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2022 Animal Health and Handling Certificate Program
Dr. Shaun Wellert, Agricultural Technical Institute, The Ohio State University Are you interested ...
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Importance of Collecting Good Milk Samples
contamination with bacteria present on the skin of the cow, hands of the sampler, and environment. And yet, the ... sample can put at risk the whole tanker load of milk). For purposes of a mastitis control program, ... farm, cow, and quarter being sampled; use gloves to avoid contamination) Clean and dry teats and udders ...
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Harvest Management of Sorghum Forages
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Crawford County, The Ohio State University Summer annual ... of microbial contaminants with neutral detergent solution. The results were not surprising in that ... Details of this risk are available at ...
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Manure Application to Alfalfa
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-4/manure-application-alfalfa
manure on established alfalfa. Applications on frozen soils run the risk of large nutrient runoff losses, ... can lead to unacceptably high potassium levels in the forage. Soil test results are an essential tool ... timing strategies for applying manure to alfalfa and each has its advantages and risks. Careful ...
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USDA Economic Research Service Dairy Outlook: January 2022
Chris Zoller, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Tuscarawas County, Ohio State University ... Extension The United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA ERS) released its ... National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimates the number of milk cows in November was just over ...
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What are LEAP and OFAER?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-3/what-are-leap-and-ofaer
Resources' (ODNR) Division of Soil & Water Conservation, United States Department of Agriculture ... participate in LEAP 2 obtain soil fertility tests and manure nutrient analyses, which are two very important ... 2 training session is required of farmers who wish to become eligible recipients for agricultural pollution ...
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Johne's Disease Testing Options: What has Changed?
the Voluntary Bovine Johne's Control Program. Veterinarians still administer risk assessments ... important one, is that the Ohio Department of Agriculture has been required to begin charging substantial ... veterinarians in helping them to assess their risks and to develop a sound management strategy. The good news ...
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Cost of Production Records: The First Key to Marketing Management
Marketing Specialist, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University, without ... a hundredweight of milk is key to formulating a good marketing risk management program. Cost of production ... etc. Only the actual costs of producing milk should be included. In today's agricultural ...
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Milk Volume or Components: What Should You Aim For?
late summer. 1. Apply lime and fertilizer according to soil test and control problem perennial weeds ... ahead of seeding. Be careful with herbicide selection because some have residual soil activity and will ... completed several weeks ahead of seeding so rains can settle the soil before final seedbed preparation. ...
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Bring on the Heat
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-3/bring-heat
Haley Zynda, Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Wayne County, Ohio State ...