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Where are Your Records for Manure Application
Ms. Amanda Meddles, Extension Program Coordinator for Environmental Management, The Ohio State University Knock. Knock. “We’ve received a manure complaint. Can we see your records?” Will you be prepared if this happens to you? Keeping accurate and detaile ...
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2010 Forage Performance Trials
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-12-issue-5/2010-forage-performance-trials
Dr. Mark Sulc, Forage Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University The 2010 Forage Performance Trial Results are available online at http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~perf/. The report summarizes data on commercial varieties of alfalfa, red clover, white c ...
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Students Excel in 2010 Ohio Dairy Challenge Contest
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University The 2010 Ohio Dairy Challenge was held November 19-20 and was again sponsored by Cargill Animal Nutrition. The Dairy Challenge provides the opportunity for undergraduates at Ohio ...
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Feed and Nutrient Costs in Dairy Production: Will it Get Any Worse?
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University The spot market for corn has broken the $7/bu mark; will it get any worse? If I could answer this question with 100% certainty, I would not be working for Ohio State… The fact ...
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MarketView...U.S. Dairy Outlook Brief March- May 2011
Dr. Cameron Thraen, State Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University The USDA Milk Production Report, released February 18, 2011, contains some interesting numbers and charts on the trend in milk production for the United States over the last 10 year ...
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Wanted: Excellent Ohio Dairy Farms for 2010 Farm Financial Analysis
Ms. Dianne Shoemaker, Extension Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University Extension Total cost of production per cwt, feed cost per cwt, and net farm income per cow. These are important numbers for every farm as they monitor profitability, develop and moni ...
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Midwest Dairy Challenge Held in Menomonie, Wisconsin
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Dairy Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University The seventh Annual Midwest Dairy Challenge, which ran February 9-11, 2011, attracted 68 students from 16 universities and colleges to the event hosted by the University of Wiscon ...
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Ohio State Participates in the 2011 North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Dairy Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University The 10th anniversary of the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge ® (NAIDC; http://dairychallenge.org) was March 31-April 2 in Hickory, NC. The contest attracted 127 col ...
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Estimating Alfalfa NDF in the Field
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-13-issue-2/estimating-alfalfa-ndf-field
Dr. Mark Sulc, Forage Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University First harvest of alfalfa is fast approaching. Timely cutting is critical for obtaining high quality forage. For lactating dairy cows, the optimal NDF of pure alfalfa ranges from 35 to 4 ...
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Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference: Another Successful Year
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Dairy Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University The 2011 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference (http://tristatedairy.osu.edu) was held April 19-20 in Ft. Wayne, IN at the Grand Wayne Center. This was a monumental year for the C ...