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Summer-Annual Grasses
https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/summer-annual-grasses
These grasses grow rapidly in late spring and summer and when managed properly provide high-quality forage. They are well suited as supplemental forages during hot, dry periods when perennial cool-season forages are less productive. Because the need for e ...
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Preserving Forage as Hay and Silage
https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/preserving-forage-hay-and-silage
Good management practices are required for storing forage as either dry hay or as silage or balage (individually wrapped bales, in plastic tubes or chopped into silo bags). In general, putting up silage or haylage will result in less forage yield loss and ...
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Insect Pest Management
https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/insect-pest-management
Management of forage insect pests is important to achieve high yields of high-quality forage. The primary insect problems in Ohio are the alfalfa weevil and the potato leafhopper in alfalfa. The alfalfa weevil is primarily active in the spring. The potato ...
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Annual Forage Crops
https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/annual-forage-crops
Annual forage crops can be used effectively in forage production systems. These crops can be used to provide supplemental feed when perennial forages are less productive; to provide emergency feed when perennial crops fail; to serve as interim crops betwe ...
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Perennial Warm-Season Grasses
https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/perennial-warm-season-grasses
The native, perennial, warm-season grasses have the potential to produce good hay and pasture growth during the warm and dry mid-summer months. These grasses initiate growth in late April or early May and produce 65%–75% of their growth from mid-June to m ...
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Disease Management in Forages
https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/disease-management-forages
Diseases can negatively affect stand establishment, limit yields and hasten stand decline in established forage crops. Effects of disease on individual plants vary widely. Some diseases are lethal while others cause only stunting or leaf loss, reducing yi ...
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Dine to Donate- Cristy's Pizza, Tiki Lane
https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/dine-donate-cristys-pizza-tiki-lane
Support Fairfield County 4-H Junior Leaders Club with Cristy’s Pizza! Join us for our fundraiser at Cristy’s Pizza and help make a difference in our community! When you order from Cristy’s in Lancaster on Tiki Lane on July 14th & 15th, 15% of your tot ...
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Legendary Adventure Zone Opens in Noble County, Thanks to OSU Extension Community DevelopmentLeadership
Earlier this week, more than 100 community members and partners gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Legendary Adventure Zone, a new inclusive playground in Noble County designed for children of all abilities. The project was led by Dawn Schulth ...
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Buckeye Excellence on Display at NACDEP 2025: OSU Extension Shines on the National Stage
The Ohio State University Extension’s Community Development (CD) team made a powerful impression at the 2025 National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) Conference, showcasing a range of impactful projects, research, and ...
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Celebrating Colleagues- NACDEP Recognizes Greg Davis
https://comdev.osu.edu/news/celebrating-colleagues-nacdep-recognizes-greg-davis
The National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) honored Greg Davis with a Distinguished Career Award at its annual conference. Greg currently serves as the George R. and Genevieve B. Gist Endowed Chair in Ohio State Univ ...