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New Extension Forage Agronomist
Dr. Emma Matcham, Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State ... address the needs of Ohio farmers. She has initiated one field trial so far, which investigates how ... University We are excited to introduce the newest Extension state specialist for integrated forage ...
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Hidden Defenses: How Cows Fight Disease
Elizabeth Plunkett, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... Bradford. 2021. Invited review: Mechanisms of hypophagia during disease. Journal of Dairy Science ... Bradford (2021), which reviews these mechanisms in greater detail. When cows consume less feed they divert ...
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Federal Order Reform Passed in All 11 Federal Orders: Considerations for FMMO 33 Milk Prices
Precision Livestock, Ohio State University On January 17 th, USDA published the Final Federal Order Rules ... regulated fluid milk price in a county based on the need for fluid milk and the distance milk needs to ... Ohio, this location differential increase was between $1.30 and 2.30/cwt for Class I milk, but across ...
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Property Owners and Unidentified Drones
and Natural Resource Educator, Mercer County, The Ohio State University Drones, or more accurately ... activity” and “can I shoot down a drone over my property?” Federal and state laws provide answers to these ... questions. Here are several points farmers need to know about dealing with UAV traveling over their ...
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Dairy Dollars: Feed Prices, Nutrient Costs, and Milk Income
Andie Majewski, Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... Ohio (Figure 1), directly impacting the income over feed costs for dairy farms. While the greatest ... feedstuffs fed on Ohio dairy farms on January 27, 2025 (red) compared to the actual costs of feedstuffs on ...
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Rumen Acidosis in Dairy Cattle – A Cause for Concern?
Dr. Kirby Krogstad, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ... the 8 mm sieve of the Penn State Shaker Box. Buffers Another strategy for managing SARA is through the ...
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Update on the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Germany
State University On January 10, 2025, Germany announced an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in ... markets. FMD was first discovered in the United States in 1870 and eradicated 1929. What is the source of ... the United States? If you are travelling outside of the United States, you can help prevent FMD by ...
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Corn Hybrid Selection for Disease Management
Precision Livestock, Ohio State University Corn hybrid selection is critical to maximizing your cow's ... mycotoxins can be produced with major concerns coming from DON and ZEA. With your support from the Ohio Corn ... Marketing Board and Ohio Dairy Research Fund, OSU Extension and OSU Plant Pathology have been researching ...
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Dairy Margin Coverage and Dairy Risk Management for 2025
Precision Livestock, Ohio State University The dairy industry has a history of volatility in profits coming ... in Ohio and your milk is pooled in Federal Order (FMMO) 33, approximately a third of your milk check ...
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Practical Tips to Improve Calf Welfare in Cold Weather
Dr. Grazyne Tresoldi, Assistant Professor, Animal Welfare, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio ... State University As winter approaches, low ambient temperatures and high humidity pose serious ... feeding; calves will self-regulate their consumption based on energy needs. In colder conditions, their ...