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  1. A better tool in the toolbox: New project will bolster Ohio's Phosphorus Risk Index

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/better-tool-in-the-toolbox-new-project-will-bolster-ohios-phosphorus-risk-index

    Ohio's fresh surface water, with use of phosphorus fertilizer on farmland as a contributing factor. To ... help mitigate these water quality issues, a CFAES scientist has launched a $2 million project to ... Service Ohio Phosphorus (P) Risk Index to better predict the risk of phosphorus moving off farm fields.  ...

  2. Feed Cost Management for Dairy Production

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/feed-cost-management-dairy-production

    a hundredweight of milk. A summary of the 2017 OSU Farm Business Analysis program compared the average of all Ohio ... during low milk prices. That list included Maximize the use of high quality farm grown forages and grains ... to non-existent.  If a farm is providing only one TMR mix for the entire dairy herd, that ration is ...

  3. Inaugural Distinguished Professors of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences announced

    https://fst.osu.edu/news/inaugural-distinguished-professors-food-agricultural-and-environmental-sciences-announced

    By: Sherrie R. Whaley COLUMBUS—The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and ... one-time grant to support their academic work. Irwin is a professor in the Department of Agricultural, ... leadership to advance the sustainability mission of the college and Ohio State. Miller is a professor in the ...

  4. Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)

    https://wayne.osu.edu/program-areas/agriculture-and-natural-resources/good-agricultural-practices-gaps-0

    Compost Handling · Domestic and Wild Animals · Recordkeeping · Pre-harvest and Post-harvest Water Quality ... At this time, all GAPs training has been postponed. Please check back to see if additional ... practices or GAPs, which help reduce the risk of on-farm produce contamination and includes the following ...

  5. Family Health Tips

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/family-health-tips

    The Ohio State University there are many advantages, but one I really enjoy is the opportunity to ... a smaller plate when eating to reduce calorie intake Make time for family and friends Drink water instead of ... one.  Use time and practice of positive traits,  to  make small changes that can have a great impact on ...

  6. OSU Extension Announces Agriculture and Natural Resources Madness: A Tournament of Education

    https://greene.osu.edu/news/osu-extension-announces-agriculture-and-natural-resources-madness-tournament-education

    modern technologies to help Ohio farmers learn new practices and techniques to improve farm efficiency ... Ohio State University Extension is here to help with a new virtual education program for the ... offices statewide are closed until further notice. The plan mirrors The Ohio State University’s decision ...

  7. Rain, Rain, Go Away, Right On Down the Ditch and Drain

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/rain-rain-go-away-righto-down-ditch-and-drain

    (hint: a 250-acre farm breaks 10 million gallons). Where is all that water going? Unfortunately, most of ... that water won’t ever touch the roots of the crops those farms are growing. The water will end up ... growth by preventing water-logged soil and roots and may even help you farm that last area that usually ...

  8. Ohio Sheep Day

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/ohio-sheep-day

    Improvement Association and OSU Extension with sponsorships from the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the Ohio ... Wayne Shriver, EARS farm manager.  A special feature of the 2018 Ohio Sheep Day is a Kid’s Program for ... for Ohio Sheep Improvement Association (OSIA) members and $25 for non-members.  Cost includes lunch ...

  9. Ohio Sheep Day

    https://hardin.osu.edu/events/ohio-sheep-day

    Cost: $15 – for Ohio Sheep Improvement Association Members. $25 for non-OSIA members. Cost ... Increasing Efficiency With Improved Fencing and Watering Systems Pasture Walk With the Experts ... Operation Eastern Agricultural Research Station On-farm Sheep Research That Will Benefit the Sheep Producer ...

  10. Ohio 4-H has strength in (volunteer) numbers

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/ohio-4-h-has-strength-in-volunteer-numbers

    values and skills, and Ohio is home to one of the  largest and best 4-H programs in the nation. Annually, ... and committed parents are absolutely essential to the success of Ohio 4-H. It's one thing to ... Ohio 4-H youth development, pointed out this spring, a recent study determined that the median time ...

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