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  1. October’s Weather Pulse: Rain Gains, Drought Remains, and Ohio’s First Freeze

    conditions, all in northwest Ohio. While field reports of fires and dust have waned, depleted soil mositure ... and historically low river flows continue. In other weather news, all but far southern Ohio and ... locations in the Scioto Valley have experienced their first freeze conditions, ending the 2025 growing ...

  2. Biological Soil Health

    (i.e., releasing) organic nitrogen to a plant-available form, and if so, at what rate? In practical ... and other soil life drives decomposition, releases nutrients, suppresses certain diseases, and builds ... biological health of soil, but also demonstrates how life found in soil can improve input efficiency, reduce ...

  3. Get Your Hands Dirty (In the Best Way Possible) with HCS 2307

    learners understand how healthy soil, resource efficiency, and teamwork come together to support thriving ... agricultural systems. HCS 2307 centers on small-scale vegetable production, and the experience culminates in ...

  4. STEM Resources

    National 4-H Council. 4-H School Enrichment Designed with the educator in mind, here you can find great ... resources to lead classroom projects involved in food science, animal science, plant science, and even ... a reasonable cost. Earth is Our Home Did you know Earth Day is celebrated around the world every year on April ...

  5. November 2025 4-H Newsletter is Available

    The latest version of the Guernsey County 4-H News & Notes is now available.   Click here to ...

  6. New Ohio Mesonet expands weather data access, boosts agricultural resilience

    know what’s happening on the ground. In some of Ohio’s most rural counties — especially across the ... tree line. These regions also tend to have the weakest radar coverage, leaving dangerous gaps in the ... influential factor in crop yield, yet parts of Ohio still lack adequate weather monitoring,” said Aaron ...

  7. First Presbyterian Cooking Club

    First Presbyterian Cooking Club Cooking Club returns at First Presbyterian Church in Washington ... and recipe cards to take home. Classes will be held at First Presbyterian Church, located at 214 North ... Hinde St. in Washington Court House. Classes begin at 10:00 am and end at noon.  All classes are free ...

  8. Chemical Soil Health

    environment. These properties influence everything from how nutrients are stored and released to how well ... algal blooms in Lake Erie and other watersheds. The goal of this fact sheet is to introduce the basics ... of chemical health in soil as a pillar of overall soil health—to help producers connect the science ...

  9. Join us in Utah this Nov at CANVAS 2025

    CANVAS 2025 will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 9-12 at the Salt Palace ... and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), It’ll be an opportunity to explore about advances in ... news networks.  Our lab will be present at CANVAS 2025: Louceline Fleuridor, and Jaspreet Singh with ...

  10. Delayed Wheat Germination and Emergence Due to Dry Soil in Northwest Ohio

    Drought conditions continue to persist in northwest Ohio (Figure 1). Although winter wheat was ... planted timely, dry soil conditions are limiting germination and emergence (Figure 2). Historically, wheat ... planted 28 days after the Hessian fly-free date (roughly third week of October in northwest Ohio) was ...

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