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Late Summer Establishment of Perennial Forages
herbicide. Finally, keep in mind the following factors to increase establishment success: Soil fertility and ... for grasses 20 ppm Mehlich-3. The critical soil potassium level is 120 ppm for most of our soils ... given the low soil moisture status across many areas. The decision to plant or not will have to be made ...
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Answering Farmers’ Questions About the Pandemic in 2021
certainly dominated the headlines and many of our daily conversations since March, 2020. For those directly ... involved in production agriculture, our lives and routines may have been disrupted, but our daily business ... Time must pass in order to generate data. Science is evolving as researchers around the world continue ...
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12 Days of Christmas Cookies
https://washington.osu.edu/news/12-days-christmas-cookies
join our 12 Days of Christmas Cookies recipe event. Each day from December 1 through December 12, we ...
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Stay Safe Watching Aerial Applications Over Farm Fields
Leader Many times, we see an airplane or helicopter going over head and it catches our attention to look ... fertilizers and pesticides. Aerial applications, also known as crop dusting, is common in Ohio. It is ...
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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 ... in December. Nutrient prices It can be helpful to compare the prices in Table 1 to the 5-year ... $0.08/lb, respectively). However, the bulk of total nutrient cost comes from the cost of NE L (about 51% ...
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Recommended Adjustment when Pricing Forages
article on cost of nutrients has appeared in this newsletter (currently written by April Frye White). The ... information in that article is based on a nutrient pricing method developed by a former colleague, Dr. Normand ... nutrient composition. In articles appearing in Buckeye Dairy News, the prices are from central Ohio and the ...
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12 Days of Christmas Cookies
https://washington.osu.edu/program-areas/family-and-consumer-sciences/12-days-christmas-cookies
join our 12 Days of Christmas Cookies recipe event. Each day from December 1 through December 12, we ...
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Gearing Up for Spring Planting
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-2/gearing-spring-planting
of all tractors that will be used. Service all tractors. Get any needed fertilizer on hand or order ... it to be spread as soon as the field is fit (hopefully you pulled a soil sample last fall, and if ... not, do it ASAP and send to the lab). Calibrate the fertilizer spreader. Buy the seed (including any ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
March is $16.18/cwt, followed by an increase to $17.20/cwt in April. Nutrient prices It can be helpful ... feeds, including soybean products this year. To estimate profitability at these nutrient prices, the ... protein. For January’s issue, the income over nutrient cost (IONC) for cows milking 70 lb/day and 85 lb/day ...
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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- ...