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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
nutrients in the soil, if pH isn’t taken care of the forage will not be as productive. Most forages are ... spring-establish forages is open. In the spring, the combination of weather and plenty to do make planting ... improve chances for a successful forage establishment this spring. Soil Fertility and pH: Set up your ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
grasses and clover to extend the production of the forage for a few years. Another option is terminating ... sudangrass, or sorghum-sudan as a high-yielding alternative to meet forage production needs. Based on your ... University Extension Spring is here and now is a great time to walk fields and note how the forages faired. ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
footprint while also returning value to the farm-gate. This article series aims to get us on the same page ... 2 e each year. Of that, dairy production accounts for 139 million metric tons, or about 2% of the total ... emissions (35%), feed production (26%), and energy use (6%; Figure 2). Of course, this can vary tremendously ...
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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
the first 5 million pounds of milk production history if producers enrolled at the $9.50/cwt margin ... established production to include the supplement coverage they may have had based on their 2019 production ... recovery in cow numbers in 2024, but a slow recovery my begin late in 2024. Monthly milk production ...
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Home Horticulture
https://butler.osu.edu/program-areas/home-horticulture
Lecture Series 2024 Click Here to Learn More About Soil Testing ...
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2024 Garden Series- Ohio Species at Risk
https://butler.osu.edu/news/2024-garden-series-ohio-species-risk
FREE EVENTS: Ohio Species at Risk Series Jan 29: Why plant native & Native trees and shrubs April 23: Native turtles & Impacts of water quality contamination August 30: Firefly gardening & Seed collection methods November 12: Alien invadors: ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
biofilms that would interfere with disinfectants. Just make sure to rinse away any product used, as ... disinfectant companies have instructions on how to add antifreeze to their products to preserve their ... products- like bleach- can lose strength over time. Test strips are available for most disinfectants to ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
production, health, and welfare of the animals. Bunching increases heat stress of the affected cows, increases ... lameness, reduces ruminations and feed intake, and results in subsequent loss in milk production that is ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
size that exist in US milk production (see Figure 6). Economies of size are much greater for non-feed ...  https://www.ers.U.S.da.gov/data-products/commodity-costs-and-returns.aspx Zulauf, C., G. Schnitkey, K. Swanson, and N. Paulson. November 22, 2021. US Dairy Market and ...
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PAT/FACT Recertification
https://hardin.osu.edu/news/patfact-recertification
individuals who apply products on fields other than their own or as a business. The Environmental Protection ... Agency determines whether a product is designated restricted or general use. Restricted use products may ... pass a series of exams that test their competency in pesticide safety and application knowledge. They ...