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Seeding Perennial Forages in Late Summer
30 to 50 ppm Mehlich-3 and for grasses 20 to 30 ppm Mehlich-3. The optimal soil potassium level is ... much tillage depletes soil moisture and increases the risk of soil crusting. Follow the "footprint ... and clovers should have a pH of 6.0 or above. The optimal soil phosphorus level for forage legumes is ...
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Safeguarding Your Herd: How Biosecurity Keeps Salmonella Dublin at Bay
a bacterial pathogen that presents a significant risk to both the dairy industry and human health. While there ... have the same biosecurity requirements. The level of biosecurity varies based on factors like herd ... are part of standard biosecurity procedures to reduce the risk of exposure to Salmonella and other ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
dairy herds over the last 50 years, the decline between the 2017 and 2022 Census of Agriculture was ... had 50-99 cows. Another 11,942 farms had milk cows on December 31, 2022 but had not sold any milk ... farms. Herds of 20-49 cows declined the most on a percentage basis, followed by herds of 50-99, 10-19, ...
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99 years of science and learning on Ohio’s Gibraltar
https://epn.osu.edu/events/99-years-science-and-learning-ohio%E2%80%99s-gibraltar
of other water quality testing on the lake. A tour of the South Bass Island Research Facility, ... trawl, plankton tow, and a demonstration of other water quality testing on the lake. A tour of the South ...
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2024 OHCEAC Annual Conference
https://ohceac.osu.edu/ohceac_annual_conference
Discussion: 1:20- 4:45 PM Conference Closing: 4:45- 4:50 PM CEARC Tours (In-Person Activity): 5:00- 6:00 PM ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
standing, splashes manure on the udder, and elevates stress hormones. These changes increase risk of ... is 150 cows or less. Automated milking dairy farms with all cows in same pen will observe more social ... outside airflow can create a micro-environment in pens that initiate cow bunching. High stocking density ...
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Hardness as CaCO3
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1500
exceeding 120 ppm should be considered for treatment. 150-600 higher range values in northwestern Ohio ... GENERAL INFORMATION Hardness does not pose a health risk to humans. In fact, calcium and magnesium ... your diet. Hard water classifications: soft 0- 17.1 parts per million (ppm) slightly hard 17.1- 60 ppm ...
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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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Dairy Palooza 2024
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-3/dairy-palooza-2024
a suggested level of Junior, Intermediate, or Senior. The program was cleverly crafted with skill and catchy ...
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2024 Dairy Hall of Service Recognition
excellence and to enhance their careers. On a personal level, Dave has always been a humble and caring ...