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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State ... Agency (FSA) office through April 29 th. The DMC program provided about $2.80/cwt of support in 2023 for ... the actual program margin from January 2021 through January 2024 with the projection for 2024. Over ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
State University and Dr. Gary Schnitkey, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University ... 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
Dr. Dwight Roseler, Adjunct Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ... is, “Why does it matter that cows bunch together?” When cows bunch together, it compromises ... ventilated or designed. Intervene as soon as bunching occurs, as once cows start to bunch, it is difficult to ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
metabolizable (MP) has increased since the January issue. It remains higher than the 5-year average ($0.44/lb) ... April F. White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... University Milk Prices In the January issue, the Class III milk future for March was $16.33/cwt. Class III ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
Dr. Kirby Krogstad, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ... to do anything about it? Dairy farmers and allied dairy industry partners are stepping up to the ... about the dairy system and its sources of greenhouse gas emission, about the emerging technologies that ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State ... state can present some difficult conditions for forages. Depending on the location and what type of ... the 2024 season. Assessment When making a stand assessment, it is important to not only make ...
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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State ... pH that allows for those nutrients to be taken up. Follow the Tri-state Soil Fertility ... are optimal in the 20-40 ppm range, while the range for legumes is 30-50 ppm. When it comes to ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
Drs. Samantha Locke, Alex Fonseca-Martinez, and Greg Habing, Department of Veterinary Preventive ... Medicine, The Ohio State University Cleaning and disinfection (C&D) practices are often laborious and ... disinfectants can be inactivated by soap. Note: it can be tempting to use pressure washers to efficiently clean ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
Glen Arnold, Extension Field Specialist for Manure Nutrient Management, The Ohio State University ... a boost to the emerging crop. It is difficult to know how much of the ammonium nitrogen in the dairy ... Facebook at: Ohio State Extension Environmental and Manure Management. Ohio State University Agronomics ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
April F. White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... University Milk Prices In the November issue, the Class III milk future for January was $16.38/cwt. Class ... $15.95/cwt with March at $16.33/cwt. Nutrient Prices It can be helpful to compare the prices in Table 1 to ...