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  1. Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/dairy-sustainability-%E2%80%93-jargon-dairy-story-and

    total, its estimated that man-made activities in the US emit about 6,300 million metric tons of CO ... and Dr. Joanne Knapp, Fox Hollow Consulting, LLC Everyone wants to talk about carbon, but who is going ... to do anything about it? Dairy farmers and allied dairy industry partners are stepping up to the ...

  2. Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/using-dairy-manure-newly-planted-corn-and-soybeans

    In recent years, dairy farmers and commercial manure applicators have been moving towards applying ... soybeans. The seed is protected by an inch or more of soil. In university research, the application of ... Newly emerging soybeans can easily be killed by the application of liquid manure. Corn can tolerate the ...

  3. Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/current-dairy-industry-outlook-and-dairy-margin

    US dairy herd continued to shrink in January of 2024 by about 23,000 head compared to December 2023 ... Agency (FSA) office through April 29 th. The DMC program provided about $2.80/cwt of support in 2023 for ... Percentages of milk fat and solids from 2018 to 2024. U.S. milk prices are being supported by strong domestic ...

  4. Earth Week Victory Garden Seeds + Soil Test Collection

    https://cuyahoga.osu.edu/events/earth-week-victory-garden-seeds-soil-test-collection

    submitting payment for a soil test.  See Flyer Here. If you have questions about collecting a soil sample you ...

  5. Earth Week Victory Garden Seeds + Soil Sample Collection

    https://cuyahoga.osu.edu/news/earth-week-victory-garden-seeds-soil-sample-collection

    submitting payment for a soil test.  See Flyer Here. If you have questions about collecting a soil sample you ...

  6. US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/us-dairy-herds-and-policy-and-2022-census

    24,094 US farms sold milk during 2022 (see Figure 1).  The largest number of dairy farms with milk sales ... 1,000 or more cows accounted for 66% of all US milk sales (see Figures 1 and 2). The comparable share ... was 57% in 2017. Dairy Farm Transition, 2017-2022:  Fewer US farms sold milk in 2022 than 2017 at all ...

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

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    50%. The cost of NE L is about 55% lower than the 5-year average ($0.09/MCal). However, the cost of ... by about 40%. These changes can be largely attributed to a lower reported cost of feeds providing ... used for average US cows weighing 1500 lb and producing milk with 3.9% fat and 3.2% protein. For the ...

  8. EPN Signature Earth Day Event- Monday, April 22, 2024: Eat This Earth Day! Ohio's Native Plants for Food

    https://epn.osu.edu/events/epn-signature-earth-day-event-monday-april-22-2024-eat-earth-day-ohios-native-plants-food

    production. Join us on April 22 to celebrate the interconnectedness of native plants, wildlife and people. ... about all types of gardening – especially regenerative, food, and wildlife gardens – and the natural ... about Ohio’s native plants and sharing her passion with others. In 2018 and 2019, Nancy worked with the ...

  9. Why Do Cows Bunch?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch

    temperatures are at 68 degrees F or higher. This often can occur in May in the US eastern corn belt. Walk your ... the US eastern corn belt in the early morning or late afternoon. Sun rays that enter a barn and expose ...

  10. Spring Forage Establishment

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment

    application of 30 lb/acre of starter nitrogen for pure cool-season grass stands or 10-20 lb/acre for ... forage stand. When looking to control a weed problem, for post-emergence application, be sure to ...

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