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Spring Management Reminders for Maximizing Nutritive Value of Ryelage
of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University Rye is a popular winter annual forage due ... Center. Buckeye Dairy News, 14(4). Retrieved March 25, 2026, from https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy ... value of your rye. One common struggle with harvesting rye for forage is maintaining its quality. ...
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Weed Management and Other Considerations for Alfalfa Spring Plantings
Tillage or burndown applications prior to planting are needed to control winter annual weeds, or early ... can help provide needed forages this growing season, and can prevent weed issues from getting worse ... annuals are described in this article from last year’s CORN newsletter. Alfalfa; Forages; weeds; ...
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Spring Management of Thin Pastures and Hayfields
Determine whether your pasture has sufficient plant density. In newly planted pastures, we recommend 20-25 ... The spring condition of our perennial forages is strongly influenced by the weather and management ... Pasture Condition Scoring guidelines for our area recommend 80+% of ground be covered by growing or ...
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Feeding Pre-Weaned Calves, Part 2: Rethinking Milk- from Expense to Investment
preweaned calf nutrition and growth on first-lactation performance. J. Dairy Sci. 99 ... your feed bill: What if the milk you're feeding your calves is the single most profitable ... investment on your farm? Providing calves with more milk increases average daily gain, and the long-term ...
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Winter Annual Cereal Grain Forage Spring Management
determine if a sulfur investment is needed on your farm. Manure typically contains some sulfur. At the ... Winter annual cereal grains follow the grass quality curve, with digestibility declining as the crop ... Jason Hartschuh, Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, The Ohio ...
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Buckeye Lady Beetle Blitz Community Science Program Training 2026
https://mahoning.osu.edu/events/buckeye-lady-beetle-blitz-community-science-program-training-2026
declining—and we need your help to track their populations. What You’ll Do: ✔ Have a flower or food garden? ... Help Save Ohio’s Lady Beetles! Join the Buckeye Lady Beetle Blitz Community Science Program ... trained and equipped with everything you need! The BLBB survey ran 10 years ago and returned last summer ...
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Mowing Is The First Critical Step In Producing Quality Forage
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/mowing-first-critical-step-producing-quality-forage
the first piece of equipment enters the field. Timing your forage mowing is the first critical step ... the forage can be stored. Your field activities can impact the quality of the forages that are ... losses and greater introduction of foreign material. If the ash content, as reported on your forage ...
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Estimating and Managing Carbohydrate Digestibility
that are fed to lactating dairy cattle (NASEM, 2021; DDGS = dried distillers grains). Within the forage ... et al., 2013). As I’ve discussed in a previous Buckeye Dairy News, “The particle size of corn grain ... you’re feeding dairy cattle, get the details right. It’s not just about the nutrient, it’s about the ...
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Shared Harvest
https://darke.osu.edu/events/shared-harvest-35
everyone the food they need. If you would like more information, or if you would like to volunteer, please ... food distribution. A family receiving food will need to bring photo id and a piece of mail and will ... provide verbal self-attestation for income. All Darke County residents in need of food assistance are welcome ...
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Shared Harvest
https://darke.osu.edu/events/shared-harvest-34
everyone the food they need. If you would like more information, or if you would like to volunteer, please ... food distribution. A family receiving food will need to bring photo id and a piece of mail and will ... provide verbal self-attestation for income. All Darke County residents in need of food assistance are welcome ...