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  1. Establishing Alfalfa

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-20-issue-2/establishing-alfalfa

    (P) levels should be between 25 and 50 parts per million (ppm).  The Mehlich III soil test P levels ... should be between 40 and 79 ppm.  The recommended rate of potash is based upon the soil test level in ... ppm, the cation exchange capacity, and yield goal.  If lime is required and the Bray P1 soil test value ...

  2. Corn Silage and Foliar Disease

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-4/corn-silage-and-foliar-disease

    contamination of corn silage and high moisture corn with many nutritionists encouraging levels below 1 ppm in ... with DON levels as high as 17.9 ppm in one hybrid and 30.3 ppm in the other hybrid. Again, fungicide ... by at least 50%. The trial was then expanded the second year, which was a high disease pressure year ...

  3. Corn Silage Harvest Safety Should Be Priority One

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-4/corn-silage-harvest-safety-should-be-priority-one

    filled. Tower silos and areas around stored silage should be treated as confined spaces. Due to this risk ... very difficult to control or stop. Safety Around Machinery During silage harvest, there are risks of ... with a highly reflective SMV sign. During harvest, be sure to wash SMV signs and lights so that they ...

  4. BEEF QUALITY ASSURANCE For both new BQA certification and recertification

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/beef-quality-assurance-both-new-bqa-certification-and-recertification

    ensures cattle are maintained in a manner that results in a high quality product that's safe and ...

  5. A Matter of Balance- Managing concerns about falls

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/matter-balance-managing-concerns-about-falls-0

    fall risk factors Set realistic goals for increasing activity Excercises are low impact, seated, and ...

  6. Don’t Let a Lapse in Biosecurity Ruin Your Fair

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/news/don%E2%80%99t-let-lapse-biosecurity-ruin-your-fair

    Frequently over recent months you may have heard of the current outbreak of Highly Pathogenic ... Minnesota Board of Animal Health reported that a juvenile goat on a Minnesota farm tested positive for HPAI. ... been in contact with affected cattle tested positive for HPAI. The next week North Carolina became the ...

  7. Beat the Heat Before It's Late: Cooling Strategies for Dairy Cattle

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-3/beat-heat-its-late-cooling-strategies-dairy-cattle

    responses of dairy cattle, you can identify those animals experiencing high heat load early on. Coupled with ... mitigate high heat load is clear and consistent across climates: shade, soakers, and fans. During summer, ... usually when the air temperature is about 72°F or when the Temperature-Humidity Index (THI) is above 65. ...

  8. Horse Information

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/pas-horse-show-information

    Forms and Information Horse ID Form  (due June 1st, required) Negative Coggins Test from your ...

  9. 3-NOP (Bovaer™) Receives FDA Approval

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-3/3-nop-bovaer%E2%84%A2-receives-fda-approval

    Carbon price of $30/ton Milk price of $17.50/cwt Ration cost of $0.15/lb DM In the first scenario ... 3-NOP is fed. Under this scenario, the breakeven cost for feeding 3-NOP is $0.41 to 0.45/hd/day. If ...

  10. New to Farming? Perhaps USDA can help

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/news/new-farming-perhaps-usda-can-help

    process.   Depending on your operation, you may want to consider crop insurance. The USDA’s Risk Management ... Agency provides crop insurance to help you manage risks on your farm. There are many types of insurance ...

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