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Cost of Nutrients and Benchmarks of Profitability for Ohio Dairy Farms
rations for degradable protein and effective NDF. Meanwhile, the markets are willing to pay you for using ... for the breakeven price. Nutrient prices can be used to calculate a benchmark for feed costs. All ... commodities lately. But, it is always good to periodically re-evaluate your purchasing strategy. To help you ...
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Dairy Enterprise Economics from Ohio Producers
a summary of Ohio data (from 10 to 16 farms per year) for the past 5 years. More complete details may be ... 5 yr average 783 1 Includes replacement costs and opportunity costs for home grown feeds (N = 10 to ... Mr. Don Breece, Farm Management Specialist, OSU Extension Center at Lima For 12 years dairy farm ...
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Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Passed the House
structure and extends MILC payment authority; from 2006 FSRIA: "Payments to a producer under this ... section shall be calculated by multiplying (as determined by the Secretary) the payment quantity for the ... substitutes the following for the 45%: Ending September 30, 2005, they get 45% of the payment; Beginning ...
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Composition of Corn Silage Harvested in 2011
late, resulting in a late harvest. Overall, the yields of forage appear to be quite good for this ... be assessed. The new crop corn silage should be analyzed, be allowed to stay in storage for at least ... NY, the corn silage harvested this year have similar concentrations of NDF and starch as compared to ...
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February is Heart Disease Awareness Month
preventing heart disease. Stress makes the heart beat faster to get ready for action. People who are stressed ... Awareness month and also a time for cold weather and snow. During cold weather, work must be done around the ... grain. It is also a time for getting equipment ready for spring tillage and planting the new crop. ...
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Busted: rbST Milk Myth Machine is Revealed
milk purchasers and resellers, including the Kroger Company, used this argument in deciding to stop ... disheartening if it was anywhere close to being true. In a June 29 guest editorial in the New York Times (hardly ... a bastion of conservatism...), Henry I. Miller advocated "... the use of rBST to help increase the ...
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15- Measures of Competitiveness
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-4/15-measures-competitiveness
farmers ask: how much debt can my dairy handle? While the debt to asset ratio looks at the overall debt ... a dairy, cows generate the money needed to make principal payments. If debt per cow is too high When debt ... additional debt -increase net income per cow and pay down debt -withdraw less from the farm for family living ...
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When is the Best Time to Market Cull Cows?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-3/when-best-time-market-cull-cows
for other Ohio regions, but not markedly so. Compared to January 2005, prices of nutrients (Table 1) ... currently wise to reduce the safety margins of dairy rations for net energy and undegradable protein. ... Meanwhile, the markets are willing to pay you for increasing your usage of rumen degradable protein and ...
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Pre-Spring Housekeeping Around the Farm
of year getting equipment ready for spring work. As you are doing maintenance and repairs on ... equipment to prevent any delays, remember to do some daily basic housekeeping in the shop. · Keep ... walkways and areas in front of workbenches free of clutter. Mark walkways on the floor to prevent trip or ...
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Looking for Farmers to Participate in Grain Dust Study
Ohio farmers are being asked to participate in a study about their dust exposure while working ... (BWC) to learn the real exposures farmers experience at when they unload and clean their bins. The aim ... of this research will help identify safety and health practices used on Ohio farms to help solve (or ...