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How To Keep Backyard Chickens Safe From Avian Influenza
Spring is in the air, and in Ohio, that brings color, pollinators and the season of new life. It makes us think of holding those cute baby chicks we grew up raising. Backyard poultry ownership continues to grow across Ohio and the Midwest, bringing fresh eggs and family enjoyment to many households. However, with increased poultry ownership comes increased responsibility to protect flocks from highly pathogenic avian influenza. Biosecurity is the first and most effective line of defense.
Cover Crops and Manure Following Wheat
Courtesy Photo Following wheat harvest is a great window to get field work started and apply manure to farm fields. We can do a few things to best capture and utilize the nutrients from our manure, such as incorporating during application or as soon as possible after. Another great tool to capture the nutrients is to utilize cover crops. Many of our cover crops have the added benefits of aiding in weed control and possible usage as a forage.
Fall 2024 Regional Weeds University
By Dr. Alyssa Essman and Sarah Noggle, Adapted from C.O.R.N. 2024-37 OSU Extension invites crop producers, CCAs, and agribusinesses to attend the Fall 2024 Ohio State Weeds University on Thursday, November 21, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The program will take place at six locations across the state. Locations include Darke, Highland, Sandusky, Licking, Paulding, and Mahoning counties. This program is designed to keep agronomic crop producers on the cutting edge of weed control for their operations.
Cover crop considerations in the dry Ohio conditions
Farmers are the ultimate survivors. Their work requires incredible planning, but it also requires creativity. This year, farmers have faced the test of extremely limited rainfall, which has limited overall yield potential. With fall approaching, farmers have an opportunity to invest today for better outcomes next year by planting cover crops.
Cover Crop Considerations in the Dry Ohio Conditions
By Sarah Noggle, Jason Hartschuh, CCA, Alyssa Essman, Adapted from C.O.R.N. 2024-33 Farmers are the ultimate survivors. Their work requires incredible planning, but it also requires creativity. This year, farmers have faced the test of extremely limited rainfall, which has limited overall yield potential. With fall approaching, farmers have an opportunity to invest today for better outcomes next year by planting cover crops.
Paulding Master Gardener Volunteers have a variety of plants to offer.
PAULDING, Ohio - The pop of color from a flower, the bees on the native plants, and the taste of a homegrown tomato are all aspects of spring and summer in NW Ohio and one the Paulding County Master Gardener Volunteers love. The 23rd annual sale will continue in 2024 with some changes. The sale will be one day only on Saturday, May 18th from 8:00 AM until 12:00 PM or until the plants are sold out.
2024 Regional OSU Weeds University
By Sarah Noggle OSU Extension invites crop producers, CCAs, and agribusinesses to attend a regional 2024 Ohio State Weeds University on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at locations across the state. Locations will include Auglaize County, Clermont County, Crawford County, Fayette County, Jackson County, Madison County, Paulding County, and Wayne County. This program is designed to keep agronomic producers on the cutting edge in weed control for their cropping operations.
Paulding County Master Gardener Volunteer plant sale is May 14-15
PAULDING — Plants, plants, and more plants will be available at the 2021 Paulding County Master Gardener Volunteer (MGV) plant sale on May 14 from 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. and May 15 from 88 a.m.-noon. The sale will take place at the Paulding County fairgrounds inside the Block Building at 503 Fairground Drive, Paulding. The sale will include perennials, annual flowers, herbs, vegetables, trees, and shrubs. Most items are between $1-$10 each.
Paulding County Agronomy Committee to offer scholarship
PAULDING — The Paulding County Agronomy Committee is pleased to offer its agricultural scholarship again in 2021. This yearly scholarship (approximately $200) is funded with interest from a $5,000 gift in November of 1995 from the Paulding County Agronomy Committee Inc. to the Paulding County 4-H and Youth Endowment Fund. See the link below for the application, deadlines, and guidelines.
Fall cover crops
November 5, 2020 Crops, Top Headlines By Sarah Noggle, Rachel Cochran, Ohio State University Extension It is time for planting fall cover crops. Cover crops can serve many purposes, ranging from erosion control to nutrient sequestration.
Planting Fall Cover Crops
By Sarah Noggle and Rachel Cochran We are now approaching the time of year to think about planting fall cover crops. Cover crops can serve many purposes, ranging from erosion control to nutrient sequestration. Depending on the type and species of cover crop, benefits range from providing a Nitrogen source, scavenging nutrients to decrease leaching potential, acting as a soil builder, preventing erosion, fighting weeds, acting as a forage, conserving soil moisture, and enhancing wildlife habitats.
Ohio: Planting Fall Cover Crops
Later season field of cover crops in southeastern Nebraska. Photo: Paul Jasa, UNL We are now approaching the time of year to think about planting fall cover crops. Cover crops can serve many purposes, ranging from erosion control to nutrient sequestration.
