The videos and other resources from last week’s A DAY in the WOODS webinar  Family Forests and Carbon Webinar are now available at https://go.osu.edu/carbonfamilyforest. The videos have been divided into three parts for ease of viewing:

• Part 1 -“Carbon 101”, Charles Levesque (President, Innovative Natural Resource Solutions, LLC and Coordinator, Securing Northeast Forest Carbon Program
• Part 2- “Ohio’s Family Forest Carbon Program (AFF/TNC)”, Tristan Kinnison (American Forest Foundation)
• Part 3- “Examples of current Forest Carbon projects in Ohio”, Anthony Pappas (Heritage Habitat & Forestry, LLC)

This meeting will fulfill the three-hour requirement for private or commercial applicators who need agricultural fertilizer applicator certification.

DATE: Thursday, December 1, 2022

TIME: 5:00 pm –8:00 pm

LOCATION: Southern State Community College. 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro, OH 45133. Room 106.

COST: $35.00 due by the registration deadline

REGISTRATION and PAYMENT DEADLINE: Tuesday, November 29, 2022

PAYMENT: Check or cash only. Make payments to OSU Extension. Payments can be sent to 119 Governor Foraker Pl. Suite 202, Hillsboro, OH 45133

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Who Should Attend? Fertilizer certification is required if you apply fertilizer (other than manure) to more than 50 acres of agricultural production grown primarily for sale. If you hire a co-op or other custom applicator to make your fertilizer applications, you do not need the certification. This training is for private and commercial applicators.

What will be covered? Best management practices will be the basis of the agricultural fertilizer certification training with a focus on fertilizer applications that have the appropriate rate, timing, placement, and source. Learn more about fertilizer certification at NutrientEducation.osu.edu

Contact & Payment Information
Contact: James Morris, morris.1677@osu.eduor call 937-393-6018

Hosted by OSU Extension – Adams, Brown, Clermont, and Highland Counties Agriculture and Natural Resources Educators

Join us for Annie’s Project series this fall in Greenville, OH hosted by OSU Extension of Darke and Miami County

Annie’s Project is an educational program dedicated to strengthening women’s roles in modern farm enterprises.

This 6-week workshop focuses on five key areas of risk management: human, financial, marketing, production, and legal. Women learn about agri-business practices from experts in their fields. They also form valuable networks with others in the class.

Registration

Go.osu.edu/tooannies2023

The cost is $75.00 per person
The registration deadline is January 20, 2023

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Course Contacts:

• Miami County – Amanda Bennett at 937-440-3495 or bennett.709@osu.edu
• Darke County – Taylor Dill at 937-569-5000 or dill.138@osu.edu

Session 1: Jan 30

• Welcome and Introductions
• Real Colors Personality Test
• What kinds of risks do we need to manage?

Session 2: Feb 2

• Legal Liability: What is it and How to Manage it?
  • Liability for property visitors, negligence, pesticides, livestock, nuisance, contracts, insurance, food licensing

Session 3: Feb 6

• Tips for Direct Marketing
• Developing Your Social Media Presence
• Grain Marketing Basics
• How much does production cost?
• Exploring Marketing Tools

Session 4: Feb 9

• Record Keeping
• Getting your Finances in Order
• SDA Loans
• How do you measure up against similar operations?

Session 5: Feb 13

• Family Communication and Stress
• Preparing for retirement
• Farm Transition and Succession Planning

Session 6: Feb 16

• Knowing your Resources
  • Farm Service Agency
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Soil and Water Conservation District
• Crop Insurance

Event Sponsors

Graves-Fearon Agency

Darke County Farm Bureau

Miami County Farm Bureau

Farm Credit Mid-America

Phelan Insurance

Merchants Bank of Indiana

Issues from November 9, 16 & 23, 2022

Beef Cattle News

Five new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1320 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

This week Christine Gelley offers her thoughts on the blessings we often receive from the many learning experiences we find on the farm!

Articles this week include:

• • Constructively Thankful
  • Winter Application of Manure
  • Meat Judging Programs and Why They Matter
  • Do Beef Prices Drive Consumption or Does Beef Consumption Drive Prices?
  • Cattle on Feed

Have a great holiday, and don’t forget to enjoy your Black Friday by shopping at the 10^th annual Replacement Female Sale!

Four new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1319 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

This week, more indications for optimism remain strong for the immediate future of most segments of the beef cattle business!

Articles this week include:

• • Tenth Annual OCA Replacement Female Sale Features 86 Lots
  • Making EPDs Understandable
  • Cow and Heifer Slaughter Implications for Cattle Inventory
  • Lower Retail Beef Prices

Four new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1318 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

Dry weather – especially over the past two months – has thrown a monkey wrench into even the best-laid plans for managing forages this fall. This week Chris Penrose digs into those concerns as he simply asks, “Are you still grazing?”

Articles this week include:

• • Are You Still Grazing?
  • Doc, how do I use a modified live vaccine in my cows?
  • September Beef Exports are Lower Compared to Last Year
  • Corn Price and Dry Distiller Grain Price Relationship

