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Keep Forage Nitrate Toxicity in Mind This Year
slows fermentation. If nitrate levels are reduced in silage in about 3 weeks, it will take 6 or more ... away. We have had multiple reports of high nitrate levels this year. The first reports of high nitrate ... reports of dangerously high nitrate levels in millet hay with the recently dry weather. Producers have ...
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Where to Test Forages for Nitrates.
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-14-issue-4/where-test-forages-nitrates
death. Good information on this topic is available in the factsheet "Nitrates in Dairy ... have nitrate testing available. This list is for your convenience and no labs are intentionally ... omitted. Check your chosen lab's web site, as many are already posting information about nitrate ...
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Precautions for Feeding Frosted and Drought-Stressed Forages
accumulate toxic nitrate levels. This can occur in many different forage species, including both annuals and ... nitrates. Even alfalfa can accumulate toxic nitrate levels under severe drought stress. Before feeding or ... one-third to one-half of the plant or the leaves of coarse-stemmed forages if the nitrate level in these ...
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Testing for Nitrates
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-2/testing-nitrates
considering using grain corn for forage. With the dry conditions, concerns have arisen about the potential for ... nitrate toxicity of animals. Conditions favorable to high nitrate concentration and feeding guidelines are ... described in the OSUE fact sheet titled "Nitrates in Dairy Rations" ...
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2016 Corn Silage Crop in Ohio
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-18-issue-5/2016-corn-silage-crop-ohio
available, and commodities will be less expensive near harvest time. Harvesting Corn Silage Chop at the ... shrink by 2 percentage units has a value of about $2/ton. Homolactic inoculants (these are the ‘standard ... cost-effective with drought-stressed corn. Check for nitrates. Because of the growing season this year, the ...
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Awards & Opportunities
https://franklin.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/awards-opportunities
interviewed by the news media about your 4-H experience. Use the space below to share about your 4-H ... roles, the years, level(s), duties, and accomplishments Detailed information about major 4-H honors that ... Available Ohio State Fair Scholarships For questions and additional information about scholarships contact ...
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New Diagnostic Testing for Johne's Disease in Ohio
preparation technique that resulted in more MAP being available to inoculate on the media. An additional ... on solid media, this system utilizes a liquid media, or "broth" as it is sometimes called, ... in a sealed vial of the liquid media along with specific growth supplements and certain antibiotics ...
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Pricing Drought-Stressed and Immature Corn for Silage
normal corn silage would be reasonable. Test drought-stressed corn silage for nitrate levels before ... silage (very early milk stage) CP 10 to 11% (about 2 or 3 units higher than normal) ... NDF 50 to 55% (about 10 units higher than normal) Starch 15 to 20% ...
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Soil Testing, Plant Sampling and Water Quality
https://greene.osu.edu/program-areas/agriculture-and-natural-resources/soil-and-water-quality
test include nitrogen analysis? Soil nitrate levels are the best indicator of nitrogen availability ... test includes determination of soil pH, available phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and magnesium levels ... available to the plant. Additional reasons include protection of our environment- we cannot afford to ...
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Create Your Own Victory Garden
https://franklin.osu.edu/news/create-your-own-victory-garden
speak with Spectrum News 1 about the return to gardening. You may view the article here. ...