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  1. Vegetable Gardening "How To"

    https://lucas.osu.edu/news/vegetable-gardening-how

    Are you ready for the vegetable garden season? We have tips from Winter Sowing to early spring and ... summer and fall vegetables gardens. Need information on common weeds? Soil Testing? Insects? Check out ... our list of garden handouts here:  https://lucas.osu.edu/vegetable-gardening   If you have specific ...

  2. Multifaith Earth Day Celebration

    https://lucas.osu.edu/events/multifaith-earth-day-celebration

    informational displays, children's activities and a service project of preparing soil for a community ...

  3. Spring Forage Establishment

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

    where there are known weed problems. Chemical control can be used to manage a variety of weeds, but be ... opportunities scarce. To take advantage of those short planting windows, the following are items to consider to ... forages with the best starting conditions you can by providing sufficient available nutrients and a soil ...

  4. 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

    relative humidity can impact the success of your hygiene practices. However, there are strategies you can ... pathogens you are most concerned with. Discuss with your veterinarian what disinfectants and C&D ... protocols may work best for your herd. However, here are some tips to make sure the disinfectant you choose ...

  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

    note of where on the plant shoot growth is active. Healthy plants will have numerous shoots growing ... enough level that plants may not survive into May. Plants that experience heaving and survive are more ... notes in the mower tractor or flagging the field entrance can help you remember throughout the year that ...

  6. Why Do Cows Bunch?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch

    barns during late afternoon each day and be a “cow whisperer”. What are your cows telling you? If they ... The dairy farmer will look over the cow pen and notice the cows are bunched up and huddled into a big ... whisperer” ability. They observe cows keenly and can tell what their cows are thinking! In my many years of ...

  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

    to do anything about it? Dairy farmers and allied dairy industry partners are stepping up to the ... will enable us to reduce enteric methane emissions from cattle, and discuss what carbon credits are ... , how they are being bought and sold, and what that means for the dairy farms and the dairy industry. ...

  8. 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

    year. As you look over your farm’s data, be sure to evaluate if your milk solids are keeping up with ... program premium. All current indications are for stronger milk prices in 2024 and lower feed costs; ... prices are staying strong and cheddar cheese prices have had gains recently with a 2 cents yearly price ...

  9. Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    and $10.61/cwt, respectively. Both values are higher than the January estimates and are expected to be ... March 15, 2024 are presented in Table 2. Detailed results for all 26 feed commodities are reported. The ... point in time. Thus, the results do not imply that the bargain feeds are cheap on a historical basis. ...

  10. 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

    dairy manure to newly planted corn and soybeans. Applying dairy manure to fields after crops are planted ... in the spring offers some advantages over applying manure before crops are planted. One advantage is ... corn or soybeans. If the crops are emerging, manure can still be applied to corn but not soybeans. ...

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