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  1. Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    metabolizable protein (MP) is still about 6% lower than the 5-year average ($0.44/lb). To estimate profitability ... at these nutrient prices, the Cow-Jones Index was used for average US cows weighing 1500 lb and ... for cows milking 70 lb/day and 85 lb/day is about $8.62 and $9.21/cwt, respectively. Although still ...

  2. Assessing Wheat Crop Grain Versus Forage Economics

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/assessing-wheat-crop-grain-versus-forage-economics

    the month judgements are made about plant health that will relate to potential grain yield and spring ... Buckeye Dairy news, this silage would have a nutrient value of $305/ton at Feekes 10.0 or $282/ton at ...

  3. Feeding for Milk Components

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/feeding-milk-components

    annual milk solids yield per cow is higher in the US than for New Zealand, Germany, and Argentina (Figure ... 1). Except in only selective markets today in the US, dairy farmers are paid for milk by processors ... yields as markets shift. Figure 1. Yield of milk solids per cow per year fior the US, New Zealand, ...

  4. Spring Hayfield Scouting

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/spring-hayfield-scouting

    concerned about...heaving of the crown and root system, which can lead to disease, less stems and lower ... expect about an 80% yield, and when counts fall to 30 stems, yield declines to 60% of the maximum dry ...

  5. VOLUME 25: ISSUE 2

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2

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  6. Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    the 5-year average ($0.44/lb) at about 6% lower. To estimate profitability at these nutrient prices, ... the Cow-Jones Index was used for average US cows weighing 1500 lb and producing milk with 3.9% fat and ... and 85 lb/day is about $12.28 and $12.79/cwt, respectively. Although still expected to be profitable, ...

  7. Northeast Ohio Regional Dairy Conference

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/northeast-ohio-regional-dairy-conference

    interested to ask questions and gain more insight about these game changing technologies. Along with the ... about their products and services.  Thanks to generous sponsorship, the registration is free and ...

  8. Considering Dairy Farm Construction in 2023?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/considering-dairy-farm-construction-2023

    from quarter 3 to quarter 4 of 2022 and is still about 110% higher than in 2018. Construction companies ... 200 to 400 ft/minute at the cow lying height, about 2.5 ft off the stall surface. Air speeds over 400 ... lying down, they need to be closer at 24 ft apart or 5 times the blade diameter. It takes about 20 ft ...

  9. Methane Mitigation Strategies for Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-6/methane-mitigation-strategies-dairy-farms

    contributes about 10% to the total GHG production in the US. Based on life cycle assessment (LCA), reduction ... The Ohio State University Greenhouse gas (GHG) production and climate change are constantly before us ... in the news, political agendas, and environmental sustainability discussions. The three primary GHG ...

  10. Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-6/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    September issue, the price of metabolizable protein (MP) has increased by about 5%, alongside a 13% decrease ... in the price of net energy for lactation (NE L). However, the current prices of NE L and MP are about ... was used for average US cows weighing 1500 lb and producing milk with 3.9% fat and 3.2% protein. For ...

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