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Make Hay When the Sun Shines…What Sun?
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/make-hay-when-sun-shines%E2%80%A6what-sun
easy for me to say, but super hard to put into practice – be patient, take the long look and wait until ... surface area exposure to the sun. Tedding is especially a good option for grasses because it does not ... to 30 to 50% dry matter (50 to 70% moisture) and for balage to 40 to 55% dry matter (45 to 60% ...
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Cost of Nutrients in Feedstuffs
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-2/cost-nutrients-feedstuffs
is these nutrients that cows really need to produce milk. Cows have requirements for nutrients and ... 1 orange cost $6. Next to this bag, we find a basket of fruit with 1 apple and 3 oranges. It sells for $10. ... wrote a software program, Sesame, to do this for us. Check with you local Extension office to inquire ...
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Farm Transition Considerations: Working with an Attorney
most cases, an attorney will need to be a part of the transition process. For some, finding an ... other legal matters related to the business. When meeting with an attorney for the fist time, there are ... for you, but don’t expect free legal advice or simple answers to complicated questions! (Source: PA ...
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Weather Outlook
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-16/weather-outlook
A pattern change appears underway. We are heading into a summer type pattern that continues to ... evolve as we speak. This will mean a transition to warmer weather with rainfall becoming much more ... averaging 4 to 5 degrees below normal. Rainfall will be below normal with amounts generally range from ...
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Unlawful or Anti-Competitive Activities-The Big Data Confusion: Part 13
Commission, it is illegal for businesses to act together in ways that can limit competition, lead to higher ... A common concern for growers when working with an Agricultural Technology Provider (ATP) is that ... their data may be used by that ATP to benefit itself in the marketplace. According to the Federal Trade ...
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Using Total Quality Management to Organize Labor and Work
goals they wanted to achieve and recorded those goals on paper. Monitoring for Success As they developed ... their plan for improving reproductive performance, John and Heather made sure to build in several areas ... advisor, and anyone else you contract or pay for services) will define the processes and work to meet ...
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For the Birds
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-3/birds
besides fewer timbers to impede air flow, is that it also provides almost no places for birds to roost. ... not cause problems for the cows, if transmitted to humans, they can cause gastrointestinal distress ... encouraged that you talk to neighbors ahead of time! The fee for the baiting program is set to help recover ...
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Fertility Management of Meadows and Pastures
producers look for ways to cut costs and one possibility would be not applying fertilizer to pastures and ... from legumes. For good yields of forage, soil P levels need to be maintained at 15 to 25 ppm (30 to 50 ... For N, it is a different story. Applying N and how much to apply will be determined by the legume ...
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Controlling Feed Costs for Dairy Cattle
imbalance of supply and demand for distillers grains. Due to these economic forces, the cost of feeding ... stress the importance of monitoring income over feed costs (IOFC). The goal for IOFC is to be at least ... + (16.23 x lb milk fat). The desired range for this feed efficiency is 1.4 to 1.6. Our goal is usually to ...
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Injury Prevention- Safety During Fall Harvest
enough sleep. This is your body’s time to rest. Set a pace for yourself, and plan out your day’s ... a time that involves long hours and the need for multiple pieces of farm equipment working simultaneously ... to complete a crop harvest. The continuous activity, diminished daylight and stresses that can be ...