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Key Mastitis Control Points for Best Milk Quality
Medicine, The Ohio State University Mastitis is the most common and costly disease affecting dairy cows, ranking ... control program to improve milk quality at the herd level: Point #1: Establishment of goals for udder ... the difference in terms of consistent lying time (hours/day) is that the best dairy farm provides 2 to ...
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Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) training
https://miami.osu.edu/events/good-agricultural-practice-gap-training
On April 30, Ohio State University Extension will host a program to educate produce growers to ... information on a proposal from the FDA that will revise requirements on water quality and testing, manure and ... a certificate of participation as verification for their customers that the farm operator has received the ...
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Fall Manure Application and Cover Crops
should be to combine nutrient recovery and to protect water quality. Manure application rules in Ohio are ... Glen Arnold, Extension Field Specialist, Manure Management, Ohio State University Corn silage ... harvest completion is the start of serious manure application efforts by dairy operations across Ohio. For ...
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Ohio Livestock Coalition Launches New Website
The Ohio State University The Ohio Livestock Coalition (OLC) has launched the new web site for the ... Livestock Environmental Assurance Program (LEAP) – a voluntary program to help Ohio's livestock farms ... take a proactive approach in protecting the land, air, and water on and around their farms. The LEAP ...
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Compare Your Dairy Farm With NY Dairy Farms
Jim Poulson District Specialist Farm Management Northeast District Extension, Wooster, OH Ohio ... New York dairy farm businesses. Labor and management income per operator measures the return to one ... and New York dairy farms have many similarities. Therefore the 1999 New York dairy summary of business ...
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What are LEAP and OFAER?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-3/what-are-leap-and-ofaer
affecting environmental quality, the Ohio Livestock Coalition (OLC) developed the Livestock Environmental ... the OLC in cooperation with the Ohio State University (OSU) Extension, the Ohio Department of Natural ... Resources' (ODNR) Division of Soil & Water Conservation, United States Department of Agriculture's ...
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When is the Best Time to Market Cull Cows?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-2/when-best-time-market-cull-cows
Specialist, The Ohio State University; and Dr. Michael Looper, USDA-ARS The national average cull rate for ... industry in terms of quality assurance. Withdrawal times and holding milk out of the tank are watched very ... time after they are taken out of the milking herd not only can improve body condition score and ...
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Management Strategies for Limited Forage Supply on Dairy Farms
The Ohio State University With the excessive rainfall in 2019, forage harvests were delayed which ... forage yields and quality have been compromised for 2019. Thus, management strategies on the farm need to ... with variable composition in low quantities. The low quality forages on the farm should be fed ...
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Media Advisory: Ohio State students to celebrate National Teach Ag Day at Farm Science Review
Ohio State’s agriscience education students will celebrate the annual National Teach Ag Day on ... others to pursue a career in agricultural education. Ohio State’s fourth-year agriscience education ... opportunities available at Ohio State. Ohio State’s Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and ...
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Preparing Equipment for Corn Silage Harvest
Hartschuh, Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Crawford County, Ohio State University ... harvesting process will begin. Making high-quality corn silage is time sensitive and breakdowns can be ... equipment used in the silage harvest process so that down time doesn’t decrease your silage quality ...