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NEW RELEASE: 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness
Management Proper utilization of manure nutrients Minimize the cost of nutrient management and reduce ... respective 15 measures. The new release of this publication in 2019 not only provides updates to all of the ... measures, but some of the measures were totally revised and some new measures provided. The financial ...
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Introduction of Dr. Luis Moraes, A New Faculty Member at Ohio State
University on December 15, 2016. He grew up in Brazil where his family owns and manages a beef cattle ... he joined the faculty at Ohio State as an Assistant Professor. His research focuses on the ... the use of economic optimization models for dairy management. While at UC Davis, he developed linear ...
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Compost Bedded Pack Dairy Barns in Ohio
farmers reported satisfaction with the new system from a management perspective, as well as cow health and ... operations use liquid manure systems, which require careful management to minimize manure runoff and can have ... high costs associated with transport of manure that is up to 90% water. For dairy farms to remain ...
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Results from Research Supported by the Ohio Dairy Research Fund
industry. From time to time, results of this research will be included in the Buckeye Dairy News. For this ... available, rumen protected choline (RPC) sources [Reashure® (REA), Balchem Encapsulates, New Hampton, NY; By ... Knowledge of these common clinical signs can help calf managers detect problems in calves as early as ...
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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
tool to evaluate nutrient imbalances and understand plant growth. The most important reason to soil ... growers and homeowners to maintain a soil pH in the optimum range (6.0-7.0), which keeps nutrients more ... pollute our surface and ground waters by indiscriminate application of phosphorous or nitrogen ...
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European Dairy Industry Study Abroad
panels on farms (usually placed on barn roofs), continued focus on wind and water power, and soil ... Wageningen was very impressive; it had been totally rebuilt since our visit in 2014, having opened the new ... pusher, Lely Discovery barn cleaner, automatic milk feeders for calves, and automated bedding systems. ...
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The World Beneath Your Feet
https://butler.osu.edu/news/world-beneath-your-feet
the soil becomes much less fertile and requires the addition of nitrogen and other nutrients for good ... water in order to move around, there is enough water even in desert soil for them to survive. Protozoa ... make soil light and crumbly and allow water and air to move through the soil. When macro-aggregates ...
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Don't Forget Quality Assurance While Preparing for Summer Fairs and Shows
is the most important nutrient for dairy cattle. Also, water is very important during hot weather to ... nutrition, housing, and management of dairy project animals early in the year and throughout the spring and ... fully address proper care and management of project animals, here are a few guidelines to keep in mind ...
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Northeast Ohio Dairy Management Conferences, March 29, 2006
No. Practical? You bet. These topics as well as a panel focusing on harvesting quality forage and ... a look at managing Johne's Disease in the herd based on results of the newer, more sensitive fecal ... test results round out your day at the biennial Northeast Ohio Dairy Management Conference. Edible, ...
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Is Your Herd Positioned for Profit?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-4/your-herd-positioned-profit
Water is the cheapest most important nutrient and the one most often ignored. Big, high producing cows ... high quality. It is very expensive to upgrade poor forages with other feeds. 2. Clean, Fresh Water ... will drink up to 50 gallons per day in the summer. A good place to have a water tank is in the parlor ...