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  1. Organic Farmer Researcher Network: Blue Owl Hollow vs. Ailanthus altissima: Lessons from the Fray

    https://offer.osu.edu/events/organic-farmer-researcher-network-blue-owl-hollow-vs-ailanthus-altissima-lessons-fray

    When Janell Baran and her husband purchased their forest farm property in the late 1990s, it came with some unwelcome guests: large infestations of invasive woody plants such as Ailanthus (aka Tree-of-Heaven), Japanese barberry, Oriental bittersweet, and ...

  2. 2022 National Organic Research Agenda

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    5 Technical Needs for the North Central SARE Region Organic weed, insect pest, and disease management Soil ... and assessment tools Organic pest and disease control techniques On-farm seed production and cultivar ... Download the full NORA report  from the Organic Farming Research Foundation. - prepared by Cassandra Brown ...

  3. Preparing Your Dairy Herd for the Fall Football Season

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-5/preparing-your-dairy-herd-fall-football-season

    hours due to heat stress will have poor quality hoof tissue and more potential lameness. Update diets ... barns.  Birds can transmit disease, dysentery, consume grain from TMR, and reduce performance.  In some ...

  4. Seeding Perennial Forages in Late Summer

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-4/seeding-perennial-forages-late-summer

    disease, with mid-August plantings being intermediate. In a no-till situation, minimize competition from ... seedbeds usually do not need a pre-plant herbicide.  Patching Spring Seedings Where gaps exist in seedings ... summer is the last opportunity to try to “patch-in” alfalfa in thin areas of alfalfa stands seeded this ...

  5. Ohio State Agroecosystem Management Program

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    Ohio State Agroecosystem Management Program Home ...

  6. DIY On-Farm Research Workshop

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    Registration is open for the Do-It-Yourself On-Farm Research Workshop, to be held on February 16, 2023 as part of the 2023 OEFFA Conference in Newark, Ohio. This all-day workshop will gather researchers, educators, and farmers who are interested or experi ...

  7. Annual Winter Forage Following Wheat Harvest

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-4/annual-winter-forage-following-wheat-harvest

    acceptable yields. The brown midrib trait in sorghum has been shown to produce a forage as good as corn ... will be harvested, just not mechanically. Consider plant disease issues; for example, you do not want ... disease buildup. When choosing your crops, consider drought resistance and if they cause health issues in ...

  8. Organic Farmer Researcher Network: Climate Resilient Silvopasture

    https://offer.osu.edu/events/organic-farmer-researcher-network-climate-resilient-silvopasture

    Climate Resilient Silvopasture Project in Ross County Animal heat stress stands to become a more common problem as our average temperatures and weather extremes increase. Charlie Eselgroth, an organic dairy farmer in Ross County, Ohio, has been working wi ...

  9. OSU Extension to Host Organic Grains Conference in January 2023

    https://offer.osu.edu/news/osu-organic-grains-conference-january-2023

    Are you a current, transitioning, new-to organic grain farmer, or a crop consultant? Registration is LIVE for the 2023 Ohio Organic Grains Conference on January 4th & 5th in Archbold, OH. We have an exceptional line-up of speakers for the event includ ...

  10. DIY Organic On-Farm Research Workshop

    https://offer.osu.edu/events/diy-organic-farm-research-workshop

    Join us at the 2023 OEFFA Conference for a day-long workshop to launch your own on-farm research ideas. Work with others to develop research questions and the partnerships, ideas, and resources to get them answered. We’ll even discuss available funding so ...

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