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  1. Wet Conditions Increase the Chances for Pesticide-Contaminated Forages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-4/wet-conditions-increase-chances-pesticide

    The use of organochlorine pesticides such as DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor, lindane, etc., has been banned for approximately 30 years. Therefore, they should not present a risk of actionable residues in milk or meat products. Unfortunately, the latter ...

  2. Maintaining Quality Grain in Storage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-4/maintaining-quality-grain-storage

    If you had $15,000 to $30,000 in cash sitting in a grain bin, would you check it often? You know you would. So why not check your grain that is worth that much? When you store wheat, oats, rye, barley, grain sorghum, shelled corn, or any other grain on yo ...

  3. Cheese Inventories Dip- Cheese Prices Roar!

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-5/cheese-inventories-dip-cheese-prices-roar

    Holy Hot Cows!  High heat and humidity throughout most of the United States is slowing the torrid pace of milk production this summer. The latest USDA July 15 milk production report shows production gains, while still high, are off in most of the high pro ...

  4. CHEESE INVENTORIES DIP- CHEESE PRICES ROAR!

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-6/cheese-inventories-dip-cheese-prices-roar

    Cameron S. Thraen AED/ The Ohio State University/ OSUE Dairy Economist / Extension Specialist What is going on here? What can I say! The cheese market is incredible. Repeat after me: "It has been very, very good to me." The 40-pound block cheese ...

  5. DROUGHT CONCERNS: BEWARE OF NITRATES!

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-6/drought-concerns-beware-nitrates

    William P. Shulaw DVM, Extension Veterinarian; Kent H. Hoblet DVM, Extension Veterinarian; Diane F. Gerken DVM, Veterinary Toxicologist.   Drought Concerns Reminiscent of 1988, we are facing possible problems with feeding drought-stressed plants and poten ...

  6. ROASTED SOYBEANS AND COPPER INCREASE SPONTANEOUS OXIDIZED MILK FLAVOR

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-7/roasted-soybeans-and-copper-increase-spontaneous

    Jennifer S. Timmons, M. S., Donald L. Palmquist, Ph.D.   Department of Animal Sciences Ration composition of lactating cows has been altered over recent years to supply the energy required to support enhanced milk production. One way to accomplish this is ...

  7. Now that the Forages are Harvested

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-7/now-forages-are-harvested

    Maurice Eastridge, Ph.D.   The Ohio State University   Department of Animal Sciences     Sum up the quantity of forage available on the farm (supply) and determine tons needed until next harvest season (demand) to identify if hay will need be to purchased ...

  8. Handling Dairy Manure

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-7/handling-dairy-manure

    Richard Stowell, Ph..D.   Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering A progressive dairy producer must consider ways of handling and managing manure that will prove reliable, efficient and economical into the coming years. Unfortunately, ...

  9. CORN SILAGE FEEDING MANAGEMENT

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-8/corn-silage-feeding-management

    Thomas E. Noyes The Ohio State University Extension, Extension Agent Wayne County Corn silage is being fed at a higher percentage of the forage dry matter today as compared to years ago. There is good reason for this as todays cows are capable of higher l ...

  10. SHOULD I USE BST OR GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS? WHETHER OR NOT I USE GENETIC ENGINEERING, HOW WILL IT AFFECT FARMING AND THE DAIRY INDUSTRY?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-8/should-i-use-bst-or-genetically-engineered-crops

    Jim Skeeles The Ohio State University Extension, Extension Agent Lorain County Genetically engineered products are not new. Firmer and longer keeping tomatoes were one of the first genetically engineered products. The controversial, genetically engineered ...

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