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  1. Fertility Management of Meadows and Pastures

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-3/fertility-management-meadows-and-pastures

    from legumes. For good yields of forage, soil P levels need to be maintained at 15 to 25 ppm (30 to 50 ... lb/acre). Potassium soil levels should be 125 to 200 ppm (250 to 400 lb/acre). On many livestock farms that ... commercial fertilizer application will not affect crop yields. Soil P levels of over 35 ppm and K levels of ...

  2. The Problems with Baking in Canning Jars!

    https://hamilton.osu.edu/news/problems-baking-canning-jars

    a low-oxygen environment. This, combined with baked goods high in moisture and low in acid, can support the ...

  3. Current 2024 US Dairy Outlook

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-1/current-2024-us-dairy-outlook

    amount of milk, a $9.50 margin in tier one will still be a good risk management strategy. There are a lot ... milk fat provide a great value, adding about $1.50/cwt to the statistically uniform price for farmers ... record low milk-to-feed margins and record high dairy margin coverage (DMC) payments. The milk to feed ...

  4. Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/current-dairy-industry-outlook-and-dairy-margin

    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 ...

  5. Seeding Perennial Forages in Late Summer

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-4/seeding-perennial-forages-late-summer

    30 to 50 ppm Mehlich-3 and for grasses 20 to 30 ppm Mehlich-3. The optimal soil potassium level is ... much tillage depletes soil moisture and increases the risk of soil crusting. Follow the "footprint ... and clovers should have a pH of 6.0 or above. The optimal soil phosphorus level for forage legumes is ...

  6. HPAI in Dairy Cattle: Facts for Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/resources/hpai-avian-influenza-dairy-cattle/facts-farms

    help mitigate risk. Currently, there are no vaccines, drugs, or feed additives available for purchase ...

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

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-3/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    $16.35/cwt, respectively.  Class III milk closing price for April was $15.50/cwt, with protein and butterfat ... Cow-Jones Index was used for average US cows weighing 1500 lb and producing milk with 3.9% fat and 3.2% ...

  8. Dairy Sustainability Part 2: Methane Mitigating Feed Additives

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-3/dairy-sustainability-part-2-methane-mitigating-feed

    States as of this writing. With over 30 feeding studies, 3-NOP has a rigorous and highly consistent body ... Summary of methane reduction potential and level of confidence in various feed additives. 1 Name Methane ... Reduction Potential Confidence in Efficacy 2 Monensin Low 5 Essential oils Low 2 3-NOP Very High ...

  9. Feeding High Ash Forages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-6/feeding-high-ash-forages

    greatest potential risk of high ash forages is ruminal or abomasal impaction. The soil particles that the ... concentrations decrease as plants mature and is greater in forages grown in soils that contain high ... magnesium should be fed in that situation. High potassium forages also increases the risk of milk fever when ...

  10. Safeguarding Your Herd: How Biosecurity Keeps Salmonella Dublin at Bay

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-1/safeguarding-your-herd-how-biosecurity-keeps

    a bacterial pathogen that presents a significant risk to both the dairy industry and human health. While there ... have the same biosecurity requirements. The level of biosecurity varies based on factors like herd ... are part of standard biosecurity procedures to reduce the risk of exposure to Salmonella and other ...

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