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Cover Crop Considerations in the Dry Ohio Conditions
decomposes. An increase in organic matter improves soil quality and serves as a nutrient source for soil ... microbes, contributing to an increase in overall soil health and fertility. Bodyguard In times of drought, ... increased soil organic matter improves water-holding capacity. Research has found that greater amounts of ...
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Celebrate National Nematode Day and Collect a Soil Sample for SCN Testing
root-knot nematode, lesion nematode, and reniform nematode – pose to our crops. For more detailed ... Awareness for Action Awareness is the first step toward effective management. The SCN Coalition emphasizes ... soil testing this autumn. Free SCN Soil Testing With funding from the Ohio Soybean Council and in ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparisons of Feedstuffs Prices
Science with a minor in dairy cattle management at the University of New Hampshire in spring of 2024. At ... OSU, my research will center around dairy cattle nutrition, with a focus on rumen health. My faculty ... making a total of decrease of $5.72/ton since last year. Nutrient Prices To put Table 1 into greater ...
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Phosphorous Phield Day
https://agcrops.osu.edu/events/phosphorous-phield-day
required – Wayne SWCD (330) 263-5376. With insights from over 45 years of phosphorous fertilizer research ... management practices to keep nutrients working for us in growing crops rather than against us as ... from Conservation Ditches on farm fields as a soil amendment to reduce chemical fertilizer use and ...
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Footbath Practices for Lameness Prevention
toxicity. If manure applications are appropriately managed so that other nutrients are applied at crop ... Jason Hartschuh, Assistant Professor, OSU Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and ... removable in case a cow goes down in the footbath. Proper footbath management includes the selection of an ...
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Manure Application to Parched Soil
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-32/manure-application-parched-soil
notorious for soil cracks. In these instances, tillage is considered the best management practice before ... the nutrients, the extremely dry soils will cause excessive wear on shovels and coulters. It might be ... producers applying manure to farm fields need to take extra caution to prevent liquid manure following soil ...
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B-vitamins Basics in Dairy Cattle Nutrition – Part I
B-vitamin 101 B-vitamins are water soluble vitamins that are essential nutrients for metabolism of mammals. ... essential to some of our most critical metabolic reactions in the body. Choline is not listed but is often ... these B-vitamins into their milk. One cup of bovine milk can provide approximately 10% of our thiamin ...
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Farm Tour Volunteers Sought
https://ati.osu.edu/october-2-2024/farm-tour-volunteers-sought
(https://ofbf.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024-Wayne-County-Farm-Tour-Booklet.pdf). We are excited to be partnering with the Wayne County Farm Bureau and to showcase the impact our ... campus has for the community. Our stop will be focused in and around Skou Hall, with both indoor and ... outdoor activities. To make this event a success we are looking for volunteers for some of our exhibits, ...
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Green Fields Green Dollars Episode 2 is out now!
Clint Schroeder, Farm Business Analysis Program Manager, episode two focuses on the economics of cover ... Farm Management ...
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Wheat Planting When The Soil Is Dry
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-32/wheat-planting-when-soil-dry
may be concerned about delayed germination; however, our research over the past three years has shown ... For the germination process to begin, wheat seeds need to imbibe (take in) water. With dry soil ... but only by 10-15% compared to the optimum planting date timeframe. This year, with dry soil, farmers ...