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New Faculty Member in Animal Welfare
risks in the future. Additionally, I am committed to raising awareness and knowledge about food animal ...
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Dairy Judging Team Update
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-1/dairy-judging-team-update
below (left to right); Bonnie Ayars (coach), Cole Pond, Lindsay Davis, Rachel Sherman (10 th high ... individual), Grant DeBruin (11 th high individual), and Brady McCumons. For each, there were moments of ...
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Who is the New Guy?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-1/who-new-guy
I grew up like many other farm kids – I spent a lot of time playing sports and showing cattle. After high ... know the area. Both being from the high plains, we’re really enjoying the rolling hills and beautiful ...
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Feeding High Ash Forages
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-6/feeding-high-ash-forages
greatest potential risk of high ash forages is ruminal or abomasal impaction. The soil particles that the ... concentrations decrease as plants mature and is greater in forages grown in soils that contain high ... magnesium should be fed in that situation. High potassium forages also increases the risk of milk fever when ...
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Seeding Perennial Forages in Late Summer
6.0 or above. The optimal soil phosphorus level for forage legumes is 30 to 50 ppm Mehlich-3 and for ... grasses 20 to 30 ppm Mehlich-3. The optimal soil potassium level is 120 to 170 ppm for most of our soils ... moisture and increases the risk of soil crusting. Follow the "footprint guide" that soil should ...
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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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Molds and Mycotoxins in Dairy Cattle: Effects, Diagnosis, and Control
provides an overview of health effects, laboratory diagnosis, interpretation of results with risk levels ...
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Late Summer Establishment of Perennial Forages
6.0 or above. The minimum or critical soil phosphorus level for forage legumes is 30 ppm Mehlich-3 and ... for grasses 20 ppm Mehlich-3. The critical soil potassium level is 120 ppm for most of our soils ... increases the risk of soil crusting. Follow the "footprint guide" that soil should be firm enough ...
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Forage Testing Now Available Through Ohio State
Laboratory is now offering forage analysis. Two forage testing options are available to be done by the lab ... located on Coffey Road in Columbus. Package 1 ($18.50) includes dry matter, crude protein, fiber (NDF and ... ADF), minerals (Ca, P, K, and Mg), digestibility, ash, fat, lignin, and starch. Package 2 ($20.50 ...
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Fall Application of Dairy Manure
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-5/fall-application-dairy-manure
approach $150 to $175/cow annually. The rapidly increasing prices of pumps, hoses, and manure application ... soil erosion. Another benefit of cover crops that overwinter is the uptake of nitrogen early in the ... with your Soil and Water Conservation District to be certain your cover crop mixture meets the ...