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  1. Tips For Cleaning and Organizing When Cold Days Keep You Inside

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    I will take snow over rain and mud any day, but I must say this bitter cold weather can leave any ... 330-264-8722 or hill.14@osu.edu cleaning organizing tips clutter storage FCS family and consumer sciences ...

  2. Heifer Management is Linked to Body Weight

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    At the February 20 NE Ohio Regional Dairy Conference held in the Fisher/Shisler Conference Center ... on the OARDC campus in Wooster, Mike Van Amburgh from the Cornell University Department of Animal ... Van Amburgh said this is where many dairy farms need to improve their management by weighing calves ...

  3. Utilizing Lower Quality Forages in the Dairy Ration

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    and southern Ohio. They are ready to harvest in 50- 60 days (early August to late August). The ... High quality forages typically drive the dairy ration and are the foundation for high milk ... production.  Currently, most dairy producers face a shortage of quality forage.  Many alfalfa stands suffered ...

  4. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me. Or My Cows!

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    reach the esophageal and spinal area (Ohio treatment cutoff date is November 1). Talk with your ... gain by 0.48 lb/day. The university states that this can increase an animal’s time in the feedlot by up ... to 30 days – a large increase in costs especially with current feed prices. Stable flies prefer to ...

  5. Support the Dairy Industry

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    done to support dairy farmers and increase milk consumption?  Ty Higgins, a broadcaster with the Ohio ... For the past several years, dairy farmers have been facing tough economic conditions, which ... Ag Net, encourages consumers to support dairy farmers by purchasing and then donating 10 gallons of ...

  6. Follow the Road of Caution When Traveling During Harvest Season

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    In Wayne County and many other counties in Ohio we are starting to notice lots of farming ... According to the Ohio Revised Code you should not pass if you are within 100 feet of an intersection, ... Fatalities from tractors and machinery are Ohio’s most serious concern. Together, these two categories ...

  7. Check Alfalfa Stands for Heaving Damage

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    it can be harvested, likely a minimum of sixty days after planting. If the entire field needs to be ... allow a forage harvest 45-55 days after planting and provide subsequent harvests approximately every 30 ... days into September under good growing conditions.  These forages are best harvested either as ...

  8. Heat Stress

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    place here in Ohio. Even though September may begin to feel quite comfortable for us, dairy cows are ... quantity and that its quality is maintained as well. A dairy cow producing 80 pounds of milk a day may ... will be. It may seem funny to see cows huddled together on a hot day. “Don’t they know that it’s hotter ...

  9. Common Plant Names Cause Common Misconceptions

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    extremely aggressive non-native species, while Smooth and Staghorn Sumac are native to Ohio and are great ... what you think you are buying. The Ohio Division of Wildlife has a factsheet called “Alternatives to ... Ohio’s Invasive Plant Species”, which is an excellent resource to have on hand when shopping nurseries, ...

  10. Scout Fruit Trees For Pesky Pests Creeping Out As Temperatures Rise

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/scout-fruit-trees-pesky-pests-creeping-out-temperatures-rise

    Becker is the Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator with Ohio State University Extension ...

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