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  1. Forage Fertility: Where We Are and Why it Matters

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/forage-fertility-where-we-are-and-why-it-matters

    complete. Once again, your feedback is appreciated as we evaluate current forage fertility guidelines ... grasses and legumes that follow guidelines already established in the Tri-State Fertility Guide. If you ... state of Ohio (NASS, 2017). Fertilizer costs represent 40 to 60% of the variable input costs of forage ...

  2. Changes Made to Rules on Applying Fertilizer

    https://ohiograpeweb.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/changes-made-rules-applying-fertilizer

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Take a whole class or just take the test, which is better? Farmers will get to ... decide. Those who apply fertilizer on 50 or more acres now have the option to take an exam or attend ... a three-hour course to get the required certification aimed at protecting water quality. News Artile ...

  3. H2Ohio Cover Crop Usage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-5/h2ohio-cover-crop-usage

    defines their program. Launched in 2019 as a water quality initiative to address the inflow of nutrients ... some of the goals and guidelines associated with the best management practices (BMP) that the program ... reduction. Those practices are soil testing, variable-rate fertilization, subsurface nutrient application, ...

  4. Health and Animal Well-Being

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-5/health-and-animal-well-being

    Initiative's Principles and Guidelines-- a uniform umbrella of assurance that the dairy industry is meeting its ... Launches Principles and Guidelines Dr. Naomi Botheras, Program Specialist Department of Animal Sciences, ... The Ohio State University On October 2, 2008, the National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative ...

  5. On-Farm Assessment & Environmental Review (OFAER) Program

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-6/farm-assessment-environmental-review-ofaer-program

    use in the livestock or poultry operation as the farmer chooses. The OFAER was developed in ... cooperation with the USDA- NRCS, Extension specialists, private agriculture consultants, livestock producers, ... program in Ohio and works in cooperation with ACWF and EMS to make sure farmers who wish to participate in ...

  6. Margin Protection Program Update

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-20-issue-4/margin-protection-program-update

    re-opened from April 9 through June 8, 2018. Significant changes benefiting dairy farmers included a one ... milk prices, 888 Ohio dairy farms enrolled in the updated MPP program according to the Ohio Farm ... through July 11, $7,071,360 in program payments were processed for Ohio dairy farmers, averaging $8,072 ...

  7. Wine Making

    https://ohiograpeweb.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/wine-making

    (OWC). In addition to a number of rules and regulations in the program guidelines, two major rules had ... also performs a lot of off – site wintery consultations via phone and e-mail correspondence in ... recommendations if needed or desired. This is being accomplished through the OARDC enology lab currently at no ...

  8. Preparing Your Dairy Herd for the Fall Football Season

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-5/preparing-your-dairy-herd-fall-football-season

    summer heat, cow fertility, hoof quality, bird infestations, and new corn silage are among factors to ... the entire barn along with 6 hours of darkness or red light.  Lights need to be cleaned yearly or ... digestion compared to 2021 corn silage. Initial rumen starch Kd will be lower but increase with fermentation ...

  9. Technology and Data Management on the Dairy Farm – Miniseries

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-1/technology-and-data-management-dairy-farm-%E2%80%93

    Farmers must consider their unique objectives, as well as family needs.  Technology and increased access ... robots, to sophisticated software….Farmers are increasingly using technology to make management decisions ... in need of new technologies to become leaner and greener, it’s dairy farming. Many different kinds of ...

  10. Bovine Calving Management: Impact of Dystocia on Dairy Calves and Cows

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-12-issue-1/bovine-calving-management-impact-dystocia-dairy

    calf). Stage I: is characterized by dilation of the birth canal and cervix, and initiation of uterine ... might be needed. When to intervene: Being able to recognize the calving stages (and signs) in a timely ... should occur within 2 hours for mature cows (and longer for heifers; ~2 to 4 hours). As a guideline, the ...

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