Body Condition Scoring Can Aid In Determining Nutritional Needs
Body Condition Scoring (BCS) is a linear scale that rates the fat cover on an animal.
Forage Is Important To Overall Livestock Health
Today, I want to briefly discuss matching your forage test results to an animal’s nutritional needs.
Post-Harvest Sanitation Steps To Help Prevent Diseases, Insects From Overwintering
For farmers and gardeners alike, there are some steps to take to help prevent diseases and insects from overwintering and impacting next year’s crops
Be Cautious On Roads, In Fields and Barns At Harvest Time
As harvest continues to drive on around the county, it is a good time to remind ourselves about how we can stay safe in the midst of a very busy time of year on the farm
What Are The Forage Sample Results Telling You?
This week I would like to continue our discussion of forage testing, with a brief explanation of forage testing results. Up to this point we have talked about why to sample, and how to sample. Now we need to put it all to use.
Fall Is a Great Time to Evaluate Weed Control Methods
As crops mature and we get to see a little deeper into the fields, you may be able to better see a few of the weed escapees that have been hiding among the crops all season long
OSU Extension Can Help With Harvest Sample Testing
Extension Educators have preached the mantra of 'test, don’t guess' when it comes to soil testing, and the same is true for evaluating the quality of our harvested feedstuffs
John Yost Joins Our Team and Toxic Levels of Hay Nitrates
Greetings Wayne County! My name is John Yost and I have joined your Ohio State University Extension office as an Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator.
The Ins an Outs of Feeding Baleage, Proper Fermenting
Baleage can be utilized as a plan or as a backup, but the best baleage is a plan and not a rescue
OSU Extension Wayne County Fair Programming Schedule
A zookeeper, professor, wildlife educators, gardeners, artists, bug collectors and a dietitian and herb grower are among the experts coming to the Wayne County Fair