Tag: weather
Beware of soil crusting
Ohio State Extension educator Lee Beers explains the process of soil crusting and how to reduce the risk on your farm.
Spring showers bring standing water and drainage drama
Program administrator for Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District Jane Houin offers insight as to how SWCDs can help with complex drainage issues.
Considerations for delayed planting
Ohio State Extension educator Lee Beers outlines considerations for farmers facing delayed planting in Ohio, following an unusually rainy spring.
It’s May on the prairie and all is well
May offers Eliza Blue and the animals on her ranch a reprieve from the sometimes harsh weather in South Dakota.
Ohio State assists farmers following USDA natural disaster declaration
Ohio State University is intensifying its efforts to support farmers after the USDA declared 23 Ohio counties as natural disaster areas.
Wishing for rainy days on the farm during the dog days...
Judith Sutherland recalls wishing for rain during the late summers of her youth and muses about how it's much needed now in central Ohio.
It’s time for summer weather in South Dakota
Following an unpredictable spring, Eliza Blue is ready for summer weather on her South Dakota ranch.
Glory be to a rainy spring
Wet spring weather has Eliza Blue and her husband busier than usual on their South Dakota ranch. However, they're grateful for the water.
The honor of dealing in extremes
Eliza Blue reflects on the weather extremes that impact operations on her South Dakota ranch.
Managing hay fields and pastures when storms blow debris into them
Debris blown into pastures following storms poses risks to grazing livestock. Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh has some tips to minimize them.