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OSU Extension Keys Update
https://extops.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/newsletter/news-and-notes/july-16-2021/osu-extension-keys-update
(75%) participated in the poll expressing their level of agreement with the keys and the behavior ...
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Strengthening Families over Dinner
https://butler.osu.edu/news/strengthening-families-over-dinner
a half times likelier to have tried alcohol CASA research shows teens are at a greater risk of substance ... abuse as they move from middle school to high school. It is especially important for parents to stay ... at a family table they: Have healthier eating habits Have lower levels of tension and stress at home ...
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Thoughts from the Director
https://extops.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/newsletter/news-and-notes/april-29-2020/thoughts-director
the grey and sometimes fuzzy space in between. Unfortunately, we are still very much in a fluid and ...
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The Economics of U.S. Forests as a Natural Climate Solution – April 29
A panel discussion will focus on how to move from ambition to reality. This is a joint program between The ...
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The Dairy Industry in Colombia
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-15-issue-6/dairy-industry-colombia
quality, water management, soil test based fertilization programs, intensive pasture management via ... and the sea coasts of the Caribbean and Pacific with high humidity and the Alisios winds. The rainy ... altitude, and soil type (Table 1). Table 1. Eco- region classification of Colombia. Characteristics Hot ...
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Estimating Alfalfa NDF in the Field
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-13-issue-2/estimating-alfalfa-ndf-field
fast approaching. Timely cutting is critical for obtaining high quality forage. For lactating dairy ... Quality. This method has been thoroughly tested in Ohio and provides reasonable accuracy for timing harvest ... the standing crop reaches 40% NDF, since the harvest and storage operations will raise the NDF level ...
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Free Stall Bedding Options: Important considerations from the cow's perspective
enough time to lie down and rest to maintain good health and welfare and high levels of productivity. ... low risk of abrasion, thermal insulation, be clean and dry, and also be easy to maintain and clean. ... unsuccessful lying attempts. Cows tend to spend more time lying on softer surfaces, and preference testing ...
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Dangerous Gases and Fires Can Make Silos Death Traps
highly toxic gases as well as the site of fires and explosions. Toxic gases are a side effect of the ... however, occurs when nitric oxide combines with oxygen. The resulting gas, nitrogen dioxide, is highly ... naturally settle to the lowest possible level, near the silage surface level. Therefore, great caution ...
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Heat Stress- Where Do You Start?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-3/heat-stress-where-do-you-start
temperature- humidity index (THI) exceeds the upper threshold of cow comfort by 5.6 units. The problem is ... levels of production. A good Holstein cow producing 100 lb/day of milk is generating approximately 6,500 ... inches/cow), but not in the summer when 4.0 to 5.0 linear inches/cow are needed. Solar radiation can increase ...
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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
risk of nitrate accumulation is not extremely high, but you should still test silage from ... concentrations in the fermented corn silage. Silage with more than 1.5% nitrate (0.35% nitrate-N) has a high risk ... inclusion level of high-quality legume or grass hay or silage. You can stretch the supply of corn silage by ...