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  1. Kohl Speaks at Northeast Ohio Dairy Conference

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-3/kohl-speaks-northeast-ohio-dairy-conference

    Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, Ohio State University (top of page)   Mark your calendars for December 2 and 3, 2004. On those two days, you will want to be in Columbus for the fourth biannual Ohio Dairy Management Conference. The orga ...

  2. Harvesting and Storing Corn Silage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-5/harvesting-and-storing-corn-silage

    Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Nutrition Specialist, Ohio State University  Dairy producers that feed corn silage must make several important decisions regarding corn silage harvest in the upcoming weeks. These decisions must be made whether dairy farmers harvest ...

  3. Forage Inventory Needs for Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-5/forage-inventory-needs-dairy-farms

    Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Nutrition Specialist, Ohio State University  The amount of forage eaten by a lactating dairy cow is a function of dry matter (DM) intake and the concentration of forage in the diet. The DM intake can be accurately estimated for a her ...

  4. Getting that Last Cutting of Alfalf

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-5/getting-last-cutting-alfalf

    Dr. Mark Sulc, Forage Specialist, Ohio State University   Early September is ideal for taking that last yearly cutting of alfalfa. The timing of this cutting can be very important to the long-term health of the stand. Let's review what is known about ...

  5. Dairy Policy and Market Watch

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-6/dairy-policy-and-market-watch

    Dr. Cameron Thraen, Milk Marketing Specialist, Ohio State University, Additional milk marketing information by Dr. Thraen Policy Watch Is it too early to start thinking about the expiration of the current farm bill? No. For dairy producers, there are impo ...

  6. Depooling: A call to action

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-6/depooling-call-action

    Dr. Cameron Thraen, Milk Marketing Specialist, Ohio State University Data recently made public by the Federal Order 33 Market Administrator Office shines a very bright light on the financial cost of depooling in our Mideast Federal Order, and the cost of ...

  7. 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

    Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, Ohio State University In this column, I periodically use a software program that we developed here at Ohio State (SESAME) to estimate the cost of major nutrients required for milk production and break-ev ...

  8. Milking Frequency in Early Lactation: The jury is still out

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-6/milking-frequency-early-lactation-jury-still-out

    Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, Ohio State University (top of page)   It is well known that milking frequency affects milk production. A review paper by Dr. Mark Varner at the University of Maryland estimated an average 12% response in ...

  9. Length of Dry Period- Don't just jump on a band wagon without knowing if you really want to go that way

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-6/length-dry-period-dont-just-jump-band-wagon-without

    Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Dairy Nutrition Specialist, Ohio State University The traditional length of the dry period for dairy cattle has been 60 days. It is well established from research conducted many years ago and just recently that continuous milking (n ...

  10. Dairy Policy and Market Watch,

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-7/dairy-policy-and-market-watch

    Dr. Cameron Thraen, Milk Marketing Specialist, Ohio State University, Additional milk marketing information by Dr. Thraen Policy Watch By the time that you read this, it will be old news that dairy product prices for butter and cheese have fallen followin ...

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