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Severe Weather on the Farm
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-thru%C2%A0-seasons-2024/severe-weather-farm
new to farmers. Weather is what dictates everything from when fieldwork can be done to how well crops ... yield. Severe weather awareness is an old topic that sometimes needs a reminder. Getting caught in the ... Awareness Week in Ohio is March 17-23. Mother nature has not looked at the calendar very well as we have ...
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Ohio’s Burn Ban Returns on March 1st
winter. Due to this risk, there is a ban on open outdoor burning in Ohio for the months of March, April, ... finished. You can read more about Ohio burning laws here: https://farmoffice.osu.edu/blog/thu-11302023-356pm ... /open-burning-restrictions-lift-december-1-don’t-get-burned-laws More information on what is permissible to burn can be found here: ...
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Battling Frozen Water for Your Livestock? Learn Ways to Protect Your Water from Freezing.
outside of a water tank even to the water surface to help conserve heat. Take extra care to protect the ... bubbles carry warmer water from the bottom of the tank to surface and will maintain a small open hole in ... feet, and legs of livestock. Any extension cords used outdoors need to be labeled for outdoor use, ...
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CDL Update
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2022/cdl-update
through the Ohio Department of Transportation. Still Have More Questions For additional information ... from the Q&A are summarized below. Required Course Any new person trying to obtain a Commercial ... $5,500. Are Farmers Exempt? The big question – are farmers exempt from needing a CDL? The answer of course ...
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Hope IS a Strategy
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-through-seasons-2023/hope-strategy
professional. There is HOPE. Author: Misty Harmon, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University ... Health, Ohio State University Extension, jepsen.4@osu.edu Resources Britton, B. (2022, September 1). ... https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disord... Rural Health Information Hub. Rural Agricultural Health and Safety Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved ...
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On Thin Ice? Ice Safety Tips for Outdoor Activities
Ohio are finally freezing. While these newly frozen surfaces seem perfect for winter outdoor ... safe. The following ice safety tips are meant to be shared with those that venture outdoors and onto Ohio ... Generally, “new”, clear ice is stronger than “old”, white ice that has undergone freezing, thawing, and ...
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When the Rain Won’t Let Up
According to Aaron Wilson, Ohio State University Extension climatologist, there has been measurable rainfall ... need you to be healthy both physically and mentally. Reach out if you or someone you know may be ... Health, Safety, and Prevention. (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Edenfield, T. M., & ...
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AgrAbility 30 Year Anniversary
Laura Akgerman, Disability Services Coordinator, Ohio AgrAbility Program and OSU Extension Ohio ... Virtual State Fair on Facebook or Twitter . Ohio’s AgrAbility Project has been housed in CFAES ... Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering since 2009, and works with farmers across the ...
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Willpower: Some Help with New Year’s Resolutions
that some of you may look forward to something different in 2022. If so, New Year’s resolutions may ... example, thirty percent of people who make New Year's resolutions fail to continue their resolutions ... goals, or New Year’s resolutions. Different scholars understand will power differently. For example, ...
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Have No Fear..Honey Bee Swarms are Near
a hive, it becomes crowded. The bees instinctively begin to nurture a new queen while preparing for the ... current queen to leave. Once she is ready, the existing queen leaves the hive in search of a new location ... warm. Scout bees search for an ideal location to begin the new hive. The swarm will stay put until the ...