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Forest Management
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-34-02
Think of it as the development and execution of a plan integrating all of the principles, practices and ... forest management? If you were to ask a forester to define forest management, he/she would probably tell ... you something like: "Forest management is the application of appropriate technical forestry ...
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Farmers’ Resilience, Need for Preparation Highlighted in Aftermath of Recent Tornado
from March 17-23. “Limiting tornado damage can be challenging, of course, especially when you think of ... and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) annual Farm Science Review (FSR), after it was damaged by an EF2 ... facility and event. This is real life for farmers, and we’re right here experiencing it, too,” said Nick ...
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Forage Testing for Beef Cattle
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0149
Content Premium quality 13%+ Good quality 9%–13% Fair quality 5%–9% Alfalfa Hay not more than 10% Grass ... hayandforage.com/article-4577-USDA-Hay-Markets-%E2%80%93-October-31-2023-clearcache.html Munshower, F. F., & Neuman, E. R. (1979). Vegetation on mine spoils low in key nutritional ... Drill to the full depth of the sample tube on loose bales and half its depth in tight bales. Mix the ...
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Using the Tree Measuring Stick
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-62
measurements, it is critical that the stick is 25 inches from your eye. Check this distance frequently until you ... specialized tools, it is inexpensive, easy to carry, and accurate enough for most of your tree and log ... industry, and can help woodland owners better understand and manage their forest resource.What can you ...
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Farm to Table: OSU Extension Launches Online Food Business Central
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/farm-table-osu-extension-launches-online-food-business-central
Tracy Turner COLUMBUS, Ohio–Are you a home baker ready to sell your baked goods? Maybe you ... ’re a farmer looking for value-added opportunities for crops you’ve grown or livestock you’ve raised? Or maybe ... you’re an entrepreneur aiming to use local agricultural products to make value-added foods to sell? If ...
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Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Ailanthus
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-65
Ailanthus (Ailanthus altissima), also known as tree-of-heaven, is a moderate sized (60 to 80 feet in ... is an ideal invasive—it grows rapidly (sprouts can attain a height of 6 to 12 feet the first year and ... aggressive competitor that thrives in full sunlight. It also produces an allelopathic compound that ...
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Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-35
(Heracleum mantegazzianum) is on the federal and Ohio noxious weed lists making it unlawful to propagate, ... sell or transport. It has been included on these lists because of its ability to crowd out native ... plants and because of its potential human health hazard. Figure 1. Giant hogweed can grow up to 15 ...
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Earth Day program celebrates Ohio’s native plants
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/earth-day-program-celebrates-ohio%E2%80%99s-native-plants
America to adopt this designation, it only makes sense that native plants take center stage at the April ...
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Getting the Most Return From Your Timber Sale
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-37
because they do not market it properly. If you are thinking about selling timber or if you are approached ... experience. Stay involved in the timber sale throughout its duration. By so doing, you will become more ... Don't Just Sell Your Timber, Market It F-37 03/11/2024 Reviewed by: Kathy Smith, Program ...
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Timber Sale Contracts
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-38-02
either fail to recognize its true value or they do not market it properly. If you are thinking about ... offers you a contract, consider it a starting point. Examine the contract carefully to be sure it ... to leave standing, they improve the health and vigor of their forest as well as its quality for other ...