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What Are Your Bedding Options- is $100/ton Straw an Option?

https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-3/what-are-your-bedding-options-100ton-straw-option

having a couple tenths of rain on the rye, removing the wax from the plants. Once plants are dry, mow and ... leave lay for a day then rake and bale. The other option is to mow and let lay in wide windrows until ... wear on the pickup but less erosion. The more common method is to use a flail mower to mow the stalks ...

Late Summer Establishment of Perennial Forages

https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-4/late-summer-establishment-perennial-forages

alfalfa's ability to resist the infection. Late August seedings are very susceptible to this disease, with ... and Italian ryegrass plantings. Mow or harvest those grasses to a two and a half to three-inch ...

Livestock Medication Records: Are They Really Necessary?

https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-5/livestock-medication-records-are-they-really

necessary to treat diseases and restore health. Feed additives containing medications must be used only ... develop plans to prevent, control and treat diseases. The veterinarian is referred to as your Veterinarian ...

Managing for High Quality Stored Forage

https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-20-issue-3/managing-high-quality-stored-forage

plant maturity and plant respiration losses after mowing. Forage maturity, in particular for our first ... moisture as soon as possible. After mowing, plants continue to respire at a significantly high rate until ... scale. Management practices that will minimize respiration losses include mowing early in the day to ...