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  1. First Harvest of Forages is Just Around the Corner!

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-6/first-harvest-forages-just-around-corner

    Mark Sulc & Thomas E. Noyes The first harvest of forage crops is just around the corner, in fact orchardgrass for dairy cattle will be ready for harvest in the southern part of the state as soon as fields dry out, if it isn't ready already. First ...

  2. Common Questions Regarding Coliform Mastitis Vaccines

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-6/common-questions-regarding-coliform-mastitis-vaccines

    Dr. Joe Hogan Coliform mastitis vaccines have been commercially available throughout the US for several years. These vaccines are based on the immunization of cows with Gram-negative bacteria that have common core-antigens naturally exposed whereby the co ...

  3. Beyond the Law of Supply and Demand for Forages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-7/beyond-law-supply-and-demand-forages

    M.L. Eastridge and J.L. Firkins   Department of Animal Sciences The law of supply and demand apply to forages  large supply, low demand, low prices; low supply, high demand, high prices. On the other hand, marketability is another issue, especially with r ...

  4. Milk Price Outlook

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-8/milk-price-outlook

    Cam Thraen, Agricultural Economist  The announced Basic Formula Price (BFP) for June is $ 13.10 per cwt. for milk testing 3.5 percent butterfat. This price is up $2.22 over the May price and $2.36 higher than June 1997. The adjustment to the M/W base mont ...

  5. 15- Measures of Competitiveness

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-8/15-measures-competitiveness

    Ernest Oelker, Agriculture Agent This month: Total feed costs per hundredweight (cwt.) of milk sold Competitive Level: Less than $6.00 per cwt. of milk sold  (May range from below $5.00 to around $8.00, depending on feed prices) Calculation: Total cost of ...

  6. Tunnel Ventilation- Fad or Fan?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-9/tunnel-ventilation-fad-or-fan

    Richard Stowell   Extension Agricultural Engineer I have received numerous questions from dairy producers this year about tunnel ventilating freestall barns. Unfortunately, very little information is available on system and cow performance with these syst ...

  7. Milk Price Outlook

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-11/milk-price-outlook

    The announced Basic Formula Price (BFP) for the month is $16.04 per cwt. for milk testing 3.5 percent butterfat. This price is up $0.94 over the last month price and $3.21 higher than a year earlier. The current butterfat differential for is 27.3 cents. A ...

  8. 15 Measures of Competitiveness

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-11/15-measures-competitiveness

    You see mission statements everywhere these days. Is it just the current "thing" to do or is it an important tool for your business. Of course, I'm going to say it is an important tool! But why It is critical for the long-term success of yo ...

  9. Ohio's Dairy Industry is Turning it Around

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-11/ohios-dairy-industry-turning-it-around

    Out of forty producers who attended a mini conference on the future of the dairy industry in Ohio, forty stood-up to show their commitment to establishing a new association of progressive dairy producers in Ohio. The problem of a declining dairy industry ...

  10. Key Factors to Success

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-12/key-factors-success

    Don Rogers, a keynote speaker at the Ohio Dairy Conference, suggests 10 key factors for success in the dairy industry. 1. Herd size. It's not that you are big or small, but rather that you are sized to match your resources efficiently. Herds of less ...

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