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Fertilizing Perennial Forages on Dairy Farms
https://forages.osu.edu/forage-management/soil-fertility-forages. We highly recommend using this tool to check any fertilizer recommendations you receive, as we ... the best times to topdress maintenance fertilizer on perennial forages. Soils are usually firm in ... harm animals fed those forages. A recent soil test should always guide what nutrients to apply and how ...
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Fall Manure Application and Cover Crops
capture more of the manure nutrients, especially the nitrogen, and to also prevent soil erosion. Another ... tillage. Cover crops can help livestock farmers recapture manure nutrients and conserve soil by reducing ... Glen Arnold, Extension Field Specialist, Manure Management, Ohio State University Corn silage ...
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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 ... Nutrient prices It can be helpful to compare the prices in Table 1 to the 5-year averages. Since the ... 23 and 39% higher than the 5-year averages ($0.08/Mcal and $0.41/lb, respectively). These nutrient ...
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Nuisance Bird Economics, Prevention, and Control for Livestock Farms
Starlings consume the grain and protein ingredients in dairy cow diets and reduce the nutrient content of ... Ohio State research from 2008 has shown that bird droppings transmit E. Coli, salmonella, ... commercial nuisance animal control operators, some of which may be licensed to manage bird control on ...
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USDA Economic Research Service Dairy Outlook: November 2022
University Extension The United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA ERS) ... Anticipated milk price decreases and rising input costs make financial analysis, management, and planning even ... Budgets: https://farmoffice.osu.edu/farm-management/enterprise-budgets OSU Extension Ohio Ag Manager ...
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ChickQuest: Let's Learn about Life
https://hamilton.osu.edu/news/chickquest-lets-learn-about-life
an egg, it is not a terribly difficult process if you have the right equipment. One dozen fertilized ...
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Dairy Margin Coverage 2023 Deadline Is Fast Approaching
Jason Hartschuh, Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State University ... consider if this program will improve your risk management in 2023. For the current year, 2022, 73.17% of ... producers to participate in the other subsidized risk management programs that are administered through ...
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Preparing Your Dairy Herd for the Fall Football Season
summer heat, cow fertility, hoof quality, bird infestations, and new corn silage are among factors to ... prepare. Day Length The most consistent research response many university and farm data in the northern ... intake and priority of nutrient demand to milk production. As day length shortens, the cow body condition ...
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Annual Winter Forage Following Wheat Harvest
costs, improved soil health, and grazing offers higher nutrient values when compared to harvested and ... have a grazing management plan to go along with your nutrient management plan. You can do this with ... a few things that need to be considered. Brassicas have very high nutrient concentrations and should be ...
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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 ... silage continues to be a bargain feed in dairy cattle rations. Nutrient prices It can be helpful to ... ($0.08/Mcal and $0.41/lb, respectively). These nutrient costs continue to reflect recent trends in ingredient ...