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  1. Considerations for Managing Higher Fertilizer Prices on Your Dairy

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-6/considerations-managing-higher-fertilizer-prices

    pricing. Management Considerations Soil Sampling & Testing Soil testing is always an important ... situation. Sampling is recommended every three years to maintain proper soil fertility and promote healthy ...

  2. VOLUME 24: ISSUE 3

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-3

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  3. Creeping Towards Harvest

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/creeping-towards-harvest

    and preservation once it is stored. Taking field samples will be essential in getting harvest timing ... right. You can start to sample for moisture when kernels begin to show denting (just before the ... it affects the silage by taking a silage sample that fits in a 32 oz. cup (a freebie you may have ...

  4. VOLUME 24: ISSUE 2

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-2

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  5. Determining Forage Moisture Content

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-2/determining-forage-moisture-content

    forage that will be baled, grab a sample from the windrow and tightly twist it. Depending upon how ... quickly the grab sample springs back or “untwists” determines if the forage is too wet, too dry, or ready ... ranges in hay that will be baled. For a chopped forage, a hand sample is grabbed and squeezed into ...

  6. Ventilation System Maintenance Is Critical to Keeping Cows Comfortable

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-2/ventilation-system-maintenance-critical-keeping-cows

    velocity also helps to notice wear issues before they become major problems. Digital Anemometer - ... through the barn is 5 mph.   Digital Tachometer - A tachometer is used to help determine why your fan may ...

  7. VOLUME 24: ISSUE 1

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-1

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  8. Manure Sampling for Nutrient Analysis

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-3/manure-sampling-nutrient-analysis

    effectively. There are two main challenges to sampling manure for a nutrient analysis, determining when to ... sample and then collecting a representative sample.  Ideally, a manure sample is submitted before ... is easiest to sample at the time of application, when it is being loaded and hauled to the field.The ...

  9. New Diagnostic Testing for Johne's Disease in Ohio

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-3/new-diagnostic-testing-johnes-disease-ohio

    Following standard fecal sample preparation procedures, a small quantity of the processed sample is placed ... microbiologist that the sample is positive. Liquid from the positive vials is stained to look for typical ... different PCR reactions are used to be sure positive samples really contain MAP. Although samples may be ...

  10. Thank You

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-1/thank-you

    You were always willing to help when I needed research samples or data or had a group of visitors or ...

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