 6-year average of about 10¢/Mcal, NEL is still a highly priced nutrient at 17.8¢/Mcal. In fact, ... a period of very high dietary energy and moderate protein prices. The cost of ne-NDF is currently ...