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Strategies to Help Control Mastitis to be Discussed at Dairy Conference
dairy cattle is a key to controlling mastitis, a bacterial infection that affects milk quality and ... that it is during this time, known as the dry cow period, when mastitis is likely to develop. ... "Management techniques that are conducted during lactation to prevent infections are not normally followed ...
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Producers: Still Time to Eliminate Weeds in Hay and Pasture Fields
October 9, 2012 WOODSFIELD, Ohio – Farmers looking to grow highly productive pastures and hay ... fields still have time to fight weeds in their fields to prevent reduced forage quality and quantity, an ... Ohio State University Extension expert said. Fall can be a good time to eliminate hard-to ...
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OSU Extension to Host an Organic Poultry Program
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-extension-host-organic-poultry-program
a five-part series for the Tri-State Organic IP Video Program, and is designed to educate farmers, producers ... poultry production program via videoconference on Sept. 20 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The program is part of ... Wooster, Ohio. No registration is required to participate. Program speakers include Ohio State University ...
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Corn Rootworm Populations Decreasing in Ohio
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/corn-rootworm-populations-decreasing-ohio
fields were lower this year than in 2000, according to a recent Ohio State University Extension survey. ... monitored traps in 76 fields in 19 counties in central and western Ohio from mid-July to late August. ... "Based on these counts, first year corn rootworm does not appear to be a problem in Ohio at this ...
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Ventilation Trailer Helps Manage Livestock Environment
(419) 523-6294 arnold.2@cfaes.osu.edu COLUMBUS, Ohio-- A new tool is now available to Ohio pork ... producers to help them better manage the environment in their livestock facilities, potentially improving ... simulates various ventilation system scenarios. The idea is to aid producers in fine-tuning their swine ...
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Students Rewarded for Business Planning Skills
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/students-rewarded-business-planning-skills
conferencing to deliver the training. Those providing support for the program included the Small Business ... rewarded for their efforts. As the result of support from the Sauder Endowment of the Ohio 4-H Foundation, ... plans and were judged according to their presentations, as well as their business plan. The two ...
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$5 Million Third Frontier Grant to Advance Granule Technology
agricultural industries. The Andersons, Inc. will be leading an Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center project to ... pesticides, or other biologically active ingredients, to specific areas. The result is a more effective and ... environmentally safer product, activating only when exposed to water. Ohio State University's Ohio ...
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Tall Fescue Could Be the Perfect Lawn Grass for Ohio
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/tall-fescue-could-be-perfect-lawn-grass-ohio
under Ohio's environmental conditions that it could be labeled as the perfect lawn grass for Ohio. ... should take a hard look at tall fescue for a number of reasons: • Long roots allow for drought and heat ... tolerance. "The roots of Kentucky bluegrass are about 5 to 6 inches deep, but tall fescue roots can grow ...
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Niemczyk Receives TPI Honorary Membership Award
the proud recipient of the Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) Honorary Member Award presented to ... Brooking, Jr. presented the award to Niemczyk, saying that TPI's Honorary Membership Award was ... established in 1973 to recognize an individual who has contributed to the research, planting, growing and ...
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Wheat Harvest Good, but Grain Quality Falls Short
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/wheat-harvest-good-grain-quality-falls-short
August 26, 2003 WOOSTER, Ohio â Ohio wheat growers have managed to pull off decent yields ... an issue that could become problematic next year if not properly managed. According to the Ohio ... a measurement that determines grain quality â were variable, ranging from the high 40s to the high 50s in ...