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Scout early: Cut wheat weeds down to size
Failure to scout fields and take the appropriate action can result in yield losses and harvesting problems.
EQIP can help offset cost of new conservation practices
It’s the time of year Ohio farmers hit the fields to harvest, driving over the land planted last spring. As combines remove the crop, the land hidden beneath reveals areas that may benefit from conservation treatments to improve the health of the land and next year’s crop.
Dairy Channel: Manure research results will be presented at field day Aug. 20
Ernie Oelker writes about the manure research field day at Myron Wehr’s farm in New Waterford, Ohio.
Stopping the spread of invasive species
Julie Geiss outlines some invasive plant species spreading within the U.S. today and ponders the best management techniques.
Weed management in seedling alfalfa
Managing weeds in seedling alfalfa can significantly reduce those stand losses and preserve the quantity and quality of the first and subsequent cuttings.
Flooded land eligible for easements
SALEM, Ohio — Time is running short for landowners to sign up for a new USDA program that will offer them up to $30 million in easement payments. The Emergency Watershed Protection Program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — the most recent economic stimulus package — will pay landowners who
Early harvest allows rare opportunity for fall fertilizing
COLUMBUS — With corn and soybean harvest ahead of schedule in Ohio, farmers are encouraged to make their fertilizer applications now. “This is a rare opportunity for farmers,” said Robert Mullen, an Ohio State University Extension fertility specialist. “With harvest about two weeks early, on average, they can get quite a bit of fertilizer applications
Court: EPA can’t require CAFOs to get Clean Water Act permit
According to a federal appeals court ruling, non-discharging CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations) do not need Clean Water Act permit coverage.
Pick new technologies most applicable to you
Miranda Reiman encourages Black Ink readers tomake the changes that are most applicable to their farm and stand to do the most good.
NRCS helps woodland restoration in Ohio
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announces an opportunity to restore oak-hickory woodlands in southeastern Ohio.
