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Agricultural Reflections
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-5/agricultural-reflections
on life and the world around us. It is really important to have time to reflect so that one can put ... a factory is all about. Ohio livestock farms began to consolidate in the 1980s because consumers demanded ... low-cost, high-quality products. First to consolidate in the livestock sector were the chicken farms ...
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Using Total Quality Management to Organize Labor and Work
represents a commitment to continual improvement of quality. The success of TQM is dependent on identifying ... regardless of herd size, is that it simplifies your work life because it defines the important farm quality ... Chris Zoller Extension Agent ANR/CD Tuscawaras County What is Total Quality Management? Total ...
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How To Handle Holiday Ham
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/how-handle-holiday-ham
year. The ham is safe after one year, but the quality may suffer. An unopened shelf-stable, canned ham ... Laurie Sidle is a Family and Consumer Sciences program assistant for Ohio State University Extension and ... One of the joys of celebrating the holidays at my grandparents’ house was simply opening the door ...
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Valuing Bedded-Pack Manure
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-6/valuing-bedded-pack-manure
Glen Arnold, Manure Management Field Specialist, Ohio State University Extension Due to the ... captured 10 lb of manure, the application rate was 10 tons/acre. We always want to keep water quality in ... and organic matter in pen-pack manure are an excellent addition to farm fields. The most common types ...
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Student Org Spotlight
programs to help improve the quality of life at Ohio State ATI. You may have already participated in some ... council, all residents of the Applewood Village student apartments at Ohio State ATI are welcome and ... the housing activity fee is spent through social programming or village improvement initiatives. This ...
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Conservation Tillage Conference
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/conservation-tillage-conference
quality, particularly on ways to keep phosphorus and nitrogen from impacting Ohio’s water quality. Other ... technology, water quality and nutrient management. A new session entitled Precision Fertility will feature ... The annual Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference will be held on March 2-3 in Ada, Ohio ...
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Using Protocols to Train Farm Employees
Rory Lewandowski, Extension Educator, Wayne County, Ohio State University Extension Establishing ... on writing farm protocols from Michigan State Extension suggested that successful protocols are based ... helps the farm employee to take ownership of the protocol. Protocol training is not a one and done type ...
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Milking Excellence
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-19-issue-4/milking-excellence
Rory Lewandowski, Extension Educator Wayne County, Ohio State University Extension It ... many dairy farms. Profitability depends upon managing costs and doing things that improve production ... is a rough go for dairy farmers these days. While milk price has improved a little from the ...
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Horse Forage Management Series
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/horse-forage-management-series
will be held at the Ohio State University ATI Equine Center located at 3339 Apple Creek Rd on the ... include Bob Hendershot, retired State Grasslands Specialist and Sara Mastellar, Ohio State University ATI ... Storage. One of the evenings will include an on-site farm visit and pasture walk. The cost of the series is ...
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Dairy Educational Forum and Open House
Dr. Maurice L. Eastridge, Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University The ... System, Reagan Bluel, Waterman Farm Manager, 2) Silage Storage to Maintain Quality and Minimize Shrink, ... Field Specialist, 4) Jersey Calf Research at Ohio State, Dr. Kristy Daniels, OSU Assistant Professor, ...