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Recommendations for Special Needs Facilities
Mr. Gene McCluer, OSU Extension Educator, Hardin County (top of page) As dairy producers plan to build new dairy facilities, a lot of time is spent on selecting and sizing the milking parlor and cow housing. A similar amount of time is well spent in desig ...
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Soybean Meal- They're Not All the Same
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University Soybean production is among the top for cash receipts for agricultural commodities in Ohio. In 2006, soybeans ($1.4 billion) ranked second to corn ($1.6 billion) for cash receipt ...
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Feed Sorting and Acidosis
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-4/feed-sorting-and-acidosis
Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Nutrition Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) On a semi-regular schedule, recent research that is interesting (at least to us) and may have direct application to dairy farms will be reviewed for the Buckeye Dairy News ...
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Feeding Newborn Calves to Thrive in Cold Weather
Mrs. Dianne Shoemaker, Extension Dairy Specialist, OSU Extension Center at Wooster (top of page) The average temperature across northern Ohio last year was slightly more than 50°F. If the average temperature was the usual temperature, we would usually ...
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Release of eXtension for Dairy Cattle
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-4/release-extension-dairy-cattle
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University eXtension (http://www.extension.org) is an educational partnership of more than 70 universities to help you improve your life every day with access to objective, research-based i ...
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Job Description Generator
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-4/job-description-generator
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The OhioStateUniversity Human resource management on a dairy farm is very critical to the success of the operation, and writing job descriptions for a position is important in the recruitment, hiring, and ...
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Results of State 4-H and Collegiate Dairy Judging Teams
Mrs. Bonnie Ayars, Dairy Program Specialist, The Ohio State University For Ohio’s 4-H dairy judges, it was a very good year! After hours of practice in and around Ohio, the Ohio State Fair, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Wisconsin, over ...
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Dairy Management Workshops Planned
Mr. Chris Zoller, OSU Extension Educator, Tuscarawas County It may seem a long way off, especially as you are managing the fall harvest, but winter will be here before we know it and along with it comes a variety of outstanding Extension workshops and edu ...
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2007 Ohio Dairy Challenge Contest
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The OhioStateUniversity The 2007 Ohio Dairy Challenge was held November 9-10 and was again sponsored by Cargill Animal Nutrition. The Dairy Challenge provides the opportunity for undergraduates at Ohio St ...
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Dairy Policy and Market Watch
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-1/dairy-policy-and-market-watch
Dr. Cameron Thraen, Milk Marketing Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) Market Watch For dairy farmers, the milk price has been outstanding over the past 12 months. Will this price strength continue into 2008? To address his question, we wi ...