Day: May 5, 2025

BEEF Newsletter: April 30

Five new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1445 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

This week’s focus is on early spring pasture management, and the valuable considerations involved in herd expansion. And . . . don’t forget to join us this evening for the fourth and final session of the 2025 Virtual Ohio Beef School.

Articles this week include:

  • Springtime Decisions
  • Spring pasture management; Plan now to optimize the entire grazing season
  • Investing in Herd Expansion: Time Value of Money and Opportunity Cost
  • Larger Carcasses and More Prime
  • Prices Continue to Pop

Newsletter release by Stan Smith, OSU Extension ANR Program Assistant, Fairfield County

New drone laws effective in Ohio

Written by Peggy Kirk Hall, Attorney and Director, Agricultural & Resource Law Program

Unidentified drones flying over property have raised many concerns recently, but new laws in Ohio may ease those concerns. The new laws aim to enhance safety, protect privacy, and align state laws with federal regulations for “unmanned aerial vehicles” (UAVs), or “drones.” Passed late last year as H.B. 77 and effective on April 9, 2025, the new laws amend Ohio’s aircraft safety laws to prohibit operating UAVs in certain ways and also address local government use and regulations for UAVs.

​Legal definition of UAV

A UAV, according to the new law, is commonly referred to as a drone and is  a vehicle that does not carry a human operator, is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the vehicle, uses aerodynamic forces to provide lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, and is either expendable or recoverable. The law clarifies that a satellite is not a UAV.

Prohibited drone operations

The law establishes four prohibited actions by UAV operators in Ohio and sets penalties for violating the prohibitions: Continue reading New drone laws effective in Ohio →