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1. Manure Application to Parched Soil

   nitrogen in manure, apply the manure to a growing crop. Dairy and swine manure can both be used ... successfully to encourage the emergence of wheat or fall cover crops. In past years, farmers have applied dairy ... can provide moisture to get wheat started. Swine finishing manure is higher in nitrogen and can cause ...

2. Faculty Spotlight: Manbir Rakkar

   fertilizer recommendations, soil ecosystem services in integrated crop-livestock system, soil health under ... annual and perennial cropping systems and soil acidification in semi-arid environments. Her current ... evaluates crop nutrient needs, develop farmer-friendly soil health tests, and understand how long-term ...

3. Battle for the Belt: Season 2, Episode 26 –

   available) can be helpful in the selection process. To use the performance trials for corn hybrid selections, ... harvest. The Northwest location has the first planting date ready (May 16) in both crops. The final ... Episode 26, Dr. Osler Ortez, Extension State Specialist for Corn Production, is in the field demonstrating ...

4. EPN Breakfast Event- Tuesday, November 12, 2024: Inaugural Ohio Soil Health Week: Celebrating healthy soils for environmental and human health

   routinely consults on projects related to no-till, cover crops, soil amendments and soil quality ... agriculture through methods such as no-till, crop rotation, and growing cover crops. Lauren Hirtle, grassroots ... serves as the executive director of the Ohio No-Till Council. Mr. Reeder coordinates the annual Ohio ...

5. Drought, an early harvest, and fall herbicide applications

   The potential benefit from including this application in a no-till production system is dependent on ... The need for a fall application will likely depend on conditions in a given region and may differ from ... Conditions are worse in the south and southeast regions of the state. Crop plants are maturing rapidly, and ...

6. Northeast Ohio No-Till Field Day

   Osler Ortez, OSU Extension Corn Production Field Specialist Economics of no-till and cover crops ... No-Till Alliance, and Columbiana County SWCD Topics covered:  Cover Crop Projects and plot discussions: ... : William Theile, PA  Cover Crop Mixes No-till experiences through the years (since 1963): Myron Wehr (host) ...

7. Drought Water and Hay Assistance

   Free.   Assistance is provided.  There is no need for a pump but you will need your own tank.  This is for ... all farmers in our area needing water. The Guard shack & guard are all on site and ready to accept ... Conservation District to secure three self-serve water withdraw locations from 2 local reservoirs, Piedmont and ...

8. Local Workshop Helps Older Adults Reduce Their Fear Of Falling

   getting a medication change.             A third participant said she changed the way she gets in and out ... identifying home hazards. It also covers issues such as safe footwear and clothing, vision and falls, safety ... in public places, community mobility, coping after a fall, getting up from a fall and understanding ...

9. New Video Series Launches from OSU Extension

   be released later this month, will discuss more benefits of cover crops, as well as yield impacts, ... Cochran is the Water Quality Extension Associate serving Paulding, Defiance, and Van Wert counties in ... conservation, both environmentally and economically. Episode 1, titled ‘Cover Crop Direct Costs’, dives into ...

10. Growing Aronia (Aronia melanocarpa) in Ohio

    the genus name (Geiger, 2020). Aronia is a woody shrub that can grow 4–8 feet tall in the wild. It is ... years. More recently, it has become a commercial fruit crop in the United States due to its discovered ... berries were evaluated in Ohio as a potential cash crop for farmers from 2014 to 2016 as a part of ...

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