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  1. Technology and Data Management on the Dairy Farm – Miniseries

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-1/technology-and-data-management-dairy-farm-%E2%80%93

    by them can be overwhelming and confusing. Technologies monitoring various parameters are available ... production, and on-farm efficiencies. According to dairy tech expert Dr. Jeffrey Bewley, “technology can help ... a competitive advantage in the future.” Bewley, an expert in dairy analytics and technology and currently ...

  2. Dairy Margin Coverage 2023 Deadline Is Fast Approaching

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-6/dairy-margin-coverage-2023-deadline-fast-approaching

    can start to make informed decisions about what level of margin coverage to utilize. The DMC is ... needs thought about carefully. There are no months below the $8.00 margin level at this time. This means ... the DMC feed cost falls below the selected protection level of $4.00-9.50/cwt. Now is the time to ...

  3. Pay Attention to Dairy Cow Stocking Density

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-19-issue-2/pay-attention-dairy-cow-stocking-density

    stocking density can affect a dairy cow, you have to know something about how a dairy cow ideally will ... producers, Dr. Peter Krawczel from the University of Tennessee, Animal Science Department talked about ... the typical lactating dairy cow spends 3 to 5 hours /day eating, about 0.5 hours/day drinking, 2 to ...

  4. What Does Discovery of Bovine Tuberculosis in a Herd in Ohio Mean for Ohio Livestock Farmers?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-12-issue-4/what-does-discovery-bovine-tuberculosis-herd-ohio

    wildlife populations – for many reasons.  England’s Bovine TB Advisory Group report, published about a year ... and 9 million dairy cows crossed state lines” (11).  Available data suggest that only about 28% of ... unregulated until recent years and in which some level of bTB may have persisted.  The conspicuous feature of ...

  5. 2011 4-H Youth Programs

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-12-issue-5/2011-4-h-youth-programs

    includes several updates on new programming, current events, news, and notes, as well as information about ... level. Also, posted on the web page is the current issue of my newsletter, Bonnie’s Buckeye Moos.  It ...

  6. CORN SILAGE FEEDING MANAGEMENT

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-8/corn-silage-feeding-management

    box if you have concerns about the level of effective fiber in your forages and rations. Contact your ... reason for this as todays cows are capable of higher levels of milk production and need a much higher ... level of energy intake, including that coming from forage. Corn silage furnishes this energy along with ...

  7. Dr. Leah McHale in the news!

    https://hcs.osu.edu/news/dr-leah-mchale-news

    all about.” Though they work at opposite ends of the soybean life cycle, both McHale and Dorrance are ... different OSU campuses, McHale and Dorrance regularly talk to stay informed about what is happening in their ... separate labs. “Everybody can’t be an expert on everything so I take on the breeding and genetics part and ...

  8. Recognizing and Managing Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-4/recognizing-and-managing-heat-stress-dairy-cattle

    disease potential are all reasons to be concerned about the effects of heat stress on dairy cattle. When ... people.  Depending upon their level of production, temperatures as low as 65 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit can ... stress levels. (Source: University of Minnesota) Indicators of Heat Stress In addition to air temperature ...

  9. Harvest Management of Sorghum Forages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/harvest-management-sorghum-forages

    forages, the amount of forage that can be fed will be limited by the NDF level. For example, if harvest was ... delayed for higher forage yield, the NDF level was near 70%. At 70% NDF, the forage would probably have to ... cows, forage with NDFD levels of 50% are usually acceptable, and levels as low as 40% NDFD could ...

  10. Dairy Market Update

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-17-issue-1/dairy-market-update

    electing to buy-up but not by actual buy-up level.  As these data are released, I will make it available on ... Dairy Margin Update At the time of this issue of Buckeye Dairy News, the concern looking forward is the ... cure low prices’. To trigger MPP-Dairy payments at the $4 level would require world dairy prices at the ...

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