The Ohio State University: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Share your Talent in the 2020 Barnyard Friends Drawing Contest

Share your Talent in the 2020 Barnyard Friends Drawing Contest

Williams County youth in Kindergarten through Second Grade for the 2020-21 school year are invited to share their talent in the 2020 Barnyard Friends Drawing Contest, sponsored by Ohio State University Extension Williams County and the Williams County Fair.

Williams County WBC Monitoring Update – Week #7

Williams County WBC Monitoring Update – Week #7

By:  Stephanie Karhoff For the seventh week of monitoring there were 1.33 moths per trap (4 moths in a total of three traps).  You can learn more about this pest by clicking here to access the OSU Extension Western Bean Cutworm…

OSU Extension Hires New Field Specialist Focusing on Beef Cattle

OSU Extension Hires New Field Specialist Focusing on Beef Cattle

By:  Cheryl Buck, OSU Extension Communication Manager Garth Ruff has been selected as the new field specialist, beef cattle for Ohio State University Extension in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University, per…

2020 Williams County Jr. Fair Schedule and Update

The 2020 Williams County Junior Far will take place September 12-17. Weigh-in day will be on Friday, September 11, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Jr. Fair Livestock Sale will take place on Thursday, September 17 at 5:00 p.m.

Adding Value to Cull Cows

Adding Value to Cull Cows

By:  Stephen Boyles, OSU Extension Beef Specialist Approximately 10 to 20 percent of the returns to a cow-calf operation are from selling cull cows in the fall. There are four factors that need to be considered to obtain profit from…