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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
forage stand. When looking to control a weed problem, for post-emergence application, be sure to ... 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
effectiveness in winter conditions. How Much C&D is Enough? If you want your C&D to be successful, ... protocols may work best for your herd. However, here are some tips to make sure the disinfectant you choose ... disinfection practices on any given day. Some things are difficult to control, for example, temperature and ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
forage field, winter damage may be a major concern, particularly for forages with taproots like alfalfa. ... Stands should be assessed carefully during spring green-up for concerns, such as heaving and crown and ... 4-5 times for an area of 20-25 acres. When scouting, the more samples or locations assessed the more ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
we can all enjoy. As a dairy farmer, take time now to get the barns in order for summer time. Keep ... that before. Unsure of what to do, he gets in the pen and separates the cows, only to find the same ... comfortable barns. I enjoy watching cows and have learned to be a keen observer of dairy cows. My teachers of ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
manure at an angle across the field. The field needs to be firm enough to support the drag hose to avoid ... turns off dry. As soon as a field is planted, the manure can be applied. This is true for both corn and ... corn or soybeans. If the crops are emerging, manure can still be applied to corn but not soybeans. ...
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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
year. As you look over your farm’s data, be sure to evaluate if your milk solids are keeping up with ... Percentages of milk fat and solids from 2018 to 2024. U.S. milk prices are being supported by strong domestic ... demand for butter products lead to a 68 million pound import increase in January 2024 over January 2023. ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
footprint while also returning value to the farm-gate. This article series aims to get us on the same page ... how they are being bought and sold, and what that means for the dairy farms and the dairy industry. ... First, we need to get some context on the dairy carbon story and the current dairy carbon emissions ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
their operation to qualify for payments, a payment per cow could be made to all dairy farms up to the ... from low returns to producing milk is much more acute for smaller herds, as the larger percent decline ... size. The difference between year-to-year change in feed cost and total cost per cwt has been minimal for ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
$3.10/lb, respectively. The rising price of milk fat continues to negatively impact protein price. For this ... issue, the Class III future for April is $15.72/cwt, returning in May to $16.35/cwt. Nutrient Prices It ... can be helpful to compare the prices in Table 1 to the 5-year averages. With some lower reported feed ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
$15.95/cwt with March at $16.33/cwt. Nutrient Prices It can be helpful to compare the prices in Table 1 to ... is about $9.32 and $9.79/cwt, respectively. Both values are expected to be profitable even though ... for the cost of replacements or dry cows, or for profitability changes related to culling cows. Table ...