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

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-3/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    contents. Appendix For those of you who use the 5-nutrient group values (i.e., replace metabolizable protein ...

  2. Emergency Forages for Planting Early to Mid-Summer

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-3/emergency-forages-planting-early-mid-summer

    These species contain high moisture content, so they should be used for grazing only. Brassicas have ... increase protein content but only in the first harvest because they don’t regrow after cutting. Legumes ... a challenge. Grazing is really the only option for the brassicas because of the high moisture content. Table 1. ...

  3. Corn Silage Harvest Timing

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-16-issue-4/corn-silage-harvest-timing

    Proper harvest timing is critical because it ensures the proper dry matter (DM) content required for high ... corn too wet (low DM content) results in souring, seepage, and storage losses of the silage with ... reduced animal intake. Harvesting too dry (high DM content) promotes mold development because the silage ...

  4. Corn Silage Harvest is Imminent

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-12-issue-3/corn-silage-harvest-imminent

    plant moisture content now, if you haven’t done so already. Ensiling corn at the proper dry matter (DM) ... content provides high quality preservation, resulting in good animal performance and lower feed costs. ... Harvesting corn too wet (low DM content) results in souring and seepage of the silage and reduction in animal ...

  5. 2012 Ohio Dairy Challenge Contest – Record Student Participation

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-14-issue-6/2012-ohio-dairy-challenge-contest-%E2%80%93-record-student

    10 at the Ohio Union. The first place team consisted of Matt Gardner, Kyle Perry, and Erica Wilson; ... Perry, Matt Gardner, Leonard Marlowe, Dan Grim, Grant Nerderman, Janet Josten, Felicia Nonnenmacher, ... Ohio State. First Place Team (left to right): Matt Gardner, Erica Wilson, and Kyle Perry. Second Place ...

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

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-2/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    its NE L and MP content Appendix For those of you who use the 5-nutrient group values (i.e., replace ...

  7. Managing for High Quality Stored Forage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-20-issue-3/managing-high-quality-stored-forage

    moisture content at the time of the mechanical operation. The harvesting operation results in DM, crude ... to being ready to bale in a dry hay system can cause DM losses of 8 to 17%, results in NDF content ... harvesting at higher moisture contents that can reduce quality losses due to leaf shatter. These systems also ...

  8. Early-Spring Planted Forages for Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-2/early-spring-planted-forages-dairy-farms

    protein content, but peas are generally higher in seed cost. Small grains can be planted about 1.5 inches ... energy and about the same CP content as high-quality alfalfa.  At the milk stage, CP averages 12%, NDF ... Compared with alfalfa, milk stage small grain forage has about the same energy content but lower CP.  When ...

  9. Botulism Prevention with Small Grain Baleage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-18-issue-3/botulism-prevention-small-grain-baleage

    content and wrapped with plastic as baleage. Both of these harvest methods depend upon fermentation to ... to 4.5 or lower, ensiling or wrapping at the proper moisture content, and the exclusion of air. ... acid-producing bacteria to lower the pH. Cereal forages, such as rye, wheat, and oats, have lower WSC contents ...

  10. 2005 Ohio Dairy Challenge

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-2/2005-ohio-dairy-challenge

    Mike Klein, Matt McVey, and Jason Nuhfer. The Awards Banquet was held at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Café, ... this years national contest include: Mike Allerding, Kelly Epperly, Matt McVey, and Stacey Shipley. Dr. ...

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