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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
Stands should be assessed carefully during spring green-up for concerns, such as heaving and crown and ... aboveground observations by way of a stem count but to also dig up plant samples and assess the below-ground ... 4-5 times for an area of 20-25 acres. When scouting, the more samples or locations assessed the more ...
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EPN Signature Earth Day Event- Monday, April 22, 2024: Eat This Earth Day! Ohio's Native Plants for Food
Extension) as well as interactive exhibits with guest appearances by Steve Matthews, James Mann, Amy Stone, ... opportunity to interact with Ohio State Environment and Natural Resource senior capstone project posters as ... well as National Science Foundation EmPOWERment trainee sustainability research project posters. Don’t ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
picture. How Much Carbon Does the U.S. Dairy Industry Emit? “Carbon” is actually carbon dioxide equivalents ... as US Dairy has committed itself, is defined as the point where anthropogenic (from human activity) ... no net-effect on the climate system; some have described this as being equivalent to “warming ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
stomach to consume grass and bunch together as a herd. Herd animals stay together as a group with a social ... the African safari grass will bunch together as a predator cheetah approaches the herd. This is ... prey. We don’t have cheetahs in our dairy barns as a threat to our cows, but the response to stress is ...
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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
University Extension As soil temperatures rise and the chances of a morning frost decline, the window to ... nutrients in the soil, if pH isn’t taken care of the forage will not be as productive. Most forages are ... lime and maybe planting an annual grass for forage in the interim. As for nitrogen fertilization, an ...
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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
events could affect this projection by either increasing feed costs or lowering milk price. As a risk ... production trend for the year as season herds and the spring flush begins. The January 2024 milk production ... solids concentrations have been steadily increasing as shown in Figure 2. Milk fat percentage has ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
profitable. As a word of caution, these estimates of IONC do not account for the cost of replacements or dry ... roasted soybeans Hominy Alfalfa hay- 40% NDF Tallow Wheat middlings Feather meal As coined by Dr. ... within a commodity type can vary considerably because of quality differences, as well as non-nutritional ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
turns off dry. As soon as a field is planted, the manure can be applied. This is true for both corn and ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
of the net return above the economic cost of producing milk as computed by USDA, ERS (US Department ... from low returns to producing milk is much more acute for smaller herds, as the larger percent decline ... the year-to-year change in total cost for the herds. As herd size declines, the difference between the ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
disinfection! Organic material, such as manure or feed residue, that are left on surfaces can interact with ... biofilms that would interfere with disinfectants. Just make sure to rinse away any product used, as ...