Ohio Cropland Survey Now Available
Please fill out the Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rents Survey today! This opinion-based study surveyed professionals with a knowledge of Ohio’s cropland values and rental rates. Professionals surveyed were rural appraisers, agricultural lenders, professional farm managers, ag business professionals,…
Southern Ohio Women in Ag Conference- Registration Closes Friday
When: Friday, April 4, 2025, 9:00 am-3:00 pm Where: Bell Manor, 739 Musgrove Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601 Cost: $50 Registration: go.osu.edu/womeninagconf Information: go.osu.edu/sohwomeninagconferenceinfo Questions Contact: Ryan Slaughter, OSU Extension Ross County, at slaughter.71@osu.edu or by calling 740-702-3200.
Creep Feeding Lambs
Jaelyn Whaley, South Dakota State University Extension Sheep Field Specialist (Previously published online with South Dakota State University Extension: February 9, 2024) Creep provides young lambs with a concentrated (energy/protein) feed while nursing with the value of facilitating the development and…
Register for the upcoming Certified Livestock Management (CLM) webinar series!
The OSU Extension’s water quality team is back for the 4th year of their Certified Livestock Management webinar series. Including the next session on April 7 and continuing on June 2, August 4, October 6, and December 1, these webinars will…
Was the grass dead or dormant?
– Christine Gelley, OSU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Noble County Prolonged drought in much of the state during 2024 led to many conversations about how bad the observed condition of pasture actually was and if it would bounce back…
Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment Deadline is Coming Up Soon
Source: USDA- FSA www.fsa.usda.gov/oh The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging dairy producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program that helps offset milk and feed price differences. This year’s DMC signup began Jan. 29…
USDA Expediting $10 Billion in Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, on National Agriculture Day, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year….
Beef School Session Focuses on Open Cows and Culls
All things considered – drought followed by mud followed by the coldest mid winter in years, plus temperatures that have gone from one extreme to another . . . multiple times – the past 6 to 8 months have collectively…
Check for Contaminants in Hay
– Christine Gelley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Noble County OSU Extension Making and feeding hay can be tricky business. After a long season feeding hay, livestock producers are getting a lot of experience judging hay by its appearance. The way…
Chop Chop! Is that any way to trim trees?
Authors: Thomas deHaas Several years ago, I authored two articles titled ‘Crimes against Trees.’ Safety around large trees is important. Cutting all heavy branches back to a stub may seem to make sense. But overall, the tree…
