CFAES experts know the challenges Ohio growers and producers face due to a variety of reasons. A Rapid Response Team was created to quickly address current events and offer the best science-based recommendations to protect livestock, crops, and farm operations due to weather impacts, tariffs, commodity prices, and extreme events. Find the weekly update here.
The OSU Sheep Team has new posts on their blog. Check them out here.
Six new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1413 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter at http://u.osu.edu/beef/ . Much of it is about managing dry weather and feed supply concerns.
Articles this week include:
Widespread drought, dry, and windy conditions…. All of these factors are leading to fire safety concerns. Couple the dry conditions with the reported shortage of volunteer fire fighters in rural areas, and this becomes a real concern for the rural community. Check out this article to learn how to prevent fires and be prepared it one does start.
