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  1. Recommended Adjustment when Pricing Forages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-6/recommended-adjustment-when-pricing-forages

    about the mean inclusion rate from the Michigan State work). However, at low inclusion rates, our method ...

  2. NEW RELEASE: 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-5/new-release-15-measures-dairy-farm-competitiveness

    period, the average milk yield per cow in Ohio has increased about 5,600 lb, yet the rate of return has ... to the highest rate of return was only one year. During the 22-year time period, the average US milk ... Benchmark 1 Rate of Production Pounds of milk sold per worker >1,000,000 ECM 1 2 Cost Control Feed cost ...

  3. Livestock Building Rental Considerations

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-20-issue-6/livestock-building-rental-considerations

    Typically, callers want to know a charge per square foot or a rental rate based on a per head basis, or for ... a starting point in a rental negotiation. There are additional factors that affect the final rental rate ... calculating a building rental rate is to use a commercial rate, a known market. While these types of figures ...

  4. Living with Lower Quality and Limited Amounts of Forage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-3/living-lower-quality-and-limited-amounts-forage

    inventory of corn silage and determine if you can increase the feeding rate without running out before the ... new crop is harvested. If increased feeding rate of corn silage is an option, increase inclusion of ... concentration at <20% of dietary DM. At lower inclusion rates, the negative effect of lower quality forage on ...

  5. Emergency Forages for Planting Early to Mid-Summer

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-3/emergency-forages-planting-early-mid-summer

    http://www.forages.psu.edu/topics/species_variety_trials/species/brassica/index.html. Seeding Rates and Mixtures Plant high quality seed of a known variety, which will ensure high ... germination rate and avoid unpleasant surprises regarding varietal identity and crop characteristics. Table ... 1 outlines recommended seeding rates and dates for the different annual grasses. Mixtures of summer-annual ...

  6. Late Summer Establishment of Perennial Forages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-4/late-summer-establishment-perennial-forages

    guidelines on timing and rates before applying any product. For conventional tillage seeding, prepare a firm ...

  7. Short-Season Forages for Late Summer Planting on Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-4/short-season-forages-late-summer-planting-dairy

    mid-bloom alfalfa. As a grass, maximum inclusion rates in a lactating cow diet are less than those for ...

  8. Early-Spring Planted Forages for Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-2/early-spring-planted-forages-dairy-farms

    to avoid unpleasant surprises.  For mixtures of small grains, the seeding rate of each component can ... be reduced to 70% of the full rate. Forage peas can be included in the mixture to increase crude ... Guidelines for seeding rates, seeding dates, average yield, and nutritive value ranges for various annual ...

  9. Precautions for Feeding Frosted and Drought-Stressed Forages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-5/precautions-feeding-frosted-and-drought-stressed

    to animals before turning them out to graze. Use heavy stocking rates (4 to 6 head of cattle/acre) ...

  10. Establishing Alfalfa

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-20-issue-2/establishing-alfalfa

    a grid method before going to a zone method, so you can more accurately vary the rate of fertilizer ... should be between 40 and 79 ppm.  The recommended rate of potash is based upon the soil test level in ... seeding rate for alfalfa is 15 lb per acre or 80 seeds per foot of row.  If the seedbed is in excellent ...

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