Kenton, Ohio Hardin County news by Hardin County people
More rain Tonight, rain likely. Thursday, more rain showers likely. Mid 40s.
ADA — Ohio crop growers looking to increase the organic matter content in their soil to the tune of $900 per unit increase in organic matter, may want to consider a move to ECO Farming, advises an Ohio State University Extension educator, who says that switching to the technique could result in raising soil organic [...]
ADA — Farmers and certified crop advisers who attend Ohio State University’s Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference this year will have several opportunities to hear from nationally known experts in the field of soil conservation, nutrient management and water quality. The conference, which will be held March 6-7 at the McIntosh Center of Ohio Northern [...]
ADA — The second program of a four-session web program about sheep and goat health will be held on Monday evening, Feb. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Ada. The Ohio Sheep Improvement Association (OSIA), the Hardin County Sheep Improvement Association, and OSU Extension and the OSU Sheep Team are sponsoring the series. The [...]
The management of difficult to control weeds will be the topic of the Conservation Tillage Breakfast program on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Plaza Inn in Mt. Victory. The session will begin with buffet breakfast at 7:30 a.m., followed by the program at 8 a.m. In recent years, tillage practices, technology and herbicide chemistry have [...]
I saw a presentation this week by Dr. Chris Hurt, agricultural economist at Purdue University, as he talked to farmers. Hurt’s outlook for 2012 is not a rosy one. The growth of several demand sources will slow down significantly. Hurt told the group that the increasing demand for corn by the ethanol industry will slow [...]
MOUNT VICTORY — The use of gypsum as a soil amendment will be the topic of the next conservation tillage breakfast program on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the Plaza Inn in Mount Victory. The session will begin with buffet breakfast at 7:30 a.m., followed by the program at 8 a.m. Gypsum, or calcium sulfate, has [...]
ADA — A four-session series on the topic of sheep and goat health will be held on Monday evenings in February from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Community Health Professionals Building, 1200 S. Main St., Ada. The Ohio Sheep Improve-ment Association, the Hardin County Sheep Improvement Association and OSU Extension and the OSU Sheep [...]
MOUNT VICTORY — The Conservation Tillage breakfast program on Tuesday morning will feature experts on saving nutrients and building better quality soil. It will be held at the Plaza Inn in Mount Victory, beginning with a buffet breakfast at 7:30 a.m. The program will begin at 8 a.m. George Derringer, NRCS Resource Soil Scientists and [...]
MOUNT VICTORY — The first conservation tillage breakfast program for the season will be held on Tuesday at the Plaza Inn in Mounty Victory. Each session will begin with buffet breakfast at 7:30 a.m., followed by the program at 8 a.m. Dr. Matt Roberts, Agricultural Economist at Ohio State University will present a grain market [...]
Despite the late planting and heavy rain, the crop yields in Hardin County this year have been much better than expected, local farmers agreed Friday morning when they met for the monthly ag council breakfast. OSU Extension Educator Gene McCluer said there was 11 inches more rain in 2011 than what the county would receive [...]
