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Problem Solving in the Backyard Garden: Insects, Diseases, Deer, Oh My!
https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/problem-solving-backyard-garden-insects-diseases-deer-oh-my
and Fairfield County Master Gardener Volunteers, to learn more about gardening and landscaping with ... Garden: Insects, Diseases, Deer, Oh My!- Pickerington Library Sycamore Branch Wednesday, August 21, ... 6:00-7:00 pm - From the Ground Up: Taking Care of Your Soil So It Takes Care of You- Fairfield County ...
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Spring Forage Establishment
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/spring-forage-establishment
be careful to not overwork soils depleting soil moisture and increasing the risk of soil crusting ... University Extension As soil temperatures rise and the chances of a morning frost decline, the window to ... improve chances for a successful forage establishment this spring. Soil Fertility and pH: Set up your ...
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Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices
disinfectants and reduce their effectiveness. Rinsing or sweeping away any visible contamination from surfaces ... heavily soiled areas; however, these should be used with caution. Some pathogens, like Salmonella, can be ... consistently causing contamination issues with farm equipment. Biofilms can even result in animal infections. ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
adding moisture to the soil that can enhance crop germination and emergence, especially if the weather ... soybeans. The seed is protected by an inch or more of soil. In university research, the application of ... scouring the soil surface and burying small corn plants or further burying seeds. Fields that are spring ...
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2023-2024 Hort Happy Hour & Lunch and Learn Webinar Series
https://mastergardener.osu.edu/HHHLNL23-24
Soil Management, Soil Science Education, Animal Waste Management, Urban Soils and Urban Agriculture ... growers, community gardeners, teacher educators and urban farmers increase their production of fresh local ... communities. Some of her favorite topics to teach include sustainable agriculture, soil health, invasive weed ...
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Why Do Cows Bunch?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-2/why-do-cows-bunch
standing, splashes manure on the udder, and elevates stress hormones. These changes increase risk of ... causes of bunching behavior in their cows. Housed dairy cows are a greater risk for stray voltage than ... farms and identified bunching on several farms. The risk factors were newly constructed barns, measured ...
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Current Dairy Industry Outlook and Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-Up
however, risk management is still critical. For tier-one coverage, there is currently a guaranteed margin ... events could affect this projection by either increasing feed costs or lowering milk price. As a risk ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
a common form of winter damage seen in the field. This is a more common problem in heavier clay soils and ... poorly draining soils. Warmer temperatures occurring sporadically in February and March, followed by ...
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US Dairy Herds and Policy and the 2022 Census of Agriculture
Dr. Carl Zulauf, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, The Ohio ... State University and Dr. Gary Schnitkey, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University ... example, MacDonald, J. M., J. Law, and R. Mosheim, July 2020). The 2022 Census of Agriculture confirms ...
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Dairy Sustainability – The Jargon, the Dairy Story, and the Opportunity (Part I)
prove to be more difficult and will most certainly require soil carbon sequestration or alternative ... on dairy cow manure! Reduced and no-till cropping practices have improved soil carbon sequestration. ...