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  1. Corn Stalks Provide Another Grazing Option

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/corn-stalks-provide-another-grazing-option

    A content, therefore a well-balanced mineral and vitamin mix should be provided free choice along with salt. ... Shortly after harvest, it is not uncommon for livestock to graze a diet with a nutrient content of 65-68% ...

  2. A showcase for farming’s new science and tech

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/september-october-2016/showcase-farming%E2%80%99s-new-science-and-tech

    farming operations’ bottom line,” said the Review’s assistant manager, Matt Sullivan. “Right now is ... line.”—Matt Sullivan An Ohio Stadium’s worth of attendees This year marks Farm Science Review’s 54th year. ...

  3. Harvesting Immature Corn as Silage

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/harvesting-immature-corn-silage

    production. The single most important factor in silage production is plant moisture content at harvest.  ... approximately 64-68%, which corresponds to a plant dry matter content of 32-36%.  Varying more than a few ... forage to a correct moisture content for ensiling or for baleage.  From a quality standpoint, cutting ...

  4. Cold Weather Dairy Calf Care

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/cold-weather-dairy-calf-care

    content should be at least 15%, and higher fat content milk replacers of up to 20% fat are preferred as ... temperatures decline.  The solids content of liquid milk replacer can be increased in cold weather from ... a typical 12.5% to 16%, but be careful in going above this content as diarrhea can result, and recognize ...

  5. Dairy Twilight Tour

    https://wayne.osu.edu/events/dairy-twilight-tour

    80 acre farm.   In 1999, the farm expanded from 90 to 250 cows as sons Matt and Mark returned to the ...

  6. Soil Balancing Call-in Conversations Available Fall 2018

    https://offer.osu.edu/SB-call-in

    scheduled conversation. Send to moderator Matthew Kleinhenz at vegprosystemslab@gmail.com.  The team will ...

  7. Forage Harvest Guidelines

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/forage-harvest-guidelines

    determines forage quality. Forage quality declines as the forage matures and fiber content increases.  This ... respiration losses continue from the time the plant is cut until it dries down to a moisture content somewhere ... handled the higher those leaf shatter losses will be. The maximum safe moisture content of dry hay depends ...

  8. Stockpile Forage to Reduce Stored Feed Costs

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/stockpile-forage-reduce-stored-feed-costs

    yields and crude protein content of the forage.  Stockpiled forages are generally grazed in the late fall ... acre.  Crude protein content could be in the 13 to 15 % range when grazing begins in November and will ... forage.  However, crude protein content can be several units higher, 15-17% and quality will decline ...

  9. Corn Silage Production

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/corn-silage-production

    potential to make high quality silage is harvest moisture content.   If the crop is not chopped at the ... correct moisture content, it will not matter if all the next steps are done right, silage quality will be ... poor.  The goal is to chop corn at a whole plant moisture content of 65-70%, or 30-35% dry matter.  Some ...

  10. Annual Forages for Early to Mid-Summer Planting

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/annual-forages-early-mid-summer-planting

    cattle or sheep. These species contain high moisture content, so they should be used for grazing only. ... dealers. The legumes can increase protein content but only in the first harvest because they don’t regrow ... its high moisture, low fiber content.” The thicker stems of warm season grasses are responsible for ...

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