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Forage Planting Decisions: Corn Silage or Alfalfa?
needed to provide enough forage NDF to meet the requirements of one lactating cow (average production ... 'best' forage for lactating dairy cattle. All forages provide the three nutrients needed in the greatest ... quantities by cows; energy (NE L), protein, and fiber (NDF). The nutrient provided by forages that is must ...
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Living with Lower Quality and Limited Amounts of Forage
producers rely on rye or small grains to provide late spring and early summer forages. The wet spring ... delayed harvest on many farms, turning what usually is a good quality forage into lower quality ‘heifer ... feed’. This double whammy will put significant pressure on forage inventories and especially high quality ...
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H2Ohio Cover Crop Usage
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-5/h2ohio-cover-crop-usage
harvested as a forage or grazed after March 15. 6. Manure and/or fertilizer, based on the VNMP, may be ...
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Planting Small Grains in Late Summer for Supplemental Forage
. Planting oat or spring triticale for forage production are probably the best options remaining for ... So they are good options for late September or early October planting for spring forage production ... Dr. Mark Sulc, Forage Specialist, The Ohio State University Forage yields have been reduced this ...
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Botulism Prevention with Small Grain Baleage
produce a safe, quality forage. Good forage fermentation depends upon lactic acid production to reduce pH ... step to get good forage fermentation and to produce a safe, quality baleage product. As rye, wheat, ... during harvest. Clostridial bacteria are active when forage moisture is high, above 65% moisture. The ...
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Valuing Bedded-Pack Manure
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-6/valuing-bedded-pack-manure
vary depending on species, feed products fed, and the amounts of straw or sawdust used for bedding. The ...
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Financial Management
https://dairy.osu.edu/resources/financial-management
2017-2018 Worksheets for Cost of Production and Cash Flow Planning ...
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Emergency Forages for Planting Early to Mid-Summer
Dr. Mark Sulc, Extension Forage Specialist, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Dr. ... dairy producers are facing a critical forage shortage to feed their herds. Forage stands were damaged ... forage stands, with the warmer summer weather coming on. We should wait until August to establish ...
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Make Plans for Immediate Forage Needs
production and sound cow health. If additional forage is going to need to be purchased in 2013, now is the ... University With the drought in 2012 in many areas, forage supply at this point is very limited. Quality also ... forage this year resulted in good yields of typical quality forage. Yet, with the continuous, heavy rains ...
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Milk Marketing and Outlook
https://dairy.osu.edu/resources/milk-marketing-and-outlook
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for Dairy Producers Webinar on Reducing Costs amd Milk Production Relative ...