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  1. Testing for Nitrates

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-2/testing-nitrates

    and use the following equation: (test result x 120) / DM proportion, expressed as a decimal = ppm *If ... nitrate toxicity of animals. Conditions favorable to high nitrate concentration and feeding guidelines are ... (http://ohioline.osu.edu/as-fact/0003.html). Options for testing for nitrates are sending samples to feed analytical laboratories or using ...

  2. Precautions for Feeding Frosted and Drought-Stressed Forages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-5/precautions-feeding-frosted-and-drought-stressed

    Fertility can affect poisoning risk. Plants growing under high nitrogen levels or in soils deficient in ... more risk. After frost damage, cyanide levels will likely be higher in fresh forage as compared with ... drought stress periods. Making hay does not reduce nitrate levels in the forage, but the hay can be tested ...

  3. Soil Health Assessment

    https://soilhealth.osu.edu/soil-health-assessment

    areas will help you make sense of what types of information soil tests can provide. Commer cial Soil ... Testing We recommend a commercial soil test for any new field or site and every 3-4 years for existing ... sites. A standard soil test will provide information on your soil pH, cation exchange capacity, and the ...

  4. Soil Health 2023 Webinar Series

    https://soilhealth.osu.edu/news/soil-health-2023-webinar-series

    The Agronomic Crops Team Soil Health Webinar Series returns this winter. You won’t want to miss ... out on this year’s line-up of farmers and academic experts covering a wide range of soil health ... Soil Health   Dr. Peter Tomlinson, Kansas State University  February 2nd, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Know Your ...

  5. Northeast Ohio Regional Dairy Conference

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/northeast-ohio-regional-dairy-conference

    educational portion of the Conference, a trade show of over 50 vendors will be present to update attendees ...

  6. Harvest Management of Sorghum Forages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/harvest-management-sorghum-forages

    cows, forage with NDFD levels of 50% are usually acceptable, and levels as low as 40% NDFD could ... having NDFD levels as low as 35 to 40% with high NDF levels are acceptable for dry cows or beef cattle ... should be harvested between 40 to 60 days (30 to 50 inches tall) for lactating dairy cows. Harvesting ...

  7. Selenium Yeast for Dairy Cattle

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-6/selenium-yeast-dairy-cattle

    supplemented with the maximum legal amount of Se (currently 0.3 ppm). The question is, "Should you use ... certain areas of Ohio, water can contain very high concentrations of sulfate. In an experiment conducted ... at OARDC, sulfate intake equivalent to drinking water with approximately 300 ppm sulfate-sulfur (900 ...

  8. Annual Winter Forage Following Wheat Harvest

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-4/annual-winter-forage-following-wheat-harvest

    costs, improved soil health, and grazing offers higher nutrient values when compared to harvested and ... ryegrass can be planted in late summer to produce a high-quality forage in late fall to early winter. Sudan ... dormant. This allows for late fall and early winter grazing. Annual legume crops offer high nutritional ...

  9. Nuisance Bird Economics, Prevention, and Control for Livestock Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-6/nuisance-bird-economics-prevention-and-control

    spread disease through droppings and pose health risks to livestock and humans. Feed loss ... excess of $8,000/year. Health losses and disease risk can increase this loss.       Health and disease ... cryptococcidia, and histoplamosis.  These diseases reduce cow health and intestinal health and increase risk of ...

  10. Sarah Orlando named 2022 Raymond A. Schindler Excellence in Community Development Extension Award Recipient

    https://comdev.osu.edu/news/sarah-orlando-named-2022-raymond-schindler-excellence-community-development-extension-award

    of aquatic invasive species, to serving as a liaison between regulatory agencies and small business ... teamwork and partnerships. Her Extension position is a partnership that she must maintain between the ODNR ...

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