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  1. Feeding and Nutrition

    https://dairy.osu.edu/resources/feeding-and-nutrition

    National Forage Testing Association Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, NRC, 2001 U.S. Grains Council ...

  2. Feed Market Outlook: Tight Cattle Supply Continues to Hold Cull Cow Prices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-5/feed-market-outlook-tight-cattle-supply-continues

    USDA projected the US soybean export would be 1.79 billion bushels in 2023/24, which is about 10% down ... commodities snapshot in the U.S. Item 2022/2023 2023/2024 Change from 22/23   Estimate Forecast (%) Supply ... on 1,000+ capacity feedlots in the US. (Source: USDA NASS)   Figure 3. Hay prices and soybean meal ...

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

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-5/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    about 4% lower than the 5-year average ($0.09/Mcal). The cost of metabolizable protein (MP) has ... increased since the July issue and is currently about 37% higher 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 ...

  4. Next Year’s Winter Annual Cereal Grain Forage Success Starts Now

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-5/next-year%E2%80%99s-winter-annual-cereal-grain-forage

    challenging is barley, with it having less winter survivability in our research projects. The benefit to ... also lower for barley and wheat. While barley is a good feed, we lost our stand to winter injury at all ... management on cereal rye.  Our research showed higher yields of 0.27 ton/acre DM in 2022 and 1.5 ton/acre ...

  5. Keep Forage Nitrate Toxicity in Mind This Year

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-5/keep-forage-nitrate-toxicity-mind-year

    also told us that they are struggling with excessive silo gas coming from corn silage. Plants readily ... slows fermentation. If nitrate levels are reduced in silage in about 3 weeks, it will take 6 or more ...

  6. Fall Application of Dairy Manure

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-5/fall-application-dairy-manure

    and Water Conservation District about the most current rules in your area.   ...

  7. Corn Silage Price, Processing, Performance, and Preparation

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-4/corn-silage-price-processing-performance-and

    to make course corrections and improve in season. Corn silage harvest will soon be upon us! Unlike ... equipment and safe peoplePeople safety is number one and the silage safety motto from Dr. Keith Bolsen’s ... harvested corn silage would remove about 400 lb of stover on a dry hay equivalent basis (15% moisture). ...

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

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-4/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    of net energy for lactation (NE L) about 81% higher than the 5-year average ($0.09/Mcal), although ... is currently about 11% 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 producing milk with ...

  9. Corn Silage Ear Rot and Foliar Disease Management

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-4/corn-silage-ear-rot-and-foliar-disease-management

    Previous years have shown us that later planted corn may be at the greatest risk of losses from tar spot. ... DON levels, with all treatments being lower than the control. Interestingly, our application over the ... until they become dry about 10 days later. This application is primary for Gibberlla ear rot which ...

  10. Forecasting and Benchmarking the Financial Bottom Line

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-4/forecasting-and-benchmarking-financial-bottom-line

    toward yearend, we should evaluate our current financial situation and project some “what if’s” for the ...

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