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  1. Late Summer Planting of Perennial Forages

    https://forages.osu.edu/news/late-summer-planting-perennial-forages

    summer weed emergence/growth, soil borne root rot and damping off disease organisms that thrive in cool, ... wet soils are usually not an issue, and there may be fewer competing farm tasks than in the spring. ... excellent choice to conserve soil moisture for good germination. Make sure that the field surface is ...

  2. Prepare to Evaluate Forage Stands for Winter Injury

    https://forages.osu.edu/news/prepare-evaluate-forage-stands-winter-injury

    growing season. We had some days with very cold air temperatures, but the soil temperatures have been much ... more moderate than you might expect. The soil temperature at the 2-inch depth is associated with the ... temperature of plant crowns. The coldest 2-inch soil temperatures recorded since January 1 at the Ohio State ...

  3. Avoid Driving on Wet Soils

    https://forages.osu.edu/news/avoid-driving-wet-soils

    wet soils from the heavy rains this past weekend across much of Ohio. While we are eager to get that ... first cutting made, haste will make waste if we drive on hay stands before the soils are firm enough to ... support the equipment. When we run hay equipment on soft soils, the wheel compaction damage to plant ...

  4. Soil Balancing Call-in Conversations

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/soil-balancing-call-conversations

    Soil management not only impacts crop yields, but also has a huge impact on the environment. For ... organic farmers, soil balancing has become a widely used method for soil management. Soil balancing is ... soil balancing. Researchers will be on hand to provide input and answer questions but the main focus ...

  5. Lower First Cutting Hay Yields Are Being Reported

    https://forages.osu.edu/news/lower-first-cutting-hay-yields-are-being-reported

    noticeable differences in first cut yield among forage stands that differed in soil fertility status, cutting ...

  6. Now hiring!

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/now-hiring

    The Soil fertility Lab is looking for a summer intern interested in agroecology field crop ... research and soil health to assist with a project investigating the long-term effects of different tillage ... and crop rotation practices on soil properties and corn, soybean, and hay productivity. The student ...

  7. Late Season Alfalfa Management

    https://forages.osu.edu/news/late-season-alfalfa-management

    probability enters.  In addition, there are factors such as previous cutting management, age of stand, soil ... fertility, variety, and soil moisture that affect the level of risk with fall cutting. For those who are risk ... especially soil potassium levels, and a soil pH near 6.8 will improve plant health and increase tolerance to ...

  8. Soil Health Workshop: What is soil health and how can it be measured?

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/soil-health-workshop-what-soil-health-and-how-can-it-be-measured

    The Association of Ohio Pedologists will be hosting a soil health workshop on Tuesday, August 7th ... featuring presentations from members of the Soil Fertility Lab. The workshop will cover soil health ... concepts, quantitative measurements, and recent developments in soil health measurements. As part of the ...

  9. Soil, Water and Environment Lab

    https://oardc.osu.edu/facility/soil-water-and-environment-lab

    409 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210 http://swel.osu.edu The Soil, Water and ... agencies. SWEL can expand your research capabilities in soil, water, plant, and other agricultural and ...

  10. August Establishment of Perennial Forages

    https://forages.osu.edu/news/august-establishment-perennial-forages

    caused stand loss in alfalfa fields due to compaction and crown damage from harvest on wet soils, and ... competing with the flush of annual spring and summer weed emergence/growth. The soil borne root rot and ... damping off disease organisms that thrive in cool, wet soils are not an issue. However, growers need to be ...

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