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  1. Tips On Lamb And Goat Kid Weaning Process

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/tips-lamb-and-goat-kid-weaning-process

    they know where their feed and water are, and they are comfortable in that pen. Always watch them ... water prior to weaning. Most feeds are medicated with a coccidiostat which will be on the label what ... not be turned out to lush pasture after weaning. Spring forage is high in protein, water and other ...

  2. Plan Now For Frost Seeding Renovation

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/plan-now-frost-seeding-renovation-0

    hay field. It involves broadcasting seed on to the soil surface and letting natural freeze/thaw cycles ... work to increase seed to soil contact.  Fields roughed up by livestock grazing and/or are overgrazed ... enough to allow broadcast seed to reach the soil surface.  Thin alfalfa stands can be renovated by frost ...

  3. Colder Winter Requires More Heating Options for Livestock

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/colder-winter-requires-more-heating-options-livestock

    the winter. In the summer months you can open the barns up to remove heat and allow fresh air to ... air flow in livestock barns There are two ways to help create fresh air flow in barns. The first is ... natural. When you use the natural method, you are using wind to remove the stale air. This can be achieved ...

  4. Chow Line: Growing Giant Pumpkins

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/chow-line-growing-giant-pumpkins

    water. Fertilizer and lime: When planting, you’ll need to have the soil tested to determine whether lime ... several hours of daily sunlight and access to water, considering that pumpkins require large amounts of ... and fertilizers are needed based on your soil requirements.  Planting and space requirements: The ...

  5. Ohio State’s Rattan Lal Receives International Agriculture Award

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state%E2%80%99s-rattan-lal-receives-international-agriculture-award

    ability of soil to address such global challenges as climate change, food security and water quality. The ... NANJING, China — Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State ... Iceland, and is the current president of the Vienna-based 60,000-member  International Union of Soil ...

  6. Farmers need to gear up for more rain

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farmers-need-gear-more-rain

    State University. As a result, the state's farmers will have to deal with more and more water ... pouring onto and running off of their fields, and that could threaten the quality of water downstream, ... first half of the 20th century, Wilson said. Warmer temperatures have led to a greater amount of water ...

  7. Fruit Tree Workshop and DSU Banquet Dates and Info

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/fruit-tree-workshop-and-dsu-banquet-dates-and-info

    include insect and disease identification and management, soil sampling basics for fruit trees, and ...

  8. Helping farmers know their bottom line

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/helping-farmers-know-their-bottom-line

    the Thomases had the financial projections and analysis to show that it was likely the right move. ... They used information from several years of analysis done through the Ohio Farm Business Analysis and ... part of their business. The business analysis program is designed to help Ohio farmers achieve ...

  9. Soil and Nutrient Management is Key in Fruit and Vegetable Production

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/soil-and-nutrient-management-key-fruit-and-vegetable-production

    address the issues in the soil. Remember that the roots are specifically there to take up water and ... Fruit and vegetable crops require special considerations in terms of soil management and ... my to-do list?”. Soil that is continuously cropped for fruit and vegetable production can become ...

  10. New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-study-will-track-ways-cut-runoff-elevated-phosphorus-fields

    soil matters, such as the types and rates of fertilizer to apply — and some of the farmers they work ... organizations can work together to address an important unknown. By doing so, this will improve water quality ... many miles wide, and threaten recreation, tourism, drinking water safety and people’s health. The ...

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