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  1. Gearing Up for Spring Planting

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-2/gearing-spring-planting

    Below are some examples of preparations to do now: Make sure your fuel supply is full and fill the tanks ... 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 ...

  2. Upcoming Dairy Youth Events

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/upcoming-dairy-youth-events

    In an effort to update and work on some of the challenges, we will be offering the 2023 Dairy ...

  3. Over-the-Counter Antibiotics Will Require Veterinary Oversight (Rx) Beginning in June of 2023

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/over-counter-antibiotics-will-require-veterinary

    oxytetracycline. In addition, some retail suppliers who were able to sell these drugs/products in the past may no ...

  4. Use 2022 Profitability As a Catalyst for Retirement Savings

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-5/use-2022-profitability-catalyst-retirement-savings

    accounts, farm managers can also explore other options for income to fund their retirement years.  Some of ... Extension Typically as we move into the final quarter of the year, farm managers will start to examine their ... For many farm managers, it typically means prepaying expenses for the upcoming year or by investing in ...

  5. Seeding Perennial Forages in Late Summer

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-4/seeding-perennial-forages-late-summer

    management, so conventional tillage for seedbed prep is probably a better choice in those situations. ... to time drilling the seed when you see some rain in the forecast, especially if the soil is dry. The ... are making: Soil fertility and pH: The recommended soil pH for alfalfa is 6.5 to 6.8. Forage grasses ...

  6. Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-4/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    non-nutritional value added by some suppliers in the form of nutritional services, blending, terms of credit, etc. ... April F. White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... in the “bargains” column. For example, your nutritionist might be using some molasses in your rations ...

  7. Ohio Laws Governing Manure and Mud on Roadways

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-5/ohio-laws-governing-manure-and-mud-roadways

    failure to properly manage the manure on the roadway. Your Responsibilities The best advice to avoid ... problems is to practice good manure and equipment management.  Do not overfill tankers or spreaders, ensure ... https://farmoffice.osu.edu/our-library/roadway-and-equipment-law OSU Extension Ag Safety Program https://agsafety.osu.edu/ References Manure Spills: What You Need ...

  8. Heifer Nutrition

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-2/heifer-nutrition

    University Extension Heifers are their own beasts when it comes to nutrition. We have to first make sure they ... presentation “Heifer Nutrition” can be found on YouTube and it goes over feeding heifers during different ...

  9. Nitrogen Management of Forage Winter Cereals

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-2/nitrogen-management-forage-winter-cereals

    increased with nitrogen fertilization, the economic return was often negative. With current nitrogen price ... really increased to 20%, the fertilizer dollar value as CP to replace soybean meal would be about $196, ... manure application, the most economical spring nitrogen rate was 70 lb/acre, but some fields had positive ...

  10. Answering Farmers’ Questions About the Pandemic in 2021

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-5/answering-farmers%E2%80%99-questions-about-pandemic-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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