By Harold Watters, Ohio State University Extension
This is the fun part of my job. I get asked questions or am told I misguided someone and so I do a little field work to investigate what may be the reality. I thank Joe, Nick and Zack at the OSU Western Agricultural Research Station for giving me the space to work, and I think they enjoy the challenge and quest to find answers too.
So once again I ran a trial comparing “older” open pollinated corn genetics to modern corn hybrids. I still use Reid’s yellow dent as a basis for my work because there is so much of that old variety carried through into modern genetics. A chance cross occurred in Ohio at about the time of the Civil War and that accident carries through to today’s genetics and yield improvement.
Water quality a priority for 2021
Beth Scheckelhoff, Ag Educator OSU-Extension Monday, February 1, 2021 12:00 AM OSU Extension We
have heard a lot about improving water quality in the Lake Erie Basin
over the past few years. This topic continues to be a focus for the Ohio
Department of Agriculture, our local Soil and Water Conservation
Districts, and OSU Extension.
The H2Ohio program through the Ohio
Department of Agriculture currently has two Lake Erie CREP water quality
incentive programs open for application through the end of the month.
CREP stands for Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and is a USDA
Farm Bill program that offers financial compensation to landowners and
OSU Extension will host a virtual three part
“Planning for the Future of Your Farm
” workshop on February 15, 22 and March 1, 2021 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. via Zoom. This workshop will challenge farm families to actively plan for the future of the farm business. This workshop is designed to help farm families learn strategies and tools to successfully create a succession and estate plan that helps you transfer your farm’s ownership, management, and assets to the next generation. Learn how to have the crucial conversations about the future of your farm.
Topics discussed during this series include: Developing Goals for Estate and Succession; Planning for the Transition of Control; Planning for the Unexpected; Communication and Conflict Management during Farm Transfer; Legal Tools & Strategies; Developing Your Team; Getting Affairs in Order; and Selecting an Attorney.
By Steve Boyles, Ohio State University ExtensionIn support of cattle producers across the country dedicated to preventing disease, improving animal welfare and reducing production losses, the Beef Checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program developed a Daily Biosecurity Plan for Disease Prevention template. The template, which helps cattle producers implement daily biosecurity measures on their operations, is available digitally as a PDF or can be printed for handwritten plans.
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