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Forage Fertility: Where We Are and Why it Matters
for Ohio farmers to manage on-farm nutrients as efficiently as possible. A farmer’s ability to find ... addition to forage fertility research, will allow for revision of current recommendations for forage crops, ... state of Ohio (NASS, 2017). Fertilizer costs represent 40 to 60% of the variable input costs of forage ...
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Seeding Perennial Forages in Late Summer
for stand establishment success, regardless of what type of seeding you are making: Soil fertility and ... grasses 20 to 30 ppm Mehlich-3. The optimal soil potassium level is 120 to 170 ppm for most of our soils ... decision to plant or not will have to be made for each individual field, considering soil moisture status ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
April F. White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... $16.50/cwt, followed by a slight increase to $16.66/cwt in September. Nutrient prices It can be helpful to ... were this time last year. To estimate profitability at these nutrient prices, the Cow-Jones Index was ...
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Key Mastitis Control Points for Best Milk Quality
cells per mL. Research studies have shown that milk SCC of equal or more than 200,000 per mL is ... soil on the teats, and counts higher than 100 cfu/mL usually indicate poor milking practices, dirty ... clean water promotes normal rumen function, high feed intake, digestion, and nutrient absorption- ...
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ODA Exam Request for County Offices
https://pested.osu.edu/node/303
month May through September is the busiest time for the ODA Pesticide and Fertilizer Section, please be ...
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ODA Exam Request for County Offices
https://pested.osu.edu/extensioneducator/oda-exam-request-county-offices
ODA Pesticide and Fertilizer Section, please be patient if trying to book an exam around their busy ...
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USDA Releases July Dairy Outlook
University Extension The United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA-ERS) ... Budgets available at: https://farmoffice.osu.edu/farm-management/farm-budgets, and the Ohio State ... https://farmprofitability.osu.edu/. Sources: USDA Economic Research Service Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook, July 2021 ...
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Harvest Management of Sorghum Forages
management of these grasses. The general guidelines for harvesting or grazing these summer annual grasses as ... shown here agree with a study conducted by researchers at Cornell University (Kilcer et al., 2005), who ... of water that must be evaporated for ensiling as yields increase. The Cornell researchers stated that ...
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Steps to Speed up Field Curing of Hay Crops
though, keep in mind that the soil should be firm enough to support equipment. Compaction damage has ... narrow windrows to allow more ground exposure to sunlight for a short time, and then once the soil has ... to avoid excessive leaf loss. Research studies and experience have proven that drying forage in wide ...
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Make and Take Garden Art: Miniature Gardens
https://mahoning.osu.edu/events/make-and-take-garden-art-miniature-gardens-0
very own miniature garden! We will provide a mini figure, soil, a plant, and the container! Feel free ...