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  1. Where to Test Forages for Nitrates.

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-14-issue-4/where-test-forages-nitrates

    omitted.   Check your chosen lab's web site, as many are already posting information about nitrate ... testing and many have specific instructions about how to take and handle the sample. Samples should be ...

  2. Stretching Corn Silage Supplies

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-3/stretching-corn-silage-supplies

    = 3 tons/day), the remaining corn silage will last about 113 days (340 tons remaining divided by 3 tons fed/day). ... can be fed is 340 tons divided by 150 days = 2.3 tons/day or about 30 lb/head/day. To ensure adequate ... lb/day. Soyhulls have about 60% NDF; therefore, 3.7 lb of soyhull DM would be needed to provide 2.2 lb of ...

  3. Molds and Mycotoxins

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-11-issue-5/molds-and-mycotoxins

    thousands) of different mycotoxins exist and unfortunately we know very little about most of them.  The ... distillers grain with about 3 ppm DON (on a dry basis).  Some extremely high concentrations of DON have been ... about 5 ppm DON on a dry basis).  Because of the potential of mycotoxin contamination and other reasons ...

  4. Safe Handling of Pesticides on the Farm

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/may-2017/injury-prevention/safe-handling-pesticides-farm

    precautions are taken and users read and follow the pesticide’s label. For more information about the OSU Ag ...

  5. The Costs of Nutrients, Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices, and the Current Dairy Situation

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-13-issue-6/costs-nutrients-comparison-feedstuffs-prices-and

    and effective NDF (e-NDF, $/lb) are reported in Table 1. Compared to its historical average of about ... priced at about 5¢/Mcal.  The cost of ne-NDF is currently discounted by the markets (i.e., feeds with ... 6-year average (-9¢/lb).  Meanwhile, unit costs of e-NDF are historically high, being priced at about ...

  6. 2008 Recipients of the Dairy Science Hall of Service Awards

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-3/2008-recipients-dairy-science-hall-service-awards

    Buckeye Dairy Club. He served in the U.S. Army Artillery during 1956-1957 and then returned home to farm ... started a research/Extension program on foot health and lameness. He was one of the first in the U.S. to ... students, veterinarians, and industry personnel that "I care about you" and then in these ...

  7. Lighting Solutions for the Dark Days of Winter

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/november-2017/ohio-agrability/lighting-solutions-dark-days-winter

    more information about LED lights, and examples of LED uses, please see the fact sheet from University ...

  8. Student-designed, built ag rescue trailer to be unveiled at Review

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/student-designed-built-ag-rescue-trailer-be-unveiled-review

     To read more about the OSU Agricultural Systems Management student who built the GRAIN C.A.R.T. ...

  9. What to do when the power goes out?

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/what-do-when-power-goes-out

    View Ohio State University Extensions information about what to keep and what to pitch in the case ...

  10. Managing Dairy Cow Heat Stress

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-19-issue-3/managing-dairy-cow-heat-stress

    in the holding pen should be kept to a minimum. Adequate number of fans should be spaced at about 12 ... 29% as air temperature increases from 64 to 86 o F.  Cows will drink about 50% of their total daily ...

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