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Manure Application to Alfalfa
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-4/manure-application-alfalfa
can lead to unacceptably high potassium levels in the forage. Soil test results are an essential tool ... ammonia levels should be applied at lower rates than these. Topdressing Manure on Established Alfalfa. ... gallons of liquid or about 10 tons of solid dairy manure per acre in a single application, and spread ...
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Harvest Management of Sorghum Forages
using these forages, the amount of forage that can be fed will be limited by the NDF level. For example, ... if harvest was delayed in order to obtain highest forage yield, the NDF level was near 70%. At 70% ... a dry matter basis. For lactating cows, forage with NDFD levels of 50% are usually acceptable, and ...
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Who's Who
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-4/whos-who
industry. His schedule has been quite packed with speaking engagements since his arrival. He has become ... of humor, high level of motivation, and an ability to get others excited. We welcome him and ...
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MarketView...U.S. Dairy Outlook Brief October-December 2010
sources of variability in your milk price. On Variability vs. Volatility We hear a great deal today about ... the USDA Dairy Industry Advisory Committee meeting this past September. Dr. Nicholson states “There ... is an issue. There is a problem. There has been an extreme level of volatility and the length and ...
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Kochia (Bassia scoparia)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/403
above. The problem is…. animal health. Kochia can accumulate high nitrate concentrations under certain ...
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Sources of Hay Markets
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-1/sources-hay-markets
Ohio State University Several questions have been received recently about availability of and prices ... for hay. It’s that time of the year when livestock owners are often inquiring about sources and prices ... market reports) UDSA Reports: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/hay-reports Hay and Forage Grower ...
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Pricing Drought Stressed Corn for Corn Silage
ferment? Will nitrate concentrations put the potential silage crop at risk? There are many unknowns, with ... considered when pricing. It could be high in nitrates, which in the worst situation will make the silage ... totally unacceptable as a feed (for additional information on nitrates see: ...
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Dairy Policy and Milk Marketing
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-3/dairy-policy-and-milk-marketing
2004 issue of the Buckeye Dairy News, I titled the article "Are You Playing Blackjack With Your ... Milk Price?" In that article, I discussed the need to watch the markets and make a decision about ... the chart that was published back in the March issue of the Buckeye Dairy News. By the time the ...
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MarketView...U.S. Dairy Outlook Brief March 2010
installment of Buckeye Dairy News, December 2009, discussed the relationship between the annualized rate of ... change in U.S. milk production and the level of the Class 3 milk price. In that piece, I stressed the ... point that in order from U.S. milk prices to move up sharply and get back into the plus $16 level, the ...
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Fertilizing Perennial Forages on Dairy Farms
vigorous regrowth the following spring. Remember that hay crops will remove about 50 lb of K 2 O and 12 lb ... report. The OSU Fertility Recommendation Calculator and a user guide are available at ... Many dairy farms have high levels of soil P, making the expense of fertilizer P unnecessary. When soil ...