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Now that the Forages are Harvested
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-7/now-forages-are-harvested
time to consider contacting for grain and other concentrate ingredients. Minimize the risk of feed ... exists for your business. If possible, let silages ferment for two to four weeks before feeding. Forages ... need to be analyzed NOW for nutrient composition. Considerable variation in composition of corn silage ...
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A Look Back at the Dairy Business of 2013
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-17-issue-1/look-back-dairy-business-2013
allows them to identify strengths and areas for improvement across their farm. These 35 dairy farms ... industry. That said, there is a wealth of information in these numbers for all Ohio farms to use as they ... head. Herd size for the top 20% ranged from less than 70 to more than 800 cows. The only herd size not ...
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Minimizing Heat Stress in the Dairy Facility
the holding area for blowing toward the back of the holding area. Add another row of fans every 20 to ... 24 ft for 36-inch diameter fans and 30 to 36 ft for 48-inch fans. Mount fans as low as possible ... as for the holding area. Adding soaker nozzles to wet the cows will improve the cooling affect. ...
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What are LEAP and OFAER?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-3/what-are-leap-and-ofaer
2 training session is required of farmers who wish to become eligible recipients for agricultural pollution ... session to earn points towards qualifying for the grant. On-Farm Assessment & Environmental Review ... Program To help Ohio's livestock and poultry producers identify and address key management issues ...
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Marestail Control in Wheat Stubble- Part 2: Cover Crop Considerations
about options where cover crops are going to be planted later this summer. The options can be fewer for ... this situation, especially for small-seeded broadleaf cover crops, for which the residual activity of ... several herbicides can affect the ability to get an adequate stand when planted too soon after ...
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Feeding Newborn Calves to Thrive in Cold Weather
The lower critical temperature for calves from birth to 7 days of age is 55°F. In other words, calves ... from-8° F in February to 71° F a month later. Maintenance Requirements for Neonatal Calves So, how do we ... need to adjust nutrition for calves less than 3 weeks old in cold weather? Using the National ...
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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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Easily Collect and Manage Calving Records in Real-Time
a touchscreen application (app), for dairy producers and personnel to easily record and manage calving-related ... possess sound knowledge and skills regarding calving and colostrum management (what to look for and why it ... It is known that dystocia increases the risk for stillbirth and maternal injury, leading to increased ...
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Beyond the Law of Supply and Demand for Forages
to tell for this year, we need to be prepared to adjust feeding programs to the supply and quality of ... days prepartum, cows should be switched to a ration designed to transition cows for the ration that ... forage on the farm for the close-up dry cows and the lactating cows. Given that forages are needed to ...
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The Certified Crop Adviser
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2016-37/certified-crop-adviser
was established in 1992 to provide a benchmark for practicing agronomy professionals in the United ... https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/exams/registration. Keep in mind to become eligible for the CCA certification, you must take and pass BOTH the ... used as a reminder on what best to study in preparation for the CCA exams. The price for the exam ...