Emergency Haying and Grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage Available for 70 Ohio Counties
By: David Marrison, OSU Extension Field Specialist, Farm Management Click here for PDF of article Drought conditions continued to degrade across Ohio. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor report on September 17, 59.56% of Ohio is experiencing severe or greater…
Forage Nitrate Toxicity a Major Concern as Drought Worsens
(Image Source: University of Missouri Extension) Weather conditions across Ohio have been challenging this growing season with some areas of the state reaching a D3 drought status. Other areas of the state may not currently be under drought status but…
Considerations When Conditioning Too-Dry Soybeans
This article is adapted from the original article written by Ken Hellevang, retired North Dakota State University (NDSU) professor and Extension engineer. The original article can be found at https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/crop-production/drying-storage/considerations-when-conditioning-too-dry-soybeans. Nearly the entire state is currently facing abnormally dry to exceptional…
Drought Intensifies But Wet Weather Tries
Climate Summary Long-term drought conditions are firmly in place across portions of central and southeastern Ohio, while western and northern Ohio have experienced rapid onset and intensification of drought over the last 30 to 60 days. Figure 1 shows precipitation deficits…