Profitable forest management
By
David Dugan-
As we begin to see some slight green up in the pasture and hay fields this first week of March, it is also a time to do some seeding.
Clover could have already be put on some fields in a frost seeding, but March is a great time to sow clover and grasses to improve your forages for hay production or grazing.
Woodland Management
If you have land that has trees on it, you may have a woodlot that has some value. If you would like to learn more about how to manage woodland, mark your calendar for April 14. The title for the workshop is, “Tips for Managing Your Woodland Resources.” This is a joint program with the Southern Ohio Forestry Association and includes speakers from ODNR-Forestry and Soil and Water.
The program will be held at the OSU South Centers beginning at 6:00 p.m. The South Centers is located on S.R. 32 about one mile east of U.S. 23 in Pike County. The flier with more detailed information can be found at http://brown.osu.edu
Attention pork producers
Ohio State University Swine Extension will be conducting an Adult Pork Quality Assurance Plus training program on March 31, 2011 through a distance education approach.
Dale Ricker will be conducting an internet/phone-based PQA Plus training program from 7–8:30 p.m.
If you would like to attend the meeting let me know ASAP. The program is being offered around the state.
If there is enough interest, I will see if I can set up a location in the Fincastle area.
Otherwise, I will list the other sites in the surrounding areas in next week’s article.
OSU Extension
Area Agronomy Day
With the current prices for corn and soybeans reaching outstanding prices, there are thoughts of adding acres to crops and possibly taking some land out of hay production. There are other issues that we might want to take a little closer look at as we head into the 2011 crop year. Fertility, weed control, and disease management all are important parts of maximizing your yield potential.
Put the date of March 23 on your calendar for an area-wide Agronomy Day to be held at the Ponderosa in Hillsboro starting with registration at 9:30 a.m. We would like for you to call at least by March 21 and let us know if you plan to attend.
Call any of the three county OSUE Offices: Adams 544-2399, Brown 378-6716, or Highland 393-1918 and give us the number of people planning to attend.
Please call so we can properly plan for the correct number of handouts. We want to make sure we have enough but not be wasteful. Thanks for helping us out by letting us know in advance.
The agenda is filled with OSU Extension Specialists including Dr. Robert Mullen, a Fertility Specialist, Dr. Anne Dorrance, a Soybean Specialist, Andy Michel, an Entomologist and Dr. Mark Loux, a Weed Specialist. Topics will include Managing Marestail, Challenges to Crop Production in Southern Ohio and the results of a two-year study, and more.
• Highland County Pork Producers Annual Banquet – Ponderosa in Hillsboro on March 24 at 6:30 p.m. with the cost being $12 each. Tickets are available at the OSU Extension Office in Hillsboro.
• Highland Co. Cattlemen’s Banquet – Elks on April 6.
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Clover could have already be put on some fields in a frost seeding, but March is a great time to sow clover and grasses to improve your forages for hay production or grazing.
Woodland Management
If you have land that has trees on it, you may have a woodlot that has some value. If you would like to learn more about how to manage woodland, mark your calendar for April 14. The title for the workshop is, “Tips for Managing Your Woodland Resources.” This is a joint program with the Southern Ohio Forestry Association and includes speakers from ODNR-Forestry and Soil and Water.
The program will be held at the OSU South Centers beginning at 6:00 p.m. The South Centers is located on S.R. 32 about one mile east of U.S. 23 in Pike County. The flier with more detailed information can be found at http://brown.osu.edu
Attention pork producers
Ohio State University Swine Extension will be conducting an Adult Pork Quality Assurance Plus training program on March 31, 2011 through a distance education approach.
Dale Ricker will be conducting an internet/phone-based PQA Plus training program from 7–8:30 p.m.
If you would like to attend the meeting let me know ASAP. The program is being offered around the state.
If there is enough interest, I will see if I can set up a location in the Fincastle area.
Otherwise, I will list the other sites in the surrounding areas in next week’s article.
OSU Extension
Area Agronomy Day
With the current prices for corn and soybeans reaching outstanding prices, there are thoughts of adding acres to crops and possibly taking some land out of hay production. There are other issues that we might want to take a little closer look at as we head into the 2011 crop year. Fertility, weed control, and disease management all are important parts of maximizing your yield potential.
Put the date of March 23 on your calendar for an area-wide Agronomy Day to be held at the Ponderosa in Hillsboro starting with registration at 9:30 a.m. We would like for you to call at least by March 21 and let us know if you plan to attend.
Call any of the three county OSUE Offices: Adams 544-2399, Brown 378-6716, or Highland 393-1918 and give us the number of people planning to attend.
Please call so we can properly plan for the correct number of handouts. We want to make sure we have enough but not be wasteful. Thanks for helping us out by letting us know in advance.
The agenda is filled with OSU Extension Specialists including Dr. Robert Mullen, a Fertility Specialist, Dr. Anne Dorrance, a Soybean Specialist, Andy Michel, an Entomologist and Dr. Mark Loux, a Weed Specialist. Topics will include Managing Marestail, Challenges to Crop Production in Southern Ohio and the results of a two-year study, and more.
• Highland County Pork Producers Annual Banquet – Ponderosa in Hillsboro on March 24 at 6:30 p.m. with the cost being $12 each. Tickets are available at the OSU Extension Office in Hillsboro.
• Highland Co. Cattlemen’s Banquet – Elks on April 6.
Ohio State University Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ensuring that all research and related educational programs are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or veteran status.
David Dugan is an OSU Extension agent for agriculture.[[In-content Ad]]