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  1. Tough Management Yields- Dairy Profits

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-4/tough-management-yields-dairy-profits

    Donald J. Breece Ph.D., Southwest District Specialist, Farm Management  Ohio State University ... dairy farmers.  Yet, those Ohio dairy farms that controlled costs, especially feed, have shown good ... efficiency saw profits deteriorate. Results of the Ohio Farm Business Summary clearly demonstrates the ...

  2. Tips for Spring Application of Manure

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-2/tips-spring-application-manure

    Mr. James J. Hoorman, Water Quality Extension Agent, Hardin County Extension Spring applications ... environment, particularly water quality. The damage is typically indicated by fish killed in nearby streams. In ... number one cause of fish kills in Ohio and accounted for 80 fish kill cases (22.5%) of the 356 Ohio fish ...

  3. Feeding and Nutrition

    https://dairy.osu.edu/resources/feeding-and-nutrition

    Forage Quality Stretching Forage Supplies on Dairy Farms (2019 Challenge) University of Wisconsin Forage ... Extension Dairy Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ... Composition Table (2016) Ohio AgriBusiness Association Ohio Department of Agriculture- Plant Industry Division ...

  4. 2023 Dairy Hall of Service Recognition

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-3/2023-dairy-hall-service-recognition

    Ohio State University In 1952, The Dairy Hall of Service was formed at The Ohio State University to ... and betterment of Ohio State students too numerous to count”. Another nominator expressed that “He ... “Factors Affecting the Profitability of Northeast Ohio Dairy Farms”. In 1986, became a county Extension ...

  5. Don't Forget Quality Assurance While Preparing for Summer Fairs and Shows

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-4/dont-forget-quality-assurance-while-preparing-summer

    Ms. Laurie Winkelman, Dairy Program Specialist, The Ohio State University With the summer show ... their best on show day, quality assurance must be kept in mind at all times. Showing a milking animal ... production records. Ask yourself one question Quality assurance in youth projects is a broad topic that ...

  6. Visit the (virtual) Farm Science Review!

    https://ohio4h.org/news/visit-virtual-farm-science-review

    educator with Ohio State University Extension, the outreach arm of The Ohio State University College of ... behind making ice cream or the qualities of healthy soil. You can create tools to test water quality and ... cows, watching baby chicks hatch, or exploring farming in Hawaii intrigues you, watch and listen to Farm ...

  7. A better tool in the toolbox: New project will bolster Ohio's Phosphorus Risk Index

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/better-tool-in-the-toolbox-new-project-will-bolster-ohios-phosphorus-risk-index

    Ohio's fresh surface water, with use of phosphorus fertilizer on farmland as a contributing factor. To ... help mitigate these water quality issues, a CFAES scientist has launched a $2 million project to ... Service Ohio Phosphorus (P) Risk Index to better predict the risk of phosphorus moving off farm fields.  ...

  8. Nutrient Losses from Dairy Operations and Their Environmental Issues

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/january-2016/nutrient-losses-dairy-operations-and-their-environmental

    Dr. Chanhee Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University One ... nutrient losses and environmental (air, soil, and water) impacts. Among the livestock sector in Ohio, dairy ... which increases the risk of manure P causing water quality problems, such as eutrophication and harmful ...

  9. New Diagnostic Testing for Johne's Disease in Ohio

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-3/new-diagnostic-testing-johnes-disease-ohio

    Dr. Bill Shulaw, Extension Beef and Sheep Veterinarian, The Ohio State University Since the middle ... improved, thus facilitating some kinds of testing strategies. The "bad news" is that for some ... tests are also fairly expensive. This means that in times of tight state and federal budgets, it will ...

  10. Fall Application of Dairy Manure

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-5/fall-application-dairy-manure

    quality. Manure application rules in Ohio are influenced by watershed location. Check with your local Soil ... serious manure application efforts by dairy farmers and commercial manure applicators across Ohio. We have ... experienced unusually dry weather in much of Ohio, so fields are suitable for manure application. The field ...

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