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  1. So there is lots to talk about in the weather

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/so-there-lots-talk-about-weather

    should know more about this in the next 2-4 week.  You can keep up on all of this at the NOAA/NWS/Ohio ...

  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. 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 ...

  4. 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, ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Time to Scout for Black Cutworm in Corn

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/time-scout-black-cutworm-corn

    marginal results. More information about cutworm biology, scouting, and management can be found at ...

  8. C.O.R.N. Newsletter 2007-06

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletters/2007/06

    Make a stand count. Pick about 10 to 15 spots in the field and count the number of plants per foot of ... fields which did not have a chance to tiller in the fall) and a stand with an average of about 12 plants ... three weeks of optimal corn planting time, there is, on average, about one out of three days when field ...

  9. Ponding Effects on Corn

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-15/ponding-effects-corn

    the soil is depleted after about 48 hours in a flooded soil. Without oxygen, the plant cannot perform ... will help reduce stand loss, but the duration of protection is limited to about two weeks. The fungus ...

  10. 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). ...

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