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  1. Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Crops

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/using-dairy-manure-newly-planted-crops

    corn or soybeans. An application of 10,000 to 12,000 gallons per acre of dairy manure to newly planted ... damage from both the manure and the drag hose. For corn, it is becoming common to make two dairy manure ... application is anytime up to the V4 stage of growth (four leaves with collars).  The smaller the corn, the ...

  2. Safety Through the Seasons 2022

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-through-seasons-2022

    re-published in your own newsletters or programs. If you have safety-related questions or program ideas that ... you would like to share, please contact Dee Jepsen at jepsen.4@osu.edu. ...

  3. Assessing Milk Price and Risk Management for 2023

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-5/assessing-milk-price-and-risk-management-2023

    your operation.    Month Corn ($/bu) Premium Alfalfa Hay  ($/ton) Soybean Meal ($/ton) All Milk ($/cwt) ... While it is recommended that you study milk futures and don’t cover your entire year’s production at the ... State University Extension With harvest well under way to feed the cows for 2023, it is important to ...

  4. Time to Assess Forage Legume Stands

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-2/time-assess-forage-legume-stands

    no-till corn following alfalfa. If it makes you sleep better, apply a little starter or sidedress N (30 ... plant a new alfalfa or other forage stand where you would have planted the corn. Numerous studies have ... yield more following alfalfa than soybeans. Yes, your grandfather was smarter than you might think with ...

  5. Feeding for Milk Components

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/feeding-milk-components

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2021.100298 Nichols, S. 2023. Benchmarking survey helps farms evaluate IOFC. VitaPlus Dairy Performance, ... during most of 2020 and 2021 (even though this period of time was during the pandemic). However, much of ... starch, such as high moisture corn, Increasing concentrations of high-quality undegradable protein, ...

  6. Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-5/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    ~$11/ton compared to 2021 season ($60.71/ton). However, based on its nutritive value, home grown corn ... $20.21/cwt, respectively. Class III milk closing price for August was $20.10/cwt, with protein and butterfat ... the Class III future for October is $21.95/cwt, and the November future is $20.92/cwt. Updated Corn ...

  7. Corn Silage Harvest Safety Should Be Priority One

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-4/corn-silage-harvest-safety-should-be-priority-one

    a broken chain. While you can have the best of intentions to not get caught in moving parts, all it takes ... Zoller, Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tuscarawas County Corn silage harvest is ... a busy time of year, with the quality of corn silage determining your ability to produce milk for the ...

  8. Corn Silage and Foliar Disease

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-4/corn-silage-and-foliar-disease

    improved. When fungal disease infects corn, one of its natural responses to stop the spread of the disease ... diseases present in your corn field can help you choose the best fungicide when they are needed. Each ... did consistently lower DON levels.  A 2021 corn silage trial in Ohio showed a vomitoxin reduction from ...

  9. Considering Dairy Farm Construction in 2023?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/considering-dairy-farm-construction-2023

    lying down, they need to be closer at 24 ft apart or 5 times the blade diameter. It takes about 20 ft ... your herd. When remodeling with a few improvements, you may consider free stall size, bedding material, ... a 3.3% increase in total needed employees, but like other industries, it is struggling to attract enough ...

  10. USDA Economic Research Service Dairy Outlook: January 2022

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-1/usda-economic-research-service-dairy-outlook-january

    /2022 Corn $5.45 per bushel 2021/2022 Soybean Meal $375 per ton Alfalfa (as of November 2021) $210 per ton ... 5-State Weighted Average – Alfalfa $246 per ton Dairy Estimates – 2021 Time Period & Category ... Production 4 th Quarter – 2021 Cow Numbers 9.385 million head (10,000 head less) 4 th Quarter – 2021 Milk ...

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