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  1. Disease Prevention: Making the Most of Your Spring (and every day) Cleaning Practices

    C&D in a way that would minimize the impact of pathogen spread. For example, when possible, clean and ... flushing alleyways. After flushing, scrub water troughs.    Don't forget the cleaning in cleaning and ... after each use. Daily cleaning of animal housing areas is often not considered feasible from a time and ...

  2. Farm Solar Eclipse News Release

    possibility of trespassers on farms during the solar eclipse: Ohio law does not allow a landowner to use ... conditions on the farm that could kill or injure a trespasser who would likely be unaware of the dangers. But ... Trespassing” signs and “Warning” signs on property boundaries. Do not set any type of trap that could cause ...

  3. Preparing farms for the solar eclipse

    uninvited guest on the farm.  This can be helpful, as we become desensitized to dangers that we see daily ... activities on farmland but who do not provide a payment to the landowner.  Farms that are “agritourism ... complete on April 8.  If weather and field conditions are favorable, farm field work could be occurring ...

  4. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio’s Forests: Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

    completely clean the equipment to ensure that any seed attached to it is not spread further. This includes ... invasion via edges and trails. Seeds can be further spread throughout the stand on animals, on shoes and ... herbicide (vol/vol) in water; add a surfactant if not in herbicide. triclopyr Garlon 3A, Tahoe 3A  Apply 2% ...

  5. Conducting a SWOT Analysis of Your Agricultural Business

    minimize their effects on your farm business. The SWOT analysis is not something you do one time and place ... and Threats (SWOT) of their business in order to keep pace with the competition. You may not consider ... not have to be. The following paragraphs help explain what a SWOT analysis involves and how to ...

  6. Crop Tree Management: A Tool to Help You Achieve Your Woodland Goals

    made to keep both trees, each can be released on three sides and their crowns allowed to touch. In ... crop-tree management could be used to selectively release some trees that satisfied the timber production ... throughout the woodland. On the other hand, a woodland owner with 50 acres who intends on releasing 20 to 30 ...

  7. Safeguarding Your Herd: How Biosecurity Keeps Salmonella Dublin at Bay

    Historically, Salmonella Dublin was a herd-health issue in the western United States. In recent years, on-farm ... and animal products. There is no single solution to prevent Salmonella from entering or spreading on ... a farm. Biosecurity offers a comprehensive set of ongoing practices aimed at keeping the disease out ...

  8. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Privet (Ligustrum spp.)

    of herbicide in water as directed on label. Apply when leaves are green and actively growing. ... 2). Shiny green above and pale green beneath. Chinese privet has a hairy mid-vein on the underside of ... therefore, early detection and rapid response are the most effective means of keeping this species under ...

  9. Because Gravity is Free: Buckeyes travel to Honduras to support sustainable water treatment

    With over 2 billion people lacking safe water on tap (washdata.org), providing access to clean ... access to clean water requires continual research and development to create more efficient, impactful, ... University has grown, focusing the delivery of clean drinking water using gravity powered water treatment ...

  10. Solar Eclipse 2024

    trespassers on farms during the solar eclipse: Ohio law does not allow a landowner to use excessive force ... conditions on the farm that could kill or injure  a trespasser who would likely be unaware of the dangers.  ... recreational activities on farmland but who do not provide a payment to the landowner.  Farms that are ...

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