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The Importance of Knowing Dry Matter Concentration When Buying (or Selling) Feeds
Dr. Bill Weiss, Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University A new article has been published as a Dairy Issues Briefs (DIBS # 28-13) titled “The Importance of Knowing Dry Matter Concentration When Buying (or Selling) Feeds”. It can ...
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Market and Policy Watch June- August 2013
Dr. Cameron Thraen, State Extension Specialist, Dairy Markets and Policy, The Ohio State University In mid-May, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry passed a Farm Bill with a 15-5 vote. The full bill moved to the Senate floor ...
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The Costs of Nutrients and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Extension Dairy Management Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Until the crops are in, feed markets will be highly reactive to Chinese buying rumors, dry or rainy spells, phases of the moon... This ...
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Release of Columbo Dairy Software
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-15-issue-3/release-columbo-dairy-software
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Extension Dairy Management Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Columbo is computer software that calculates the optimal forage sampling program in dairy herds. Based on 12 inputs, such as herd size a ...
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Effect of Milking Personnel Performance and Turnover on Milk Losses in Dairy Herds
Dr. Gustavo M. Schuenemann, Extension Dairy Veterinarian, The Ohio State University Background- It is common to observe large within-herd variation in milking personnel performance (MPP) and turnover (TO) over time. Assessing work team performance, resolu ...
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What Do Your Cull Cows’ Records Show?
Jason Hartschuh, ANR Program Coordinator Crawford County, The Ohio State University Extension Can you look over your cull cow records from 2012 and tell when and why cows are leaving your farm? If accurate records were kept, it can help you make managemen ...
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Milk Production for Ohio Dairy Herds
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University It is always important to monitor the yield of milk and the composition of milk, especially for the individual farmer, because the income of the da ...
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Goodlatte-Scott vs. the Dairy Security Act: Shared Potential, Shared Concerns and Open Questions
John Newton, Cameron S. Thraen, Marin Bozic, Mark W. Stephenson, Christopher Wolf, and Brian W. Gould; Midwest Program on Dairy Markets and Policy- 2013 Farm Bill Dairy Analysis Group Executive Summary This paper reports our analysis to-date o ...
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Western Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rents 2012-13
Dr. Barry Ward, Leader Production Business Management, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics (AEDE), The Ohio State University Extension Ohio cropland varies significantly in its production capabilities and cropland values an ...
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Buckeye Dairy Club’s 2013 Annual Reception
Jacquelyn Sherry, President, Buckeye Dairy Club On Saturday, April 20, 2013, the Buckeye Dairy Club held its first annual reception at the home of John and Bonnie Ayars in Mechanicsburg, Ohio with about 60 people in attendance. In prior years, the Club an ...