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Establishing New Forage Stands
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-2/establishing-new-forage-stands
(https://forages.osu.edu/forage-management/soil-fertility-forages). Forages are more productive where soil pH is above 6.0, but for alfalfa it should be 6.5 to 6.8. Soil ... forage establishment in the spring. Make sure soil pH and fertility are in the recommended ranges. Follow ... the Tri-State Soil Fertility Recommendations ...
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How to Get Ready for Spring Planting Now
weather outlook for our spring planting season is not encouraging, as it is expected to be wetter than ... normal again, although hopefully not as bad as 2019. The purpose of this article is to stimulate our ... tanks of all tractors that will be used. Service all tractors. Get any needed fertilizer on hand or ...
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Update to the OARDC Feed Energy Equation
been made since then, but our lab is in the process of making a major update to the equation. Because ... the equation is summative, an equation component for one nutrient can be changed without affecting the ... (Mcal/lb) = 0.015*((NDF-Lignin)*(1-[(Lignin/NDF) 0.667])) where all nutrients are entered as % of DM. Those ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
April Frye White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... Nutrient prices As in previous issues, feed ingredients commonly used in Ohio were analyzed using the ... can be used to appraise important nutrients in dairy rations, estimate break-even prices of ...
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COVID-19 Updates
Will private pesticide and fertilizer deadlines be extended? I have not received my new ... pesticide/fertilizer applicator card – what do I do? I am a pest control professional. Am I consisdered an essential ... I still obtain commerical study materials? Other Resources Will private pesticide and fertilizer ...
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Effects of Dietary Protein Level in Dry Cows and Heifers on Milk Production
Alex Tebbe, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ... production in early lactation. The researchers collected over 125 treatment means from published journal ... confirmed the NRC (2001) recommendations that heifers require more MP than cows. If management conditions ...
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COVID-19 Guidance for Older Adults – CDC and Prevention
https://darke.osu.edu/news/covid-19-guidance-older-adults-%E2%80%93-cdc-and-prevention
available for our community members. These resources include information from the Centers for Disease ... to contact our local Area Agency on Aging. For additional COVID-19 updates and resources go to: ... Home: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare Mental Health Anxiety & Stress Management ...
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Using Protocols to Train Farm Employees
Protocols allow a farm employee to know what the farm manager/owner and/or their supervisor expects of them ... or built upon solid research, adapted to your farm situation. Training around the written protocols ... changed regarding how we understand a specific management practice? Protocols can be updated, edited, ...
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On Farm Biosecurity to Keep Us and Employees Safe
current human viral outbreak and keep our farms running. Unless they are sick, farmers don’t usually tell ... their workers to stay home, but through keeping social distance on the farm and increasing many of our ... disinfecting our boots, we need to disinfect all surfaces around us and all our employees touch. This may also ...
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Keeping Cows and Calves Cool Through Ventilation System Maintenance
is also the time when our barn ventilation systems roar back to life to keep our cows and calves ... maintenance, we can keep our ventilation system working at maximum efficiency, keeping cows cool and ...