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Assessing Milk Price and Risk Management for 2023
consider is the DRP, which can be used to set a floor under your milk price at your cost of production or ... While it is recommended that you study milk futures and don’t cover your entire year’s production at the ... same time. If you had covered all of your 2023 production on Monday, September 26 th using Class III ...
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Ohio Dairy Producer Webinar Series
State University Extension The OSU Extension Dairy Team will be offering a series of webinars this ... increase in milk production coverage. Jason Hartschuh will be covering the Dairy Revenue Protection program ... which can be used to set a floor under your milk price. February 18: Milk Production, Demand, and Price ...
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Steps to Speed up Field Curing of Hay Crops
forage quality as the crop matures. As we keep waiting for perfect haymaking weather, we will reach the ... Some rain damage is not going to reduce the value much in that very mature forage. Before cutting ... long-lasting effects on hay crops. We’ve seen many fields where stand loss in wheel tracks led to lower forage ...
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Recognizing and Managing Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle
because it costs you money. Reduced feed intake, lowered milk production, poor reproduction, and increased ... people. Depending upon their level of production, temperatures as low as 65 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit can ... discomfort. These include physical appearance, respiration, body temperature, and milk production. Literature from ...
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Seeding Perennial Forages in Late Summer
Dr. Mark Sulc, Professor and Extension Forage Specialist, Department of Horticulture and Crop ... perennial forage stands or filling in seedings made this spring that have gaps. The primary risk with late ... summer forage seedings is having sufficient moisture for seed germination and plant establishment. The ...
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Summer Mastitis – Insights on cause, signs, and prevention
population from being out of control. Several synthetic pour-on products, such as permethrin and ... deltamethrin, are available to control flies. Those products that are to be applied along the back of the animal ... should be considered more frequently. Be aware of withdrawal time that varies among products (meat from ...
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Forage Planting – How to Do It Well
(https://forages.osu.edu/forage-management/soil-fertility-forages). Forages are more productive where soil pH is above 6.0, but for alfalfa, it should be 6.5 – 6.8. ... Dr. Mark Sulc, Professor and Extension Forage Specialist, Department of Horticulture and Crop ... cool-season forages, the other being late summer. The outlook for this spring is for probabilities of above ...
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Harvest Management of Sorghum Forages
Dr. Mark Sulc, Professor and Extension Forage Specialist, Department of Horticulture and Crop ... grasses, such as sudangrass, sorghum-sudangrass, forage sorghum, pearl millet, and teff grass, are being ... used as additional sources of forage on dairy farms. This article discusses harvest and grazing ...
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Use 2022 Profitability As a Catalyst for Retirement Savings
products. Additionally, operations may have seen increased revenue due to cash grain sales, in spite of ...
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USDA ERS Dairy Outlook: May 2022
of inventory and production numbers. Compared to March 2020, U.S. milk production was 0.5% lower in ... previous month but 87,000 fewer than the inventory in March 2021. Compared to March 2021, milk production ... essential formula nutrients needed. Demand for lactose and whey protein concentrate (WPC) products that meet ...