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"Working Lands" Forage Field Days Planned

“Working Lands” Forage Field Days Planned

Information Provided By Garth Ruff, Henry County ANR Educator Join OSU Extension, Ohio Forage and Grassland Council, and your local Soil and Water Conservations Districts to learn about the Working Lands Program on August 20th at 4:00 p.m. at Sonnenberg…

FAQs: Forages, Cover Crops and More

FAQs: Forages, Cover Crops and More

By:  Stan Smith, Ohio State University It goes without saying, for many, what we’ve experienced in the beef cattle industry beginning last year and continuing to this point in 2019 is uncharted territory. In response to the struggle to get…

Recap of "Managing Prevented Planting Acres" Meeting

Recap of “Managing Prevented Planting Acres” Meeting

By:  Stephanie Karhoff This past Wednesday, Williams County OSU Extension hosted a meeting focused on “Managing Prevented Planting Acres.” If you could not make it to the program, here is a brief recap:

*Provided the crop claimed as a cover crop is not the prevented crop and all other policy provisions are met.**Example: Fall-Planted Cover Crop; Spring PP Crop

Ohio Ag Law Blog–Risk Management Agency moves date for harvesting cover crops on Prevented Planting acres

By:  Peggy Kirk Hall, Ohio State University With many farmers in Ohio unable to plant before the Final Planting Date for crop insurance, questions are arising about planting and harvesting cover crops on those prevented planting acres.

Forage Options for Prevented Planting Corn and Soybean Acres

Forage Options for Prevented Planting Corn and Soybean Acres

By:  Stan Smith, Ohio State University Today, as we sit here on May 28, we know three things for certain: Ohio has the lowest inventory of hay since the 2012 drought and the 4th lowest in 70 years. Ohio’s row…