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Feed and Nutrient Costs in Dairy Production: Will it Get Any Worse?
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University The spot market for corn has broken the $7/bu mark; will it get any worse? If I could answer this question with 100% certainty, I would not be working for Ohio State… The fact ...
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MarketView...U.S. Dairy Outlook Brief March- May 2011
Dr. Cameron Thraen, State Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University The USDA Milk Production Report, released February 18, 2011, contains some interesting numbers and charts on the trend in milk production for the United States over the last 10 year ...
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Roundup Ready Alfalfa Available for Planting in 2011
Dr. Mark Sulc, Forage Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) pdf file In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the deregulation of Roundup Ready alfalfa after a 46 month environmental impact assessment process. The r ...
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Dietary Calcium and Magnesium Deficiency in Dry Cows
Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Nutrition Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) pdf file Subclinical and clinical milk fever (hypocalcemia) are common and expensive problems on many farms. Cows with hypocalcemia often require veterinary tre ...
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Wanted: Excellent Ohio Dairy Farms for 2010 Farm Financial Analysis
Ms. Dianne Shoemaker, Extension Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University Extension Total cost of production per cwt, feed cost per cwt, and net farm income per cow. These are important numbers for every farm as they monitor profitability, develop and moni ...
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Midwest Dairy Challenge Held in Menomonie, Wisconsin
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Dairy Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University The seventh Annual Midwest Dairy Challenge, which ran February 9-11, 2011, attracted 68 students from 16 universities and colleges to the event hosted by the University of Wiscon ...
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Feed and Nutrient Costs in Dairy Production: Where are we now?
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University Rain, rain, rain… When is it ‘gonna’ stop? As I write this column, Ohio is still getting more than its share of rain. The Southwest is under drought, while the Eastern Cornbel ...
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Evaluate the Total Amount of Corn-Derived Protein in Diets When Considering Using Distillers Grains
Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Nutrition Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University Variety is not only the spice of life, it also can increase milk yields and concentrations and yields of milk protein. Researchers at Michigan State University (Hollmann et ...
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Estimating Alfalfa NDF in the Field
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-13-issue-2/estimating-alfalfa-ndf-field
Dr. Mark Sulc, Forage Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University First harvest of alfalfa is fast approaching. Timely cutting is critical for obtaining high quality forage. For lactating dairy cows, the optimal NDF of pure alfalfa ranges from 35 to 4 ...
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Ohio State Participates in the 2011 North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Dairy Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University The 10th anniversary of the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge ® (NAIDC; http://dairychallenge.org) was March 31-April 2 in Hickory, NC. The contest attracted 127 col ...