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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 ...
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Pulse on Ohio’s Dairy Industry
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University Extension (top of ... farms in Ohio were using bovine somatotropin (BST). By September 2008, most farms shipping fluid milk ... for all cows in Ohio. One of the solid messages is that management strategies to increase efficiency ...
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Best Management Practices for Winter Manure Application
application of nutrients to the land should be to protect water quality. No matter the size of a livestock, ... a threat to water quality. Application of manure to frozen or snow covered ground is not recommended unless ... Over the past several years, manure application to farm fields has come under additional scrutiny, ...
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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 ...
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Spring Farm Safety Reminders
https://agsafety.osu.edu/spring-farm-safety-reminders
public sees an increase of farm equipment and tractors on the roadway. Kent McGuire, Ohio State ... University’s Ag Safety and Health Program Coordinator, spoke with Ohio Farm Bureau's Callie Wells to ... farm comes the potential for safety hazards for farmers. In addition to that activity on the farm, the ...
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H2Ohio Cover Crop Usage
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-5/h2ohio-cover-crop-usage
Jamie Hampton, Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Auglaize County, Ohio State ... University Extension A collaborative approach to the issues facing Ohio’s water is how the H2Ohio website ... defines their program. Launched in 2019 as a water quality initiative to address the inflow of nutrients ...
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National Dairy FARM Program to Release Animal Care Version 5
The Ohio State University The Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) program was launched in ... farmers are committed to producing high quality, safe milk with integrity. The National Dairy FARM Program ... tools that can be leveraged to improve best management practices in each respective pillar. The FARM ...
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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 ...
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2008 Recipients of the Dairy Science Hall of Service Awards
Dr. Maurice L. Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (top of ... on Saturday, May 10 at the new Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on the OSU campus in ... contribution toward the improvement of the dairy industry of Ohio, elevated the stature of dairy farmers, or ...
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Agricultural Reflections
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-5/agricultural-reflections
on life and the world around us. It is really important to have time to reflect so that one can put ... a factory is all about. Ohio livestock farms began to consolidate in the 1980s because consumers demanded ... low-cost, high-quality products. First to consolidate in the livestock sector were the chicken farms ...