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Have your hay, and eat it, too
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/have-your-hay-and-eat-it-too
advises farmers and ranchers to get their hay nutritionally tested as a first step toward making sure ... their herds are getting the nutrition they need. After testing the hay, a nutritionist can tell you the ... pastures of sorghum grass species after a killing frost and even after a nonkilling frost. Toxic levels of ...
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Agricultural & Natural Resources Income Tax Issues Webinar
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/agricultural-natural-resources-income-tax-issues-webinar
Cuts and Jobs Act. The program is an intermediate-level course for tax preparers whose clients include ... for the one-day school is $150, and applications have been made for the following continuing education ...
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Annie's Project
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/annies-project
project is a six-week program designed to address risk management education for farm women. Its objective ... resources, legal risks, financial risks, marketing risks, and production costs and risks. If you have ...
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Conference to Discuss Enriching Soils While Keeping Water Safe
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/conference-discuss-enriching-soils-while-keeping-water-safe
not fully incorporated into the soil before a heavy rainfall, the manure could run off a farm field ... rainstorm came through. Given the risks associated with spreading manure, it’s important for farmers to have ... soil quality, managing fertilizer application and precision agriculture. Farmers planning to spread ...
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High Yields and Aid Help Offset Low Commodity Prices
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/high-yields-and-aid-help-offset-low-commodity-prices
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Record-high crop yields and new government aid are expected to help insulate Ohio ... But it could have been a whole lot worse. Fortunately, Ohio farmers, on average, are basking in high ... highs. Soybeans, which are estimated to average 60 bushels per acre, are expected to top last year’s ...
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2018 Tri-State Green Industry Conference
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/2018-tri-state-green-industry-conference
The Tri-State Green Industry Conference is a collaborative effort between Ohio State University ... Garden. It features a variety of high quality education and training for professionals in the areas of ...
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Ohio Corn Performance Test Sampled for Nematodes
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-corn-performance-test-sampled-nematodes
Hi-Bred, a DuPont company, he said. “The lab results provided populations and a risk index for ... quantities. “With the exception of one sample from the Beloit location in Mahoning County, the risk index for ... Ohio, a recent sampling in the 2011 Ohio Corn Performance Test locations found no visible evidence of ...
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New Farm Bill Likely Won't Surprise Corn and Soybean Farmers
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-farm-bill-likely-wont-surprise-corn-and-soybean-farmers
a government-subsidized insurance program that pays them if the difference between the cost of feeding cows and the price ... Corn and soybean farmers can enroll in either Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage ... said. “It’s not just a question of the level of funding, but also whether the programs are improving ...
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Ohio State expert warns about effect of rock salt on plants
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-expert-warns-about-effect-rock-salt-plants
Bennett, an associate professor in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. “High ... salt content changes the chemistry of the soil so that plants can’t absorb water and the roots dry ... spill a large amount of it in one spot, you will see turf burn from the high amounts of salt.” Luckily, ...
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A Dose of Safflower Oil Each Day Might Help Keep Heart Disease at Bay
high levels of this protein increase the risk for a heart attack. The researchers had documented in the ... previous study that safflower oil also lowered fasting blood sugar levels by between 11 and 19 points on ... problems that foster plaque buildup in arteries, insulin resistance or glucose intolerance and a high level ...