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  1. Tips for Spring Application of Manure

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-2/tips-spring-application-manure

    and fail about 50% of the time because of improper use and installation. Tile plugs should not be used ... utilize custom applicators for manure application, take time to educate them about this issue. Plan on ...

  2. Economics of Dairy Production in Ohio

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-2/economics-dairy-production-ohio

    averaged about $2.20 difference between the lower and highest profit third of producers participating in ... including purchased feed and the value of home grown feed. About a third of this feed cost is used for ...

  3. Nutrient Prices, Nutrient Costs, and Income Over Nutrient Costs

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-6/nutrient-prices-nutrient-costs-and-income-over

    fiber. To put these numbers in perspective, the long-term nutrient costs would average about ... $4.00/cow/day, milk gross income, $9.75/cow/day, and income over nutrient costs about $5.75/cow/day. Thus, ...

  4. Cost of Nutrients and Benchmarks of Profitability for Ohio Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-6/cost-nutrients-and-benchmarks-profitability-ohio

    average is about 7¢/Mcal), whereas rumen degradable protein (RDP) is much below its historical average of ... about 0¢/lb. Therefore, as a general rule, it is currently wise to reduce the safety margins of dairy ...

  5. Cost of Nutrients and Benchmarks of Profitability for Ohio Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-2/cost-nutrients-and-benchmarks-profitability-ohio

    year average of about $0.07/Mcal. Presently, feed energy is the predominant factor driving the price of ... effective NDF (a major feature of forages) is about at its historical average. Thus, dietary energy is ...

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

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-17-issue-5/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    historical 6-year average of about 10¢/Mcal, NE L is currently a relative bargain at 4.9¢/Mcal.  This is ... the daily cost of providing this nutrient is only about $1.56/cow/day (i.e., 10.5 lb × $0.149 per lb). ...

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

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-18-issue-3/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    $0.1043/lb this month.  The jump results in an identical price as its historical 6-year average of about ... providing this nutrient is only about $0.75/cow/day (i.e., 10.5 lb × $0.071 per lb). To estimate the cost of ...

  8. Farm Safety Day Camps

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/node/50

    Farm safety day camps provide youth an opportunity to learn about agricultural hazards and injury ... prevention. The mission of the camp program is to teach youth about rural dangers; however the campers do not ... a state program that educates youth about farm dangers. To date, approximately 18,100 Ohio youth have ...

  9. Higher Moisture Levels in Grain Call for Additional Safety Measures

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/higher-moisture-levels-grain-call-additional-safety-measures

    moisture of about 15 percent, or cooled quickly to reduce biological activity (spoiling grain).” This ... employees and farm families about the hazards of flowing grain. The Grain CART, which is now being used ... point where people often stop thinking about safety and focus on the need to get the product out. They ...

  10. CHECK OUT AG SAFETY AT THE 2015 FARM SCIENCE REVIEW!

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/august-2015/announcements/check-out-ag-safety-2015-farm-science-review

    guided tour of the GRAIN C.A.R.T. to learn about the hazards associated with grain handling, grain ...

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