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  1. Manure Storage and Land Application- Where are we going? How fast can we get there?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-2/manure-storage-and-land-application-where-are-we

    Mr. Jon Rausch, Waste Management Extension Associate, The Ohio State University  In today's ... necessary and more economical. Water and air quality standards should drive the environmental requirements ... placed upon manure handling, storage, and nutrient recycling practices. Water quality impacts from land ...

  2. Is Your Herd Positioned for Profit?

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

    John M. Smith, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community Development Agent, The Ohio State ... 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 ...

  3. Dairy Feed Bunk and Water Trough Management

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/dairy-feed-bunk-and-water-trough-management

    could help to improve production and possibly even impact herd health. One size definitely does not fit ... Feed should be available 20 to 22 hours/day.  Moving from one feeding time/day to two feeding times ... if the ration feed is delivered one or two times per day, feed should be pushed up at least twice ...

  4. Water Usage on Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-1/water-usage-dairy-farms

    technology and the quantity of water used on a dairy farm. One of the first approaches to dealing with water ... Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University As we always say ... risks are being addressed. Therefore, we must constantly monitor water quality and quantity on dairy ...

  5. Compost Bedded Pack Dairy Barns in Ohio

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-15-issue-1/compost-bedded-pack-dairy-barns-ohio

    Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University Most Ohio dairy ... high costs associated with transport of manure that is up to 90% water.  For dairy farms to remain ... last several years. The Ohio State University (OSU) and the University of Kentucky have conducted ...

  6. Transitioning of Herds to Automatic Milking Systems

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-20-issue-5/transitioning-herds-automatic-milking-systems

    the dairy farms in Ohio have the AMS. The vendors are primarily Lely and DeLaval, with one farm now ... The Ohio State University             Interest in the use of automatic milking systems (AMS) continues ... 2140 dairy farms in Ohio and 52 farms with AMS, with about 143 AMS on Ohio farms. Thus, about 2.4% of ...

  7. 2018 Dairy Farm Business Summary Now Available

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-6/2018-dairy-farm-business-summary-now-available

    analysis program for the first time.  In all, 20 farms, 19 conventionally and one organically managed, ... Dianne Shoemaker, Field Specialist, Dairy Production Economics, Ohio State University Extension ... completed the analysis.  These farms are located in 11 counties across Ohio, but mainly concentrated in the ...

  8. Livestock Resources

    https://wayne.osu.edu/program-areas/agriculture-and-natural-resources/livestock-resources

    Buckeye Dairy News Heat Stress Abatement Techniques for Dairy Cattle Ohio Dairy Industry Resources Center ... Productivity: A Review Sheep and Goats Ohio Sheep Team- OSU Extension Ohio Sheep Improvement Association ... Livestock production in an important part of agriculture in Wayne County. According to Ohio ...

  9. Produce Safety Rule to Change the Way Fresh Fruit, Vegetables Are Grown and Handled

    https://farmoffice.osu.edu/news/produce-safety-rule-change-way-fresh-fruit-vegetables-are-grown-and-handled

    well. Water The rule’s provisions regarding water quality on produce farms might be its most complex ... the requirements. If water doesn’t meet the new criteria initially, farms have some time to make ... operations, said Peggy Hall, field specialist in agricultural and resource law for Ohio State University ...

  10. Dairy Quality Assurance: Past, Present, and "Oh!", What A Future!

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-4/dairy-quality-assurance-past-present-and-oh-what

    One of the most successful means has proven to be the implementation of the on-farm quality assurance ... Mr. Tim Demland, OSU Extension Associate and Executive Director Ohio Dairy Producers  Quality ... not take much time for one to come to the realization that the customers of tomorrow will continue to ...

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