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Manure Storage and Land Application- Where are we going? How fast can we get there?
necessary and more economical. Water and air quality standards should drive the environmental requirements ... facility, resulting in soil nutrient levels in excess of plant requirements. As farm size, environmental ... placed upon manure handling, storage, and nutrient recycling practices. Water quality impacts from land ...
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Key Mastitis Control Points for Best Milk Quality
preparation (washing the teats with water, not using teat predip, and dirty teats) all known risk factors for ... water-hardness score, high alkalinity of alkaline detergent wash, or problems with cooling system/ plate cooler. ... soil on the teats, and counts higher than 100 cfu/mL usually indicate poor milking practices, dirty ...
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Keeping Cows and Calves Cool Through Ventilation System Maintenance
the air, with the tulips and daffodils starting to bloom, and alfalfa fields coming back to life. It ... means that your electric bill stays the same, but less air is moving through the barn. Monthly ... shutters, and protective shrouds decreases air movement and increases the power requirements from the fan. ...
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Forage Planting – How to Do It Well
plant, will help improve chances for successful forage establishment. Check now to make sure soil pH and ... fertility are in the recommended ranges. Follow the Tri-state Soil Fertility Recommendations ... (https://forages.osu.edu/forage-management/soil-fertility-forages). Forages are more productive where soil pH is above 6.0, but for alfalfa, it should be 6.5 – 6.8. ...
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Winter Calf Management
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-6/winter-calf-management
Calf jacket material should be breathable with a water resistant shell. It is recommended that ... off. The warm air going in their lungs warms the insides but be sure it is warm enough and ventilated ... and air quality becoming poor enough to cause pneumonia. When calves are first born and they start ...
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Prepare to Evaluate Forage Stands for Winter Injury
https://forages.osu.edu/news/prepare-evaluate-forage-stands-winter-injury
growing season. We had some days with very cold air temperatures, but the soil temperatures have been much ... more moderate than you might expect. The soil temperature at the 2-inch depth is associated with the ... temperature of plant crowns. The coldest 2-inch soil temperatures recorded since January 1 at the Ohio State ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
2021. Economic Value of Feeds Results of the Sesame analysis for central Ohio on September 27, 2021 are ... analysis. Feedstuffs that have gone up in price based on current nutrient values, or in other words moved ...
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Antibiotic Stewardship in Calves – Part 2
dehydrated. Water is lost from the body not only through urination or excessive salivation, but also through ... respiration (and if the breathing rate is increased as mentioned earlier, more water is lost from the body ...
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Dairy Numbers Considered: A look at 2019 and 2020
participated in the 2019 analysis. We will look at data for 17 conventional farms with completed analyses. Herd ... unanticipated can happen without notice. The 2019 analysis showed that some farms made decent returns and others ... struggled. The 2020 analysis will show the same. That is good news and bad news, depending on which group you ...
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Northwest Ohio Working Lands Field Day- Hancock County
https://forages.osu.edu/events/northwest-ohio-working-lands-field-day-hancock-county
Grassland Council, and your local Soil and Water Conservations Districts to learn about the Working Lands ... Program. Topics to be covered at these field days include: Soil Fertility Seed Bed Preparation Forage ...