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  1. Stack Smart: Daily Hay Temperature Checks Could Save Your Barn

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/stack-smart-daily-hay-temperature-checks-could-save-your-barn

    make dry hay.  The persistent rains and high humidity have made it difficult to get dry hay made ... right.  It has been a challenge to allow enough time for hay to dry down to a safe level and get it baled ... before the next rain shower moves through.  And since much of this hay may be a little wet, the risk of ...

  2. 2025 Master Gardener Volunteer Training: Apply by 8/27/25

    https://butler.osu.edu/news/2025-master-gardener-volunteer-training-apply-82725

    Application Deadline: August 27, 2025 $50 non-refundable deposit required with application. Cost:  $150 ($50 ... 714-3891/benitez.6@osu.edu   Topics Include:    Pesticide Safety,  Backyard Wildlife,  Soils,  Plant Propagation,  Botany,  ... Diagnostics   To Become a Master Gardener: Complete 50 hours of training, taught by industry professionals ...

  3. John Yost Joins Our Team and Toxic Levels of Hay Nitrates

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/john-yost-joins-our-team-and-toxic-levels-hay-nitrates

    feed, and levels between 1000 and 2100 ppm should be safe for non-pregnant livestock.  Nitrate levels of ... indicate that nitrate levels in some stands, are approaching a range of 1700 ppm which is acutely toxic to ... flash graze pastures to keep the animals from grazing too close to the soil level and delaying harvest ...

  4. Farm Smart: Don't Let Heat Get The Better Of You

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/farm-smart-dont-let-heat-get-better-you

    them to greater heat stress risks.  Heat stress can advance to heat exhaustion and if untreated, heat ... stroke. Keys to heat stress prevention Prevention is always recommended.  Avoid jobs that require a high ... level of physical exertion during the hottest parts of the day.  Try to do these jobs first thing in the ...

  5. Frost-Damaged Forages

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/frost-damaged-forages

     Lab analyses that report prussic acid levels between 600-1000 ppm are potentially toxic and should be ... rotational grazing to reduce the risk of animals selectively grazing leaves that can contain high levels of ... after a frost. Nitrate levels can be tested at most labs. A forage sample analysis is worth the vet ...

  6. Fall Manure Application to Wheat and other Fields

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/fall-manure-application-wheat-and-other-fields

    or economic benefit to applying more phosphate on fields with soil test levels above 40 ppm M-3.  On ... legislation across Ohio.  Match the manure application to soil test phosphorus levels.  There is no agronomic ... soils with a phosphorus level above 40 ppm M-3 apply no more than crop removal rates of phosphate.  ...

  7. Hay Matters: Smart Storage and Testing Tips, Plus Some Events

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/hay-matters-smart-storage-and-testing-tips-plus-some-events

    harvest forages at the ideal time, OSU Extension is offering a reduced cost forage testing program.  You ... running the tests on August 7th and return your results the week of August 18 th.  The first sample will ... of perennial forages and manure application on soil health.  There will also be updates from ODA ...

  8. Blending Art, Writing, Design On 4-H Project

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/blending-art-writing-design-4-h-project

    skills at different levels. An interview judging is required for members to exhibit their projects at the ... to construct their beginning-level garment – an elastic-waisted pair of pants, shorts or skirt. Both ...

  9. Sweet Tea to Green Tea: How To Enjoy Iced Tea Your Way

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/sweet-tea-green-tea-how-enjoy-iced-tea-your-way

    between lemonade or sweet tea to drink. My pick was always the lemonade, which was my favorite as a kid ... grape juice, chilled 1 medium orange, sliced 1 medium lemon, sliced 1 medium lime, sliced 1 1/2 cups ...

  10. How To Stay Protected While Having Fun This Summer

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    you and your family stay safe this summer. Wear SPF (Sun Protection Factor) 30 – 50 waterproof ... (https://alive-solutions.com/f/swimsuit-color-and-pattern-testing-results), it’s very scary that many colors disappear under water. Following these tips can help us all have ...

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