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  1. On Farm Biosecurity to Keep Us and Employees Safe

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-2/farm-biosecurity-keep-us-and-employees-safe

    current human viral outbreak and keep our farms running. Unless they are sick, farmers don’t usually tell ... their workers to stay home, but through keeping social distance on the farm and increasing many of our ... disinfecting our boots, we need to disinfect all surfaces around us and all our employees touch. This may also ...

  2. All About Dogs

    https://extensionpubs.osu.edu/all-about-dogs/

    think and the meaning behind their body language? Curious about what keeps dogs happy and healthy? ... All About Dogs Ever wonder how prehistoric dogs met pre-historic humans? Want to know how dogs ...

  3. Farm Transition Considerations: Working with an Attorney

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-17-issue-5/farm-transition-considerations-working-attorney

    steps.  Discuss with the attorney how you will be billed, how you should expect to receive communications, ... 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 ...

  4. Calibrating Turfgrass Chemical Application Equipment

    https://extensionpubs.osu.edu/calibrating-turfgrass-chemical-application-equipment/

    importance of calibration, application equipment, how to calculate the proper amount of materials needed, how ... to troubleshoot problems and errors, and gives step-by-step instructions on how to calibrate ...

  5. Emergency Preparedness Through a Farm Walk Through

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-6/emergency-preparedness-through-farm-walk-through

    responders need to know can be a challenge. Emergency response personnel are required to have continuing ... challenges. The first two things that should be discussed is how to handle livestock during the fire, where to ... move them to, and how to shut the power and backup generators off. Livestock are often scared during ...

  6. Don't Be Surprised, Do Tax Management for 2004 Now

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-7/dont-be-surprised-do-tax-management-2004-now

    approaches, dairy farmers need to be thinking about the income and social security tax liability that will be ... prices for cull cows have remained high, they need to focus on their net farm income since the costs of ... inputs have also risen. How does the projected 2004 net farm income for your dairy compare to 2003? 2002? ...

  7. Creeping Towards Harvest

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/creeping-towards-harvest

    storage type will also determine how wet the crop should be prior to harvesting (Table 1). I think it’s ... make in a few days’ time will likely influence your milk yields for the next year. We need to not only ... on which way you think about it, heavily influences silage yield and the quality of the fermentation ...

  8. It’s Game Time. Are You In It?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-16-issue-1/it%E2%80%99s-game-time-are-you-it

    Dianne Shoemaker, Extension Field Specialist, The Ohio State University We need to change how we ... think of January and February.  Tax time.  That never has a very positive feel to it.  Instead, let’s ... think of it as scorekeeping time.  Tally up the points; assets and income for the home team.  ...

  9. Keeping Cows and Calves Cool Through Ventilation System Maintenance

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-2/keeping-cows-and-calves-cool-through-ventilation

    the air, with the tulips and daffodils starting to bloom, and alfalfa fields coming back to life. It ... is also the time when our barn ventilation systems roar back to life to keep our cows and calves ... consume between 20 to 25% of the total energy used on the farm. Fan maintenance is critical to keeping ...

  10. Is Your Herd Positioned for Profit?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-4/your-herd-positioned-profit

    high quality. It is very expensive to upgrade poor forages with other feeds. 2. Clean, Fresh Water ...  Water is the cheapest most important nutrient and the one most often ignored. Big, high producing cows ... will drink up to 50 gallons per day in the summer. A good place to have a water tank is in the parlor ...

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