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  1. Columbiana County 4-H Prepares for 2025 Project Showcase Judging and Awards

    Lisbon, OH — The Columbiana County 4-H community is preparing for its annual Project Showcase ... receive recognition for their efforts. Judging will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and no ... updated procedures designed to better serve the needs and interests of all 4-H members. Two Participation ...

  2. Establishment

    as the seedbed can be prepared after March 15 in southern Ohio and April 1 in northern Ohio (Table ... the soil to the sulfate form that is available for plant uptake. If more rapid uptake of sulfur is ... potassium fertilizer recommendations for forages are provided in Tables 7.5 to 7.7. More details are ...

  3. Battle for the Belt: Season 3, Episode 12- Economic Considerations for Replanting

    our yield in areas where our stand counts are low or zero, but we need to take into consideration that ... respective dates, the guarantee declines by 1% per day. Replanting is a tool that will help us to increase ... increased drying costs at harvest. For instance, Ohio Farm Custom Rates suggests that planting costs are ...

  4. Stockpiling Cool-Season Grasses with Fall Nitrogen Applications

    The application of nitrogen (N) to increase forage dry matter (DM) is well documented (Collins & ... ergovaline—the alkaloid that causes livestock health problems. Considerations for Stockpiling Two components to ... months. Table 4. Results from nitrogen applications for three years at three sites in Southeastern Ohio ...

  5. Sulfur Management for High-Quality Silage Corn

    in air quality regulations. More recent estimates are that Ohio fields receive around 5 to 6 lb of ... for plant uptake. Sulfur utilization from these sources is higher when they are applied to a growing ... field, it is important to understand how much sulfur is necessary to grow a good crop of silage corn. We ...

  6. Safety and Wellness

    support services. Please visit the wellness resource page for links to commonly used resources.   ... networks and resources to assist when safety and wellness needs arise. Safety The  Department of Public ... The safety and wellness of our students is a top concern. Providing safe, inclusive environments ...

  7. Species Selection

    acres in Ohio. Where adapted, it is unmatched by any other forage as high-quality feed for livestock and ... that is well suited for pastures. It can cause bloat in cattle if sufficient grass is not present for ... festulolium variety, then it would likely be adapted to southern Ohio as well. Festulolium generally grows ...

  8. Manage Worms In Sheep and Goats: Nutrition, grazing, and smart deworming

    grouped by condition so that extra nutrition can be provided to those that need it the most.  In addition, ... supplementation is needed, especially for large animals.  Nutritional programs should be frequently monitored by ... are also breeds, such as the hair breeds of sheep, that have shown to have a greater natural ...

  9. Growing Hope with Erie County Master Gardeners

    food in the future, and to inspire neighbors, family and friends to learn how to grow food as well ... donating the plants. “We love that our participants were given the opportunity to learn how to grow food in ... receive food from these two food banks. “We are delighted for the Master Garden Volunteers to do a project ...

  10. Persistent rains, cool temps slow Ohio’s 2025 planting season

    ’s 2025 planting season, leaving many farmers scrambling to make up for lost time in fields that were too ... planting schedules and risk management decisions. In northwest and northeast Ohio, as well as counties ... wet to work. With corn planting at 72% as of June 2—still trailing the five-year average of 87%—Ohio ...

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