Small Ruminant News

• Using Heat Lamps: Proceed with Caution!
  • Sabrina Schirtzinger, OSU Extension Educator ANR, Knox County As temperatures get cold livestock owners search for ways to keep their livestock warm. Often livestock owners…
• Breaking Down an Entire Lamb
• Constructively Thankful
  • Christine Gelley, OSU Extension Educator ANR, Noble County In the season of Thanksgiving, we gravitate to each other to express gratitude for the blessings of all…
• Alternative Feeds: Is Variety the Spice of Life?
  • Eastern Alliance for Production Katahdins (EAPK) Communications Committee (Previously published online with EAPK: November 6, 2022) When it comes to sheep feed…it depends. With staggering increases …
• Lambing Preparation
• The Many Faces of Forage Testing
  • Mike Rankin, Hay and Forage Grower Managing Editor (Previously published in Hay & Forage Grower: September 6, 2022) If you grow or harvest forage, develop forage…
• 3 Challenges in Ohio Sheep Production Systems
  • Dr. Brady Campbell, Assistant Professor, OSU State Small Ruminant Extension Specialist Ohio sheep production faces many challenges, however, in my opinion, some of the greatest
• Grain and Livestock Producers: Dealing with Vomitoxin and Zearalenone
  • Yet again, reports from the 2022 harvest have indicated concerns with Vomitoxin and Zearalenone in grains harvested this fall. Some species of livestock are able …
• Known Bale Weights are Critical this Year
  • Mike Rankin, Hay and Forage Grower Managing Editor (Previously published in Hay & Forage Grower: November 15, 2022) As a hay industry, there are still a…

Agriculture is becoming more complex every year with more technology, changing genetics,  higher costs of production, worldwide market impacts, environmental shifts, labor issues, and the list go on and on. It is also an exciting time for agriculture for many of the same reasons.  As part of the family farming operation, where do you see your role?

This high-impact series is designed to provide women with tools to improve their risk management skills in the complex, dynamic world of agriculture. We invite you to attend one, or all the programs we have planned.  Come for some great discussion, fellowship, and learning.

These events are free to those attending. This program is designed for great discussion and learning. We will have dessert and other refreshments each evening.

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 –  Peggy Hall – OSU Ag Law Specialist, Open discussion to address your Ag law questions and concerns

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 –  Robert Moore – OSU Ag Law Specialist, Succession planning thoughts for the family farm operation

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 –  Kaitlin Roush – Clinton Co. FSA Director, Farm Program Update and Discussion

Location: Clinton Co Extension Community Room, 111 S. Nelson Avenue, Wilmington, OH

Time each night:  6:30 to 8:00 PM

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Make your reservation by calling our office at (937) 382-0901 and let us know what nights you will be attending.

Spread the word – this event is open to anyone.

For More Information Contact: Tony Nye – at 937-382-0901 or nye.1@osu.edu 

Beef Cattle

Four new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1316 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

Ohio’s Beginning Farmer Bill, House Bill 95, became effective back in July. This week Peggy Kirk Hall explains what it could mean to “beginning farmers.”

Articles include:

• Ohio’s Beginning Farmer Income Tax Credits
• The feedlot and manure management
• BEEF 509 returns in 2023, registration is now open
• Cattle on Feed Dips Below Year-Ago

Six new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1317 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

As dry weather continues to creep to the east, water becomes a growing concern. This week Garth Ruff digs into water concerns that extend beyond simply having enough.

Articles this week include:

• Water – The Most Important Nutrient
• Carefully Manage Each of the Forages You Have
• Livestock Trailer Rollover Training Held for First Responders
• Applying the Concept of Relative Age Effect to Our Calf Crop
• Consider Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance as a Risk Management Tool
• Value of Gain on Winter Backgrounded Cattle

Small Ruminant

• Challenging Hay Quality in 2022
  • Stan Smith, OSU Extension PA, Fairfield County From the Beef page, Mr. Stan Smith highlights the challenges that many producers have experienced during 2022 when Read more…
• Lamb Survival Guide: Preparing for Lambing Time
• Managing Black Vultures Presents New Challenges for Ohio Farmers
  • Sarah Donaldson, Farm & Dairy Reporter (Previously published online with Farm & Dairy: October 12, 2022) In 2005, Tom Karr saw black vultures hanging around Read more…
• 2022 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium Announced
  • Dr. Brady Campbell, Assistant Professor, OSU State Small Ruminant Extension Specialist 2022 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium Flyer  The Ohio State University and Ohio Sheep Improvement Association Read more…
• Forage and Pasture Management for Small Ruminants
• Q-fever; Its Not a Query Anymore!
  • Emily Janovyak, DVM, USDA ORISE Fellow If you keep small ruminants, chances are you’ve heard of Q-fever. But did you know that it can affect Read more…

We are fast approaching the date for the 2022 Ohio Maple Day event.  Join us on Dec. 10^th at Ashland University’s John C. Meyer Convocation Center for a jam-packed program on all things maple.  Updates on red maple research from both Ohio State’s Gabe Karns and the University of Vermont’s Proctor Maple Research Center’s Abby van den Berg.  Add to this other talks on reverse osmosis, marketing, and insects impacting maple trees.

A maple-themed lunch and a vendor room that features a variety of maple equipment dealers, consulting foresters, and other associated equipment help round out the day.  There are also SAF continuing education credits available for the program.

You can register here

We hope to see you there!

Friday’s Escape to the Forest for November is a hot topic – Forest Carbon Markets in Ohio: What Landowners Need to Know.  Join us as we learn from Tom Rooney of The Nature Conservancy more about the options out there for woodland owners.  Register here

This webinar offers both ISA and SAF continuing education credits.

Our final A DAY in the WOODS program for 2022 will take place via Zoom Webinar on Thursday, November 10^th at 3:00 pm.  This program will focus on Family Forests and Carbon.

Featured presentations include:

• “Carbon 101”, Charles Levesque – President, Innovative Natural Resource Solutions, LLC and Coordinator, Securing Northeast Forest Carbon Program
• “Ohio’s Family Forest Carbon Program (AFF/TNC)”, Tristan Kinnison – American Forest Foundation
• “Examples of current Forest Carbon projects in Ohio”, Anthony Pappas – Heritage Habitat & Forestry, LLC

For more information and to register visit: https://u.osu.edu/apsley.1/2022/10/25/family-forests-and-carbon-offered-on-thursday-november-10-at-3pm-via-zoom-webinar/