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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
disinfectants and reduce their effectiveness. Rinsing or sweeping away any visible contamination from surfaces ... heavily soiled areas; however, these should be used with caution. Some pathogens, like Salmonella, can be ... consistently causing contamination issues with farm equipment. Biofilms can even result in animal infections. ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
adding moisture to the soil that can enhance crop germination and emergence, especially if the weather ... soybeans. The seed is protected by an inch or more of soil. In university research, the application of ... scouring the soil surface and burying small corn plants or further burying seeds. Fields that are spring ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-08/assessing-forage-stands-and-winter-damage
This is a more common problem in heavier clay soils and poorly draining soils. Warmer temperatures ...
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What's the Beef with Soil Health? Webinar Recorded 3-7-2024
https://agcrops.osu.edu/videos/whats-beef-soil-health-webinar-recorded-3-7-2024
Home Soil and Water Management ...
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Using Drones for Spray Application- Adoption Trends in US and Worldwide
reduce the risk of applicators being contaminated by the pesticides (backpack sprayers, which pose ... country, and there were over 200,000 agricultural-drone pilots. Using drones for spraying pesticides is ... attractive for many countries around the world mainly for five reasons: (1) The topography or soil conditions ...
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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 ... causes of bunching behavior in their cows. Housed dairy cows are a greater risk for stray voltage than ... farms and identified bunching on several farms. The risk factors were newly constructed barns, measured ...
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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
however, risk management is still critical. For tier-one coverage, there is currently a guaranteed margin ... events could affect this projection by either increasing feed costs or lowering milk price. As a risk ...
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Preparing farms for the solar eclipse
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-07/preparing-farms-solar-eclipse
risks of engaging in agriculturally related agritourism activities, such as feeding livestock, picking ... for farmers and farmland owners. To prepare for potential impacts of the eclipse on the agricultural ... community, OSU’s Agricultural & Resource Law Program and OSU’s Ag Safety Team offer these five steps ...
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Join OSU Extension for Monthly Cover Crops Roundtables!
products are, how they interact with soil biology and crop physiology, and what benefits they can ... roundtable meetings, contact Rachel Cochran at Cochran.474@osu.edu or (567) 344-5016. Cover Crops and Soil ... Quality; Soil and Water Management; Soil Health ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
a common form of winter damage seen in the field. This is a more common problem in heavier clay soils and ... poorly draining soils. Warmer temperatures occurring sporadically in February and March, followed by ...