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USDA Projects Dairy Production to 2030
a compound annual growth rate of 1.1% over the next 10 years, reaching 248 billion pounds in 2030. With slow ... expected to increase from 2020 to 2021. Milk production in 2022 is projected to grow at a rate slower than ...
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Considerations for Managing Higher Fertilizer Prices on Your Dairy
not a good substitute when starter fertilizer is needed. Apply Recommended Rates Applying the correct ...
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Steps to Speed up Field Curing of Hay Crops
Consider Desiccants Desiccants are chemicals applied when mowing the crop that increase the drying rate ... best under good drying conditions. They do not help increase drying rate when conditions are humid, ... hay. Carefully follow the preservative manufacturer’s directions and application rates for the hay ...
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Assessing Calf Death Losses in a Beef-Dairy Crossbreeding Program
performance, cows had an overall 42% conception rate (CR) with 28% 21-day pregnancy rate (PR) and replacement ... pregnancy results in the birth of one calf. However, the birth of two or more calves could occur at a rate ... regardless of sires. The overall twining rate was ~1% for first-calf heifers, ~4% for lactation 1, and ~7% ...
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Estimating fiber content of alfalfa in fields across Ohio
https://forages.osu.edu/news/estimating-fiber-content-alfalfa-fields-across-ohio
weather conditions affect the rate of bud and flower development in alfalfa and this method can be ...
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Steps to Speed Up Field Curing of Hay Crops
https://forages.osu.edu/news/steps-speed-field-curing-hay-crops
mowing the crop that increase the drying rate. The most effective desiccants contain potassium carbonate ... increase drying rate when conditions are humid, damp, and cloudy, such as we have often experienced this ... directions and application rates for the hay moisture content at baling. Be sure the application is uniform ...
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Oats as a Late Summer Forage Crop
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-4/oats-late-summer-forage-crop
yield changed based on plating date and nitrogen rate. Similar to previous studies, applying 46 lb/acre ... recommended nitrogen rate for summer oat forage is to apply 50 lb/acre of nitrogen at planting. When planted ... planting date and nitrogen application (lb/acre). Not only does nitrogen rate affect yield but also the ...
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Should You Consider Reducing Mineral Supplementation in Periods of Low Milk Prices?
supplemented and simply reducing supplementation rates so that total (basal plus supplemental) minerals are ... diet. Cows store trace minerals in the liver so even if these rates are not quite adequate, short term ... simply reduce supplementation to those rates. If additional savings are needed, vitamin A could be ...
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Economic Assistance Available for Dairy Farms
(cwt.) x $4.71/cwt. (CARES act rate) plus 1 st quarter milk production x 1.014) x $1.47/cwt. (CCC rate ... ) The CARES rate of $4.71/cwt represents the price loss in Jan, Feb, and March. Part two of the equation ... applies a projected 1.4% production increase. The CCC rate represents anticipated price losses in April, ...
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Managing Forage Stands Damaged by Fall Armyworm
https://forages.osu.edu/news/managing-forage-stands-damaged-fall-armyworm
fields. Base the application rate on a recent soil test. A sufficient nutrient supply will help the crop ...