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Maintaining Quality Grain in Storage
controlled than for any other reason. As spring and summer temperatures warm up, it is very important to ... If you had $15,000 to $30,000 in cash sitting in a grain bin, would you check it often? You know ... barley, grain sorghum, shelled corn, or any other grain on your farm for extended periods, you must take ...
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Weather Update May 26, 2015
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-14/weather-update-may-26-2015
The weather pattern will be shifting to a warm and humid pattern with wetter than normal ... maximum temperatures will likely be to close to normal but with increased humidity and cloud cover minimum ... result in increased dew overnight into the morning hours for extended periods. The risk for significant ...
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Farm Financial Analysis- The Ready, Set, Go Program
an effective way for farms to know their costs of production, profitability, and financial ratios. ... two options for farms to participate in the Ohio Farm Business Analysis Program. Farms that have good ... Cost for the program is $100 per farm, which will include up to 3 on-farm consultations. For more ...
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First Harvest of Forages is Just Around the Corner!
crops will probably be in conflict this spring. This is a tough choice to make, but for dairy farmers ... of alfalfa for lactating dairy cows is 40%. We would expect alfalfa NDF to increase by about 5 or ... fact orchardgrass for dairy cattle will be ready for harvest in the southern part of the state as soon ...
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Pesticide Disposal Collection Days
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/pesticide-disposal-collection-days
Agriculture will be sponsoring four Ohio Pesticide Clean Sweep Days around the state for farmers wishing to ... allow for local and surrounding county farmers to dispose of these chemicals: August 22- Hardin County ... Environmental Protection Agency. To pre-register, or for more information, contact the ODA at 614-728-6987. ...
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Water Usage on Dairy Farms
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-1/water-usage-dairy-farms
Animals can not go without water for very long, but it is important to recognize that younger animals are ... greater proportion of the body that is water (range for body water content is 70 to 50% for cattle). ... that 2 linear ft of water space be available for every 20 to 25 cows. The floor surface around the ...
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Weather Update
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-22/weather-update
The outlook for the remainder of July calls for below normal temperatures and normal to slightly ... wetter than normal conditions. After areas of rain to start the week of July 14 it will dry out and turn ... will slow as well. By the middle of this week lows will be in the upper 40s to low 50s with highs in ...
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Results from Research Supported by the Ohio Dairy Research Fund
industry. From time to time, results of this research will be included in the Buckeye Dairy News. For this ... beneficial for reducing risks of metabolic diseases and improving animal performance related to choline ... Research Fund was developed to support research by voluntary dairy producer contributions. Since 1982, ...
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Seeking a Twospotted Spider Mite Trial Location
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/seeking-twospotted-spider-mite-trial-location
As we mentioned in a previous newsletter article, there is a product newly labeled for spider mite ... control in soybean and sweet corn (Agri-Mek SC). We would like to test this product in Ohio soybeans, and ... are looking for a producer field for this trial. The soybean field must have an at-threshold spider ...
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The Costs of Nutrients and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
should be some good bargains to be found and bought. For now, feeding balanced diets based on ... substantially throughout the fall, I am very uncertain as to what to expect for the protein. In short, we are ... Ohio State University A good portion of the corn harvested for silage in Ohio has now been chopped and ...