Site
Search results
-
Perennial Warm-Season Grasses
https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/perennial-warm-season-grasses
levels. However, they do even better on deep, fertile, well-drained soils with good water-holding ... deep soils with good waterholding capacity. In natural habitats, it grows in fertile bottomland, swamps ... the spring. It has high-yield potential and maintains its quality better when mature that the other ...
-
Don’t Miss Manure Expo 2025 This July – Join Us!
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/don%E2%80%99t-miss-manure-expo-2025-july-%E2%80%93-join-us
We have an exciting event coming up! Manure Expo 2025 will take place in Wauseon, Ohio, on July ... and attend a wide range of sessions. Jaspreet Singh, a graduate student from the Soil Fertility and ... Soil Health Lab, will present his research on how manure affects both labile and non-labile pools of ...
-
Fertilizing Established Stands
https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/fertilizing-established-stands
(Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio) from your soil testing lab. Forages are very responsive to good fertility, and ... A current soil test is the best guide for a sound fertilization program. Make sure to request the ... productivity and persistence of legumes, especially alfalfa. Forage fertilization should be based on soil ...
-
Annual Forage Crops
https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/annual-forage-crops-0
less desirable for hay after heading because it has awns that cause irritation in the mouths of ... on fertile, welldrained soils of medium or heavier texture, it is more productive than other small ... grains on soils with lower pH and fertility, higher clay or sand content, or poorer drainage. Winter rye ...
-
Annual Forage Crops
https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/annual-forage-crops
after heading because it has awns that cause irritation in the mouths of livestock. WINTER WHEAT ... long rest periods are needed: and to extend the grazing season in the fall and early spring. Most ... are feasible with these annual forage crops (for example, spring grains followed by summer annual ...
-
Soil Health and Water Management Field Day
https://soilhealth.osu.edu/news/soil-health-and-water-management-field-day
am to 3:45 pm). The event will feature topics related to cover crops, soil fertility, drainage water ... A soil health and water management field day is upcoming on Aug 28, 2025 in Lima, Ohio (Time: 8:30 ...
-
The Hidden Risks of Wet Fieldwork: Insights from Dr. Manbir Rakkar from OSU’s Soil Fertility and Soil Health lab
Joe Everett of Ohio Country Journal Interviewed Dr. Manbir Rakkar, Assistant Professor of Soil ... Fertility and Nutrient Management at The Ohio State University. The interview, published on OhioAgNet.com on ... May 28, 2025. It explores the difficult choices farmers face during wet spring planting seasons and ...
-
Soil Health and Water Management Field Day
https://soilhealth.osu.edu/news/soil-health-and-water-management-field-day-0
A soil health and water management field day is upcoming in Lima, OH. The event is scheduled for ... Aug 28, 2025 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. The field day will feature discussions on cover crops, soil ... fertility, drainage water recycling, irrigation, and saturated buffers. Contact Vinayak ...
-
SE Ohio Hay Day
https://agcrops.osu.edu/events/se-ohio-hay-day
Staying on track with soil fertility through soil tests, tracking hay removal, and making fertilizer ... sponsorship of this event has been contributed thus far by the following entities: The Ohio State University ... Counties The Ohio State University Eastern Agricultural Research Station D & J Sales and Service of ...
-
Brassica Crops
https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/brassica-crops
provide forage growth and protect the soil after brassicas are consumed. Fertilization Determine lime and ... fertilizer needs by a soil test. Adequate phosphorus and potassium are important for optimum growth. In ... that limit stand productivity. Insect problems are not a consistent problem in Ohio. Animal Health ...