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  1. Spring Gardening Basics Class

    https://franklin.osu.edu/events/spring-gardening-basics-class

    Spring Gardening is here and Dr. Tim McDermott, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, is ... excited to offer a great spring gardening workshop!  We are getting some sun and some nice weather.  Right ... do we need to start indoors under lights for transplanting?  What about soil testing? What can we do ...

  2. Spring Forage Establishment

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment

    University Extension As soil temperatures rise and the chances of a morning frost decline, the window to ... improve chances for a successful forage establishment this spring. Soil Fertility and pH: Set up your ... forages with the best starting conditions you can by providing sufficient available nutrients and a soil ...

  3. Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/using-dairy-manure-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 ...

  4. Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/current-dairy-industry-outlook-and-dairy-margin

    was 7 lb/hd head lower than January 2023, leading to a projected lower yearly production per cow. Milk ... demand for butter products lead to a 68 million pound import increase in January 2024 over January 2023. ...

  5. Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/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 ...

  6. US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/us-dairy-herds-and-policy-and-2022-census

    Dr. Carl Zulauf, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics,  The Ohio ... State University and Dr. Gary Schnitkey, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University ... example, MacDonald, J. M., J. Law, and R. Mosheim, July 2020). The 2022 Census of Agriculture confirms ...

  7. Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/dairy-sustainability-%E2%80%93-jargon-dairy-story-and

    prove to be more difficult and will most certainly require soil carbon sequestration or alternative ... on dairy cow manure! Reduced and no-till cropping practices have improved soil carbon sequestration. ...

  8. Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/disease-prevention-making-most-your-spring-and-every

    heavily soiled areas; however, these should be used with caution. Some pathogens, like Salmonella, can be ...

  9. Safeguarding Your Herd: How Biosecurity Keeps Salmonella Dublin at Bay

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-1/safeguarding-your-herd-how-biosecurity-keeps

    transmission to calves. Remove and replace soiled bedding regularly and make sure to clean and sanitize ...

  10. Soil Testing

    https://franklin.osu.edu/program-areas/agriculture-and-natural-resources/soil-testing

    The Franklin County Extension office now has soil testing kits available for sale. Testing is ... available for gardens, home lawns, farm fields, and commercial horticulture operations. Each sample is ... calcium by the Mehlich 3 (ICP) test. The final report includes the chemical analysis of the soil along ...

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