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  1. Maintain Teat Dipping Practices During Cold Weather

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    wind is channeled. Winter weather can result in increased incidences of roughened teat ends, termed ...

  2. Summer Calf Hutch Management

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    advantage in the winter, but not the summer months.  When considering summer hutch location, think about ...

  3. Dairy Teat Health and Management During the Winter

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    Although we have had some mild temperatures recently winter and its colder temperatures is on our ... doorstep.  For the lactating dairy cow, the biggest challenge to winter weather is teat health.  While the ... healthy during the winter months. Generally, teat skin damage, chapped teats and an increased number of ...

  4. Alfalfa Last Harvest Management

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    The decision of when to take the last harvest of alfalfa to insure good winter survival and yield ... the highest probability of promoting alfalfa stand winter survival and vigorous green up and growth ... provide good winter survival and yield potential for the following year.  With regard to taking a late, no ...

  5. Fall Seeded Small Grains for Cover Crops and Spring Forage

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    thoughts on choosing which small grain matches your need. Winter wheat, barley, triticale, and cereal rye ... the least winter hardy small grain and should be sown earlier in the fall with an ideal planting date ... declines rapidly in palatability and quality from the boot stage on. It is the most winter hardy of all ...

  6. Cover Crops after Corn Silage Harvest

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    application during late fall and winter periods.  The expectation here is that we get some rain so that the ... options after corn silage include spring oats, spring and/or winter triticale, winter cereal rye, barley, ... and winter wheat.  Note that winter wheat even if used only for a cover crop should still be planted ...

  7. Considerations for Vegetable Gardening

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    garden on the porch, that’s much different than a large garden to supply food during the winter by doing ...

  8. Forage Stockpiling

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    fall and winter grazing.  Stockpiling allows the grass plant to build up necessary storage ... actually hold up through late winter and even into early spring.  Orchardgrass can also be stockpiled but ... is best used in the late fall through early winter period.  Typically, if the goal is to maximize ...

  9. Winter Feeding Guidelines for Sheep and Goats

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    have limited access to an indoor barn or shed.  Both sheep and goats are capable of adjusting to winter ... hair sheep.  In fact, these animals most often prefer to be outside on a winter day, even if they have ... requirements balanced to the production stage.  The energy content of the ration must increase when winter ...

  10. Winter Feeding of Beef Cows

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    Recently, Steve Boyles, OSU Extension beef specialist wrote an extensive article on winter ... http://u.osu.edu/beef/2019/01/30/winter-feeding-beef-cows/#more-6357. “The period from approximately 60 to 90 days prior to calving affects the calf subsequent ... weather stress. The general rule of thumb is to increase winter ration energy 1 percent for each degree ...

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