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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
corn or soybean planting not being delayed by the added moisture from the liquid manure. This delay can ... 10,000 gallons per acre of dairy manure has not negatively impacted crop germination and emergence on ... corn or soybeans. If the crops are emerging, manure can still be applied to corn but not soybeans. ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
can compound cow bunching during hot weather. Do not overcrowd, as individual cows in groups are ... group. The farmer scratches his head and asks, “Why do cows congregate into a group?” They were not like ... that before. Unsure of what to do, he gets in the pen and separates the cows, only to find the same ...
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Bedtime or go time? Observing what animals do during a total solar eclipse
making a day of it, inviting visitor volunteers to fan out and document what they see animals doing as ... anxiety behaviors. Not knowing what to expect is part of the intrigue of the work. “Will we see any change ... kind of event. And if there’s a difference, if they do respond, what will they do? “That’s a huge ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
Greenhouse gas emission sources for U.S. dairy farms. Adapted from usdairy.com. Opportunities: What Do These ... ):8558-8568. 10.3168/jds.2021-21413. ... to do anything about it? Dairy farmers and allied dairy industry partners are stepping up to the ...
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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 ... point in time. Thus, the results do not imply that the bargain feeds are cheap on a historical basis. ... other feedstuffs within the last two months and do not reflect historical prices. Feeds added to the ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
pressure for fewer dairy herds is abating but remains notable. An important question is, “What role did ... had 50-99 cows. Another 11,942 farms had milk cows on December 31, 2022 but had not sold any milk ... during 2022. Of these farms, 97% had less than 10 cows. Milk Sales: In 2022, the 2,013 farms with ...
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Farm to table: OSU Extension launches online Food Business Central
learn what you need to start off organized, safe, compliant, and strategic.” The self-paced course ... contains 10 modules — five of which focus on Ohio food laws, food safety basics, legal startup and ...
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Farmers’ Resilience, Need for Preparation Highlighted in Aftermath of Recent Tornado
Preparing for the Next Severe Weather Three weeks after this storm impacted many area farmers and ... steps to mitigate the effects of such natural disasters, Ohio is promoting Severe Weather Awareness Week ... Week: Severe weather can happen any time of the year in Ohio. Peak activity is from April-June and again ...
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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
or 76,000 head less than the year prior in January of 2023. Heifer inventories do not show a rapid ... Agency (FSA) office through April 29 th. The DMC program provided about $2.80/cwt of support in 2023 for ... the actual program margin from January 2021 through January 2024 with the projection for 2024. Over ...
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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
spring-establish forages is open. In the spring, the combination of weather and plenty to do make planting ... (iv) do not apply additional nitrogen to the companion crop. Timing of Planting: The recommended ... nutrients in the soil, if pH isn’t taken care of the forage will not be as productive. Most forages are ...