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Water Quality Wednesday Winter Programming
webinar in the series, titled “How can we manage Phosphorus to protect our water?” will be December 8 th ... Join the Ohio State University’s Water Quality Extension Associates for a webinar series ... discussing topics related to water quality, ranging from Phosphorus and agricultural Best Management ...
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TRAINING DAIRY FARM WORKERS
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-1/training-dairy-farm-workers
don't have time to prepare" or "I know this job so well I don't need to think about how ... are to know or be able to do at the conclusion of the training. Does the new milker need to know how ... to do preventive maintenance on the milking equipment? Does the tractor driver need to know how do ...
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Post-Harvest Tips for Combines
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-40/post-harvest-tips-combines
Washing the exterior can also be beneficial but keep water away from bearings and bushings. Once this ... step is complete, inspect the combine inside and out noting needed repairs and maintenance. The final ... keep water off bearings and other moving parts. Might take time to touch up scratches and worn areas ...
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Using the Slake Test to Determine Soil Crusting
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2018-10/using-slake-test-determine-soil-crusting
crusting. The slake test compares two chunks of topsoil in water to see how well and how long they will hold ... An easy to use test can be done to predict potential soil crusting on farm fields. All you need ... is some chicken wire, water, a glass jar, and a dry clump of soil. When you immerse the clump of ...
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C.O.R.N. Newsletter 2010-03
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletters/2010/03
Treatments Keeping Phosphorous on the Land Seed Corn Maggot on Soybeans New Soybean Insecticide Seed ... imidacloprid, the same material as in Gaucho seed treatment, and NipsIt INSIDE, which contains clothianidin, the ... same material as in Poncho seed treatment on corn. NipsIt INSIDE is the first seed treatment on ...
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The Lake Erie Impairment Designation
https://epn.osu.edu/events/lake-erie-impairment-designation
monitor harmful blooms, keep drinking water safe, address public health concerns and engage stakeholders ... PROGRAM OVERVIEW For the first time in our state’s history the open waters of western Lake Erie ... water pollution management? Join us for an exciting panel conversation to learn about the science-based ...
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Bring on the Heat
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-3/bring-heat
University Extension With warm weather on the forecast, it is time to start thinking about heat stress and ... its impacts on your dairy cattle. Just as we have our comfortable temperatures in which we keep our ... homes in the summer or winter, dairy cows are the same. They have upper and lower critical temperatures, ...
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Fall Manure Application Tips
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/fall-manure-application-tips
monitored for insect activity and steps taken to keep insect populations in check if necessary. Farmers ... fields. Limiting application rates below legal limits can help keep more nutrients on fields. Remember, ... stockpile poultry litter close to the fields actually receiving the manure. Stockpiles need to be 500 feet ...
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EPN Community Connections Blog- May 2020
https://epn.osu.edu/blog/epn-community-connections-blog-may-2020
types of support you need and have conversations that share your plans and how you would like the ... ambitions with colleagues, mentors, friends, and family. Think about the types of support you need from ... Having support networks will make the steps ahead easier. Make it a priority to reach out to family, ...
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Winter Calf Management
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-6/winter-calf-management
below the lower critical temperature of 50⁰F, calves need extra energy to stay warm. At times during ... the back leg when lying down. As temperatures continue to fall, adding calf jackets to help keep ... Calf jacket material should be breathable with a water resistant shell. It is recommended that ...