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  1. Protecting farm assets from long-term care costs

    “Most farms are land-rich and cash-poor,” Moore said. “Once cash runs out, the next option to pay for ... care is selling farm assets.” That’s why Moore, who contributes to OSU Extension’s Farm Office, ... entering a nursing home. Without early planning, options to protect the farm could be limited. “Waiting ...

  2. Allison Knapke

    grew up on a vineyard raising grapes for wine production at a local winery. In one sentence, why did ... What’s your favorite thing about Ohio State?  The opportunity and friendships I have gained! Fun Fact:  I ... you become a Peer Mentor?  I love helping students and watching them grow into their own successful paths! ...

  3. 4-H Project Judging Results

    competition options and sometimes a judge recommends against sending youth to state fair based on their ... Now what? State fair is an optional activity so every member can decide if they want to participate. ... We are excited to share 4-H Project Judging Results from July 8, 2025 Placing Results (By Project) ...

  4. OSU Extension Offering Hay Testing Program

    spring of 2025. In response to these challenges OSU Extension is offering a forage testing program with ... creating a county hay quality summary. Dry hay or baleage samples are due to your local OSU Extension ... well as emailed to the provided address. Any members of the OSU Extension Forage Team or Beef Team are ...

  5. OSU tackles H5N1 in upcoming webinar

    Q&A, providing a unique opportunity to gain insight into the complex world of viral threats and Ohio ... and resilience of communities from farms to households throughout Ohio. Kenney added, “Any new ... Gabe Preston COLUMBUS, Ohio — Bird flu is nothing new. In fact, strains of this contagious disease ...

  6. Urban Ag Production

    provides resources for soil, water, and plant tissue testing to help you assess and improve the growing ... Planting Pruning Blueberry Bushes in the Home Garden Growing Grapes in the Home Fruit Planting Pruning ... This section features resources from the Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center to help you ...

  7. Farm Smart: Don't Let Heat Get The Better Of You

    We have needed heat units to get our crops growing, but we didn’t need it all to come in the same ... increased heart rate, headache, confusion, upset stomach, and excessive sweating or inability to sweat.  ... challenges farmers have experienced this spring to harvest forages at the ideal time, OSU Extension is ...

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

    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 ... https://weather.cfaes.osu.edu/. Location   Precipitation   (Inches)   (June 9- June 15)   2-inch soil temperature    (June 9- June ...

  9. Hay Matters: Smart Storage and Testing Tips, Plus Some Events

    Higgins.  The Twilight Tour will run from 6 to 9 PM.  There will be a variety of food trucks available for ... to enjoy the latter as the weather finally gave us enough consecutive dry days to get some hay made.  ... I could smell the fields often before I would see them, and I would be on the lookout to see what stage of ...

  10. Species Selection

    festulolium variety, then it would likely be adapted to southern Ohio as well. Festulolium generally grows ... Ohio State and other state university trials. Varieties with greater grazing tolerance are also ... (forages.ca.uky.edu/variety_trials). White Clover (Trifolium repens L.) White clover is a low-growing, short-lived perennial legume ...

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