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Dairy Council
https://champaign.osu.edu/events/dairy-council-0
The October meeting will be held in conference room C. ...
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Livestock Insurance Program Could Aid Struggling Dairy Producers
globally and continuing high feed costs, Thraen said that the Livestock Gross Margin Dairy Insurance might ... Thraen. "Ninety four percent of the dairy herds in Ohio are 199 cows or fewer. Ohio's average ... minus the feed expenses, declines below a set level, could mean the difference between business survival ...
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EFNEP
https://champaign.osu.edu/program-areas/efnep
EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program) is a free nutrition education program ... improving the total family diet and nutritional well-being. The adult program teaches low-income adults with ... children how to make healthier food choices, manage their food resources, improve their food safety ...
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Ongoing Drought Means Livestock Producers Need to Be Creative to Manage Feed Rations
producers to have to choose between culling their herds or forking over significantly more money to feed ... supplies, leaving many cattle farmers at a loss for how to best manage their feed rations, said John Grimes, ... save money and save their herds, he said. “ This year has posed some significant challenges that ...
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Boosting Dairy Cattle Fertility: New Technologies, Outreach Go Hand in Hand
reproduction techniques and training that emphasizes proper management. Currently, the national pregnancy rate for dairy ... dairy industry because they translate into reduced herd growth and potential loss of profits, said Mike ... tool a farmer may use, proactive management practices at the farm level matter when it comes to ...
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Good Agricultural Practices
https://producesafety.osu.edu/good-agricultural-practices
Agriculture Practices Program The National GAPs Program was established in 1999 and based at Cornell ... has created many educational materials to help implement good agricultural practices on the farm. ... and 2) Improved market access opportunities. Good Agriculture Practices (GAPs) Program at Ohio State ...
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Cattle Breeder, Extension Educator Inducted in Dairy Hall of Service
Extension educator in dairy management have been inducted into this year's Ohio State University ... received include the Dairy Herd Improvement Association Superior Achievement award, the Ohio Jersey ... Extension programs throughout northeast Ohio. He also conducted field research in dairy nutrition, forage ...
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Considering Organic Production?
https://champaign.osu.edu/events/considering-organic-production
maintaining organic crops or livestock herds. Pizza will be provided at 6:00pm and the program will begin at ... soybeans Kevin Bell- row crops, hay, pasture, beef cattle Thanks to Kalmbach Feeds and Crop Production ...
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SNAP-Ed
https://champaign.osu.edu/program-areas/snap-ed
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Education Program (SNAP-Ed) is a free nutrition education ... and obesity prevention program serving low-income adults and youth. It is funded by the Food Nutrition ... Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps). SNAP-Ed facilitates voluntary adoption of ...
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GAPS Training Webinar
https://producesafety.osu.edu/events/gaps-training-webinar-5
GAPs. GAPs trainings provide growers with the knowledge and tools needed to implement on farm best management practices ... This is a 3-hour educational course that covers good agricultural practices or ...