Tag: OSU Extension
Composting large scale poultry operations
Ohio State University Extension gives poultry producers a safe method for disposing of birds potentially affected by Avian Influenza.
Better farm management in 30 seconds
Too many farms don’t have reliable systems in place to capture numbers that can help their bottom line. And sometimes, all it takes to track those numbers are 30 seconds, says OSU Extension Specialist Dianne Shoemaker.
Roger Rennekamp tapped to lead Ohio State University Extension
A new leader for the Ohio State University Extension was announced at the Farm Science Review.
Ohio State offering free weed herbicide resistance screening
Members of the Ohio State University Weed Team are providing growers with free screenings of redroot pigweed, waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, as well as other weed species, this fall.
Farm or nonfarm worlds: Extension dairy specialist knows both sides
Dianne Shoemaker, statewide dairy specialist for OSU Extension, also owns a 150-head dairy farm in Mahoning County. She lives what she teaches and teaches what she lives.
Number of female farmers, women in ag conference attendees, growing
There are 19 Ohio counties boasting more than 500 women farm operators; against that backdrop, Ohio State Extension and Kent State University-Tuscarawas Small Business Development Center will host the second annual East Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference
Background check changes for OSU 4-H volunteers
A new Ohio State University policy requires all students, staff and volunteers working in programs with youth to be fingerprinted every four years.
Acorn poisoning is a threat to cattle and sheep herds
Acorns from this year's fall crop could cause kidney failure in animals, particularly in cattle and sheep.
Lichtkoppler retires from Extension, Ohio Sea Grant after 33 years
Frank Lichtkoppler played a major role in cleaning up the Ashtabula River, which took more than 30 years of work.
U.S. cattle: Low inventory means producers reap benefits
According to the NASS report, there are 95 million cattle in the United States. That is the lowest number since the report began in the 1970s.