New home horticulture and natural resources blog for Paulding County
Throughout the year, the OSU Extension Office receives questions about home gardening, landscaping, tree planting or disease, soil sampling, flower growing, insects, and wildlife control, to name a few.
At-Home Screening of the film SILO during virtual Farm Science Review
PAULDING — Join the OSU Extension Agricultural Safety and Health Program for an at-home screening of the film SILO during the virtual 2020 Farm Science Review. SILO is the first-ever feature film about a grain entrapment. Inspired by actual events, SILO follows a harrowing day in an American farm town. Disaster strikes when teenager Cody Rose is entrapped in a 50-foot-tall grain bin.
Empty fairgrounds in 2020 do not stop learning experiences for youth
By Sarah Noggle, Extension educator, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, Paulding County This week (the week of June 15) is one of my favorite weeks of the year. Usually, it is the week of the first county fair in the State of Ohio, but our fairgrounds are sitting empty. You won’t hear the laughter of 4-H and FFA members from the barns. Our hats go off to the Paulding County Sr. and Jr. Fairboards as this tough decision was made a few weeks ago.
Resiliency in a time of pandemic
Many of our Ohio agricultural business partners are settling into teleworking, the challenges of setting home office boundaries with children who are out of school and taking care to keep family and friends most at risk for COVID-19 infections. It can be challenging.
Cover crop recipes for new users
This field is home to eight cover crops: annual rye, radishes, crimson clover, cahaba vetch, triticale, turnips, blue lupine and volunteer wheat. February 27, 2020 Crops, Top Headlines By Sarah Noggle, Ohio State University Extension Wondering how to do cover crops? OSU Extension, in collaboration with the Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC), has produced cover crop “recipes” for two scenarios: Post corn, going to soybean and Post soybean, going to corn.
Dean’s Charity Steer Show pairs celebrities with 4-H members in the show ring
Home / Livestock / Dean’s Charity Steer Show pairs celebrities with 4-H members in the show ring Cathann Kress, Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, practiced showing at the Beef Expo in March with Mr. Ranger. July 10, 2019 Livestock, Slider By Matt Reese Many people understand the excitement and appeal as the judge strolls down the line looking over the cattle to make a decision that will change the life of a young, hopeful exhibitor with the slap of his hand.
OSU Extension has many resources for farms facing challenging times
Home / Country Life / OSU Extension has many resources for farms facing challenging times OSU Extension corn specialist Peter Thomsion July 1, 2019 Country Life, Top Headlines By Sarah Noggle, Ohio State University Extension In trying times, where do you turn? Farmers are some of the most humble, down to earth people I know and they thrive on being able to feed the country. The stresses these farmers and farm families are enduring and hard on everyone involved.
Looking at barley, double-crop soybeans in northwest Ohio
By Eric Richer, Sarah Noggle and Garth Ruff Many growers have heard the discussions of growing winter barley in Ohio. Small-plot data is available from Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Stations, but not many field-scale data have been published. While growing a newly reintroduced crop could be a consideration on your farm, it may not be for everyone. This article is not intended to endorse growing barley or review best management practices for growing winter barley.
Double-crop soybean yields after barley in Northwest Ohio
Barley 2 weeks before harvest. Photo by OSU Extension. February 11, 2019 Crops, Top Headlines By Eric Richer, CCA, Sarah Noggle, Garth Ruff, Ohio State University Extension Several growers across the state had the opportunity to grow winter malting barley in 2018. We had the opportunity to work with eight of those growers from Northwest Ohio, in particular, to learn more about the viability of growing this newly, re-introduced crop.
Double-Crop Soybean Yields after Barley in Northwest Ohio
By Eric Richer, CCA, Sarah Noggle, and Garth Ruff Several growers across the state had the opportunity to grow winter malting barley in 2018. We had the opportunity to work with eight of those growers from Northwest Ohio, in particular, to learn more about the viability of growing this newly, re-introduced crop.
Northwest Ohio field-scale barley yield research results
Many growers have heard the discussions of growing winter barley. Small plot data is available from Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Stations (Western, Wooster, Northwest), but little field-scale data has been published. While growing a newly re-introduced crop could be a consideration on your farm, it may not be for everyone.
Hay and Straw Barn Fires a Real Danger
We’ve heard of one barn fire here in Ohio this week and a lot of hay was put up June 22 ahead of the rain. Much of the hay was wetter than it should have been for safe dry hay storage. Watch those moist bales very carefully for the next two to three weeks. Use a hay temperature probe and monitor the internal temperature of the hay during these first three weeks after baling.
Invasive Palmer amaranth weed confirmed
PAULDING – Soybean and corn harvest are right in full swing in Paulding County. A little bit of extra observation for your local fields during harvest plays a crucial role in identification of some detrimental weeds and could save you some dollars in the future.The main weeds that farmers should be concerned with this fall that can over take fields are the weeds in the pigweed or Amaranthus family.“On Sept. 27, I confirmed a Palmer amaranth infested field between Payne and Antwerp.
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