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Cost of Nutrients and Benchmarks of Profitability for Ohio Dairy Farms
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, The Ohio State University. As we do in all issues of this newsletter, we used current market prices of 29 feed commodities traded or available in Ohio to determine the implicit costs of nutrients and est ...
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Taking Control of Feed Costs
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-3/taking-control-feed-costs
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (top of page) I remember thinking that $3.00/bu for corn was outrageous, that $300/ton for soybean meal was a rip-off, and that $200/ton for cottonseed must have been a re ...
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Controlling Flies on Farms
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-3/controlling-flies-farms
Mr. Steve Foster, Extension Agriculture Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Darke County Flies are not just a nuisance; they're a major cause of disease and economic hardship around the world. All told, they are known to be involved in the tra ...
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New 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness Available
Ms. Dianne Shoemaker, Extension Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (top of page) "How do I know if I am competitive?" "How can I become more competitive?" These were the questions from producers that led to the developme ...
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Farm Financial Database
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-3/farm-financial-database
Mr. Donald Breece, Farm Management Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (top of page) The Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota provides FINBIN, one of the largest and most accessible sources of farm financial and prod ...
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Dairy Producer Johne's Disease Survey
Dr. Maurice L. Eastridge, Dairy Extension Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (top of page) Over the past few years, efforts have been made nationally to implement a voluntary Johne's Disease program. To continue to move this effort effective ...
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2008 Recipients of the Dairy Science Hall of Service Awards
Dr. Maurice L. Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (top of page) The annual Dairy Banquet for the Department of Animal Sciences and the Buckeye Dairy Club was held on Saturday, May 10 at the new Nationwide and Ohio Farm ...
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Ohio State's Participation in the Midwest and National Dairy Challenge Programs
Dr. Maurice L. Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (top of page) Eight Ohio State students participated in the Fourth Annual Midwest Dairy Challenge, which ran Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2008 and attracted 102 students from 13 univ ...
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Inside This Issue
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-4/inside-issue
Dairy Excel Team. 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness. Dianne Shoemaker, Extension Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University Extension First published in 1997, this publication has been widely requested throughout the United States by dairy producers ...
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Nutrition
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-5/nutrition
Keeping an Eye on Feed Costs: Protein Supplements Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Extension Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Protein supplements represent a significant portion of most feed bills. This article provides informati ...