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Controlling Feed Costs for Dairy Cattle
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, and Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Nutrition Specialist, The Ohio State University Feed costs account for the greatest portion of the variable costs of producing milk. The increase in corn prices driven by ethanol ...
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Feeding Corn Stover to Ruminants
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-3/feeding-corn-stover-ruminants
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University With the dry conditions this year in many areas of Ohio, the yield of hay has been reduced and corn silage yields are going to be quite variable based on planting time and geogra ...
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Results from Research Supported by the Ohio Dairy Research Fund
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University The Ohio Dairy Research Fund was developed to support research by voluntary dairy producer contributions. Since 1982, about $731,000 in producer investments have funded research ...
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Changes in Iodine Availability for Dipping Calf Navels at Birth
Mrs. Dianne Shoemaker, Extension Dairy Specialist, OSU Extension Center at Wooster (top of page) Completing one of the critical steps in newborn calf care will now take a little more planning. Having a constant supply of 7% tincture of iodine on the farm ...
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Results of Dairy Skillathon and Dairy Judging Clinics at Ohio State Fair
Mrs. Bonnie Ayars, Dairy Program Specialist, The Ohio State Universit y (top of page) With the 2007 Ohio State Fair now in the history books, I am pleased to report that all of our 4-H Dairy events were up in numbers. The 4-Hers, advisors, and exhibitors ...
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Dairy Management Workshops
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-3/dairy-management-workshops
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) A Risk Management Education grant was received to offer the program "Teaching Management Skills to Dairy Producers". This program will be conducted as a ...
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Dairy Policy and Market Watch
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-4/dairy-policy-and-market-watch
Dr. Cameron Thraen, Milk Marketing Specialist, The Ohio State University Market Watch For dairy farmers, the milk price has been outstanding over the past 8 months. Will this price strength continue into 2008? To address his question, we will consider ...
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Cost of Nutrients and Benchmarks of Profitability for Ohio Dairy Farms
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, The Ohio State University. (top of page) Who would have ever thought that $4.00/bu corn would be a bargain! Although corn prices have reached and exceeded $4.00/bu in the past, these have always been as ...
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Busted: rbST Milk Myth Machine is Revealed
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, The Ohio State University If you believe the headlines of most major newspapers and magazines, the U.S. consumer is against the use of biotechnology in agriculture and prefers that his/her food be grown ...
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Tax Advantaged Retirement Planning
Mr. Donald J. Breece, Farm Management Specialist, OSU Extension at Lima (top of page) In general, people do not put enough money aside for retirement. Furthermore, with life expectancies increasing, the nest egg required to fund a retirement has also con ...