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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
profitability at these nutrient prices, the Cow-Jones Index was used for average US cows weighing 1500 lb and ... CI Alfalfa Hay- 40 NDF 20 CP 150 RFV 210 263.233 225.063 301.403 289.744 251.574 327.914 Blood Meal, ...
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Foliar Fungicides for Corn Silage: A Benefit or an Expense?
with fungal infections is that they may bring high levels of mycotoxins into the feed, but ... practices for disease selecting a corn variety with high levels of disease resistance. At the time of ... concentrations in the ear. The ability to have high toxin level in the stalk means we will need to scout even ...
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Bring on the Heat
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-3/bring-heat
cows have a pretty large threshold – between 25 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit – meaning that below 25 or ... heat stress. Because of daily variability in humidity and temperature, the temperature-humidity index ... every 1 mph increase in wind speed. High-volume, low-speed fans or box fans are both options depending ...
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Time to Assess Forage Legume Stands
greater in wet, saturated clay soils with high shrink/swell potential that were exposed to rapid ... to green up. Wet soil conditions and widely fluctuating temperatures have presented tough conditions ... a concern in northeast Ohio and wherever heavy clay soils are present with poor drainage. Crops such as ...
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H2Ohio Cover Crop Usage
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-5/h2ohio-cover-crop-usage
reduction. Those practices are soil testing, variable-rate fertilization, subsurface nutrient application, ... NRCS Appendix A, including seed quality and testing requirements. 3. Seed mix must include a minimum of 50% of ... hand-in-hand with several of the BMP’s that H2Ohio uses, allowing for higher levels of control of the nutrient ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
$23.50/cwt, respectively. Class III milk closed higher than predicted for May at $24.42/cwt, with protein and ... To estimate profitability at these nutrient prices, the Cow-Jones Index was used for average US cows ...
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Establishing New Forage Stands
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-2/establishing-new-forage-stands
phosphorus should be at least 15 ppm for grasses and 25 ppm for legumes, while minimum soil potassium in ppm ... weed-free. Don’t overwork the soil. Too much tillage depletes moisture and increases the risk of surface ... a good window of opportunity when soils are dry enough. The outlook for this spring is for planting ...
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Winter Dairy Webinar Recordings
and can be viewed at your convenience on YouTube at the following links. Dairy Risk Management ... Programs for 2022: Dairy Margin Coverage and Dairy Revenue Protection Risk management is critical to any ... farm operation. There are two USDA subsidized programs available to dairy farmers to help manage risk ...
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Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course
https://butler.osu.edu/events/produce-safety-alliance-grower-training-course
course will cover basic produce safety; worker health, hygiene, and training; soil amendments; wildlife, ... farm; how to identify microbial risks, practices that reduce risks; how to begin implementing produce ...
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Over-the-Counter Antibiotics Will Require Veterinary Oversight (Rx) Beginning in June of 2023
medicine: “critically important,” “highly important,” or “important.” The FDA considers all antimicrobial ... antimicrobial use at the herd or flock level. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! Look for more ...