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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 ...
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Ohio State Participates in the 2013 Midwest and National Dairy Challenge Programs
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Five Ohio State students participated in the Midwest Dairy Challenge, February 6-8, Manitowoc, WI and hosted by Lakeshore Technical College: Ashlee ...
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Dairy Markets and Policy Watch, August through October 2013
Dr. Cameron Thraen, State Extension Specialist, Dairy Markets and Policy, and John Newton, Ph.D. candidate, The Ohio State University Well, here we are again. The U.S. Senate passed its version of the farm bill, complete with all farm and nutrition provi ...
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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 There is no question that corn planting was a challenge throughout the corn belt this year. But, American farmers got it done and the c ...
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Handling Abrupt Changes in Silage Dry Matter Concentrations
Dr. Bill Weiss, Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist, and Lucien McBeth, former M.S. student, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Silages stored in bunker silos or opened bags can be exposed to rain and snow events which can abrup ...
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Northeast Ohio Dairy Survey Results Released
David Marrison, Extension Agriculture Educator, Ashtabula County, The Ohio State University A five county survey of dairy farms has been released by OSU Extension, Team Northeast Ohio, and county business development organizations. The survey collected d ...
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Make Plans for Immediate Forage Needs
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University With the drought in 2012 in many areas, forage supply at this point is very limited. Quality also was an issue in many situations, especially with ...
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An Investment to Build Upon: New “Dairy Freestall Housing and Equipment” Handbook Released
Mrs. Dianne Shoemaker, Field Specialist, Dairy Production Economics, Ohio State University Extension Thirty-five dollars. That would buy a summer’s worth of my favorite ice cream treats at the Dalton Dari-ette, or about 9 lb of peanut butter M&Ms. S ...
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Protecting Income Over Feed Cost Margin on U.S. Dairy Farms
Dr. Cameron Thraen, State Extension Specialist, Dairy Markets and Policy, John Newton, Ph.D. candidate, The Ohio State University, and Dr. Marin Bozic, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota Introduction The goal of ...
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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 A good portion of the corn harvested for silage in Ohio has now been chopped and ensiled. Early reports are that both yields and qualit ...