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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
2024 is projected to have margins above the $9.50/cwt level, many different domestic or international ... the first 5 million pounds of milk production history if producers enrolled at the $9.50/cwt margin ... level. Farms received 2 months of catastrophic payments when the margin fell below $4/cwt. Figure 1 shows ...
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2024 Second Quarter Fertilizer Prices Across Ohio
previous quarter with DAP up $50/ton and urea up $59/ton. This increase equates to an increase in price of ...
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Gardening for Conservation Webinar Series- Everyone Loves Free (plant) Food!
https://hamilton.osu.edu/events/gardening-conservation-webinar-series-everyone-loves-free-plant-food
soil health, build organic matter and keep valuable materials from the landscape. Come learn the basics ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
dairy herds over the last 50 years, the decline between the 2017 and 2022 Census of Agriculture was ... had 50-99 cows. Another 11,942 farms had milk cows on December 31, 2022 but had not sold any milk ... farms. Herds of 20-49 cows declined the most on a percentage basis, followed by herds of 50-99, 10-19, ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
standing, splashes manure on the udder, and elevates stress hormones. These changes increase risk of ... is 150 cows or less. Automated milking dairy farms with all cows in same pen will observe more social ... outside airflow can create a micro-environment in pens that initiate cow bunching. High stocking density ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
adding moisture to the soil that can enhance crop germination and emergence, especially if the weather ... soybeans. The seed is protected by an inch or more of soil. In university research the application of 10,000 ... soil surface and burying small corn plants or further burying seeds. Fields that are spring tilled are ...
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Wheat Planting Management Considerations for Fall 2023
than corn or soybean, and soil test levels should be maintained between 30-50 ppm (Mehlich-3 P) for ... optimum production (Table 1). Do not add phosphorus if soil test levels exceed 50 ppm. Soil potassium ... should be maintained at levels of 100-130 and 120-170 ppm (Mehlich-3 K) on sandy soils (CEC < ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-08/assessing-forage-stands-and-winter-damage
This is a more common problem in heavier clay soils and poorly draining soils. Warmer temperatures ... year can heave and expose the root system to a severe enough level that plants may not survive into ... or possibly a warm season forage such as sorghum, sudangrass, or sorghum-sudan as a high ...
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Cover Crop 'Til You Drop Field Day
https://agcrops.osu.edu/events/cover-crop-til-you-drop-field-day
Join The Ohio State University Extension, Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District, The ... waterqualityextension.osu.edu to stay up-to-date on this event! Soil and Water Management ...
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Narrow row corn- should we vary other management factors too?
nitrogen and fungicide. The trials were conducted from 2016-2018 in two sites (South Charleston, high yield ...