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  1. Hay Matters: Smart Storage and Testing Tips, Plus Some Events

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/hay-matters-smart-storage-and-testing-tips-plus-some-events

    harvest the field was in.  You may not have been able to get it made at the optimum time, but any hay in ... looking at how hay storage method affects dry matter and nutrient loss.  We can all understand that hay ... aid in the ground shedding water after a rain event.  If you don’t have such an area, you can consider ...

  2. Ditch the Runoff Field Day

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/events/ditch-runoff-field-day

    pocketbook. Field Day Soil and Water Management; Upcoming Events ... Join the OSU Extension Water Quality Team for their third annual conservation-focused field day. ... speakers will discuss the benefits of conservation practices at the edge of the field and in the ...

  3. Increasing Water Productivity, Soil Carbon, and Sustainability of Integrated Multi-Crop Systems Using Field-Scale Research

    https://hcs.osu.edu/news/increasing-water-productivity-soil-carbon-and-sustainability-integrated-multi-crop-systems

    expansive study across the U.S. Corn Belt and Great Plains exploring how crop, soil and water management ... Research (FFAR) Award for the proposal on " Increasing Water Productivity, Soil Carbon and ... Ortez and one of his PhD students, Sumita Sen, about their thoughts on the project... How did you ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Soil Health and Water Management Field Day

    https://soilhealth.osu.edu/news/soil-health-and-water-management-field-day

    A soil health and water management field day is upcoming on Aug 28, 2025 in Lima, Ohio (Time: 8:30 ... am to 3:45 pm). The event will feature topics related to cover crops, soil fertility, drainage water ...

  6. Soybean Yield Response to Long-term No-tillage Across Contrasting Ohio Soils

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0184

    University have studied how no-tillage affects soil health and crop yields through the Triplett-Van Doren ... , showing how soil type affects results when adopting new practices. While crop rotation effects were not ... demonstrate how soil type affects the outcomes of different tillage practices. Key Findings Soybean ...

  7. Farm Smart: Don't Let Heat Get The Better Of You

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/farm-smart-dont-let-heat-get-better-you

    health. It is important to understand what heat stress is, and how to recognize the symptoms.  Heat stress ... Haden will discuss the impact of perennial forages and manure application on soil health.  There will ... We have needed heat units to get our crops growing, but we didn’t need it all to come in the same ...

  8. Guidelines for Choosing a Soil Analytical Laboratory

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-1133

    Specialist, The Ohio State University South Centers Rafiq Islam, Program Director, Soil, Water and Bioenergy ... Scientist; Soil, Water, and Bioenergy Resources Program; The Ohio State University South Centers Fernanda S. ... stewardship. However, the accuracy and usefulness of your soil test results depend heavily on the quality and ...

  9. Annual Forage Crops

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/annual-forage-crops-0

    sensitive to poorly drained soils. It can tolerate moderate droughts but does not produce well under moist, ... hot conditions. Barley provides good quality forage for grazing in the fall if seeded early, but it ... wetter soils than barley. Wheat produces more tonnage than barley and is of higher quality than rye. With ...

  10. Annual Forage Crops

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/annual-forage-crops

    . It can tolerate moderate droughts but does not produce well under moist, hot conditions. Barley ... provides good quality forage for grazing in the fall if seeded early, but it should not be grazed as close ... the fall than barley because it is more winterhardy and able to withstand wetter soils than barley. ...

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