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Protecting Income Over Feed Cost Margin on U.S. Dairy Farms
imminent and underinsuring when risks seem remote (Newton et al., 2013a). The long term result may be ... candidate, The Ohio State University, and Dr. Marin Bozic, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied ... current risk management and U.S. dairy policy innovations designed to provide an effective dairy safety ...
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Does TMR Sampling Provide Useful Nutrient Composition Data?
DM and CP; however, using results from a single sample had a high risk of being wrong (>10% ... Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University 1 Laboratory data from total mixed ration (TMR) samples have ... samples are taken and results are compared to the specifications of the formulated diet. Although using ...
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Planning for the Successful Transition of Your Agricultural Business
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-47
Generation. Ohio State University Extension, Bulletin 862. Acknowledgments This fact sheet was developed as ... a result of a grant received by OSU Extension from the North Central Risk Management Education Center, ... management of the family business to the next generation will become one of the most important issues farm ...
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An Introduction to On-Farm Solar Electric Systems
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/CDFS-4101
farms in Ohio that have installed a solar electric system to generate electricity (U.S. Department of ... Ohio, net metering credits transferred from one month to the next apply only to kilowatt-hour generation ... (puco.ohio.gov/puco/index.cfm/consumer-information/consumer-topics/net-metering-faq/) has a number of resources available to assist you in understanding net metering and the ...
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Crop Nutrition Apps
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-55202
farm magazine features enhanced user-customized markets, market commentary, news and audio updated ... weather and futures market prices, as well as the latest agriculture news, and unique audio updates from ... to updated weather and the latest agricultural news. Cost: Free Account needed? No FarmWeek Available ...
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Renewable Energy Policy Series: Ohio SB 221
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/CDFS-4001
generation, helping them to attain a leading position in many aspects of renewable energy use (Runci, 2005). ... a result of SB 221, many believe Ohio's energy industry is about to undergo a major fundamental ... alternative energy requirement must be generated from renewable energy resources. Furthermore, Ohio is one of ...
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Bean Leaf Beetle on Soybean
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ENT-23
through two generations in Ohio with the first generation of BLB beetles appearing in early summer and the ... Initial spread is by the overwintering BLB population followed by secondary spread by first generation ... population followed by control of the first generation. An initial insecticide application should be made ...
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Economics
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-5/economics
Prices Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio ... StateUniversity Currently, feed costs account for close to 60% of milk revenues on the average Ohio farm. The ... Cow-Jones Index, a measure of profitability in the dairy sector, has been under the $8 profitability ...
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Nothing Stands Still: High Moisture Corn and Corn Silage is Different in Summer than in the Fall and Winter
Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Nutrition Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) pdf ... reported that in vitro starch digestibility (an index of starch digestion in the rumen) in corn silage ... matter) did not change greatly over storage, probably because it was very high initially, but starch ...
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Dietary Calcium and Magnesium Deficiency in Dry Cows
Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Nutrition Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) pdf ... a much greater risk for other health disorders, such as mastitis, metritis, and displaced abomasum. ... and just adequate in phosphorus and 2) feed anionic diets [i.e., diets with a negative or dietary ...