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Forage Planting – How to Do It Well
Soil phosphorus should be at least 20 ppm for grasses and 30 ppm for legumes, while minimum soil ... potassium should be 100 ppm for sandy soils less than 5 cation exchange capacity (CEC) or 120 ppm on all ... overwork the soil. Too much tillage depletes moisture and increases the risk of surface crusting. Firm the ...
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Feed Market Outlook: Tight Cattle Supply Continues to Hold Cull Cow Prices
Development Economics, The Ohio State University Feeder Cattle Price Reached an All-Time High in September ... 2023 The feeder cattle price is at a historic high, and the price rally is expected to continue through ... livestock commodities and the Bloomberg (Bberg) index. Clearly, the cattle-related prices show a remarkable ...
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Should You Consider Reducing Mineral Supplementation in Periods of Low Milk Prices?
to 13 mg/kg (ppm) Cu, 35 to 40 ppm Mn, and 40 to 50 ppm Zn. Supplemental Se should be fed at 0.3 ppm ... P concentrations greater than those levels but that P is inexpensive. Magnesium is almost always deficient in basal ... Mg absorption, increasing the risk of deficiency. In most situations, diets with 0.20 to 0.25% Mg is ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
a common form of winter damage seen in the field. This is a more common problem in heavier clay soils and ... poorly draining soils. Warmer temperatures occurring sporadically in February and March, followed by ... enough level that plants may not survive into May. Plants that experience heaving and survive are more ...
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174th Butler County Fair Coming July 21-27, 2024
https://butler.osu.edu/news/174th-butler-county-fair-coming-july-21-27-2024
aspirations for the future education more civic active report better grades and higher levels of academic ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
prove to be more difficult and will most certainly require soil carbon sequestration or alternative ... digestion reduces the greenhouse gas emissions from manure by 50%. Solid separation technologies can also ... on dairy cow manure! Reduced and no-till cropping practices have improved soil carbon sequestration. ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
heavily soiled areas; however, these should be used with caution. Some pathogens, like Salmonella, can be ... form biofilms within 48 hours. Currently, very few disinfectants have been tested to determine their ... a disinfectant has been tested against in the lab and found effective. Double check to make sure the ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
50%. The cost of NE L is about 55% lower than the 5-year average ($0.09/MCal). However, the cost of ... primarily energy to the ration. To estimate profitability at these nutrient prices, the Cow-Jones Index was ...
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Foliar Fungicides for Corn Silage: A Benefit or an Expense?
with fungal infections is that they may bring high levels of mycotoxins into the feed, but ... practices for disease selecting a corn variety with high levels of disease resistance. At the time of ... concentrations in the ear. The ability to have high toxin level in the stalk means we will need to scout even ...
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Tractor Supply Company's Annual Paper Clover Campaign starts April 24
https://butler.osu.edu/news/tractor-supply-companys-annual-paper-clover-campaign-starts-april-24
Company’s more than 50,000 Team Members are known for delivering legendary service and helping customers ...