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COSI Farm Days, August 9 – 13
COSI brings the farm to the city during Farm Days. Learn where your food comes from by meeting ...
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Reducing Stress for a Healthy Heart
stress. Other suggestions for managing stress include: · Begin to take note of things that cause you ... state. However, farmers may continue to experience stress related to marketing this crop with current ... prices, year end financial planning, planning for next years crop and the upcoming cold weather. Farming ...
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February 2016
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/february-2016
Ag Safety S.T.A.T. – Safe Tactics for Ag Today is an electronic newsletter prepared by team ... members from the OSU Extension Agricultural Safety & Health Office. The goal is to provide seasonal ... safety-related questions or program ideas that you would like to share, please contact Dee Jepsen at ...
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Manure Science Review
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-4/manure-science-review
Wooster. Topics will include feeding practices to reduce nutrients in manure, air quality, public ... issues. For more information, contact John Smith at (419) 738-2219 or Mary Wicks at (330) 202-3533 or go ... to http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/ocamm. Dairy Leaders Honor Ohio's World Championship Industry ...
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Cost of Nutrients and Benchmarks of Profitability for Ohio Dairy Farms
very highly priced, exceeding 11¢/Mcal compared to a 10-year average of about 7¢/Mcal. Importantly, ... nutritionists when balancing dairy rations. In Tables 2 and 3, we report the results for 27 feed commodities ... actually underpriced compared to other commodities. There are still feeds available at a relative bargain ...
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Resources
https://dairy.osu.edu/resources
sufficient supply available for all of the livestock on the farm. Management of facilities, herd health, the ... financial aspects, etc. are all very important for optimizing animal well-being and farm profitability. ... Management of the feeding program is a daily function and is a major contributor to the performance of the ...
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Heifer Management
https://dairy.osu.edu/resources/heifer-management
Financial Benchmarks for Dairy Heifers ...
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New OSU Dairy Resources Brochure Available
brochure, " Resources for Ohio's Dairy Industry " provides links to available expertise. ... begin to describe the wide-ranging expertise available through OSU faculty and staff located on the ...
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Ammonia Emissions from Dairy Farms- The Basics
approximately meet their requirements for protein, about 33% of the N consumed will be secreted in milk and ... retained by the cow (for example, by a growing fetus) and 67% will be excreted in urine and feces. The ... proportion of dietary N used for productive purposes (milk secretion and body retention) is reduced when cows ...
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Health and Animal Well-Being
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-5/health-and-animal-well-being
ethical obligations for dairy animal well-being. The goal of the Principles and Guidelines is to protect ... consumer trust and confidence in the dairy industry by demonstrating dairy producers’ commitment to animal ...