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Porteus appointed to OSU bd. of trustees

May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Governor Kasich has appointed Brent Porteus to the board of trustees for The Ohio State University.

Jack Fisher, executive vice president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) says the appointment affirms agriculture’s importance to Ohio and the university’s role in advancing the industry’s contributions to Ohio.

“Brent will work to assure that Ohio State University, and its College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, continues to be an accessible and affordable educational resource for Ohioans, that it will excel in teaching, research and community outreach and that it will be a driver of economic well-being for the state,” said Fisher.

Porteus is a past president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.

 

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Body condition scoring

April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment

For those who spring calve, breeding season is still months away, which is why the condition of those cows now, will greatly impact breeding later on. John Grimes, Extension beef coordinator at Ohio State University talks about about body condition scoring and why if cows are thin following spring calving, feeding high quality forage may not be enough to gain that needed weight.He also says that ideally, to insure good reproductive performance a body condition score of 5 to 6 is necessary.

Audio: John Grimes, Extension beef coordinator, Ohio State University (2:55 mp3)

 

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The importance of body condition scoring

April 24, 2013 By 1 Comment

For those wrapping up spring calving, breeding season is still months down the road, but John Grimes, Extension beef coordinator at The Ohio State University says the condition of those cows now will greatly impact breeding. Grimes tells Brownfield that ideally we’d like to see cows with a body condition of 5 to 6 to insure good reproductive performance.

“There’s a dramatic difference when the body condition score dips below a five,” said Grimes. “You can just about count a month difference in how quick the cow will cycle back if she’s a body condition five versus a four.”

Grimes says if cows are thin following spring calving, feeding high quality forage may not be enough to help them gain the needed weight.

“The advice I would offer is, yes, feedstuffs are very expensive, but it’s a very delicate balance that we need to follow through with our nutrition and be very objective on our body condition scoring,” Grimes said. “We don’t want fat cows, but we certainly don’t need thin cows because there are detrimental effects when it comes to reproduction.”

Audio: John Grimes, Extension beef coordinator, Ohio State University (5:55 mp3)

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Keeping Palmer Amaranth in check

April 24, 2013 By 1 Comment

To keep Palmer Amaranth, the nasty glyphosate resistant weed found in the southern U.S. from getting established in Ohio, Mark Loux, Extension weed specialist at OSU is urging farmers to monitor their fields.

“We have a couple sites of that in Ohio and one of our goals is identifying any new sites of that as fast as possible and really work with growers to get that under control and make sure it does not go to seed,” Loux said. “If you think you have it, call me, email me, look at the resources, work with your dealer and we’ll try to stay on top of the situation as much as we can because we really don’t want that weed to get established here.”

Audio: Mark Loux, Extension weed specialist, Ohio State (1:05 mp3)

Palmer Amaranth information

 

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Teaching the importance of agriculture

April 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment

For Caroline Weihl of Perrysburg, a junior in agricultural communications at The Ohio State University and one of the co-chairs of the Micki Zartman Scarlet and Gray Ag Day that was held Friday, April 19, all of the time planning and putting the event on was well worth it.

“Definitely, I mean there’s nothing better than seeing the students learning and getting to understand more about what I’m passionate about, what everybody on this committee is passionate about and knowing that our future is in better hands because of this event,” ,” said Weihl.

Audio: Caroline Weihl, Co-Chair, Scarlet and Gray Ag Day (2:45 mp3)

Krista Bucholz, a fourth grade teacher at Brookside Elementary in Worthington, tells Brownfield that Scarlet and Gray Ag Day is a wonderful learning experience for students.

“They were thrilled this year to be able to listen to the heartbeat of sheep and chickens and cows,” said Bucholtz. “They were just very fascinated with the whole experience.”

Audio: Krista Bucholz, Teacher, Brookside Elementary (2:30 mp3)

Brownfield’s Dave Russell also talked with Sophie and McKane, 4th grade students at Brookside Elementary about Scarlet and Gray Ag Day.

Audio: Sophie and McKane, students, Brookside Elementary (2:30 mp3)

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Micki Zartman Scarlet and Gray Ag Day

April 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Scarlet and Gray Ag Day_webIn its 14th year, the Micki Zartman Scarlet and Gray Ag Day coming up on Friday on the Ohio State University campus will provide elementary students from Franklin and Delaware counties with a unique learning experience. Nicole Steinmetz, a senior in Agriscience Education, from Bellevue is one of the co-chairs of the planning committee.

“The overall goal is to get them, as young consumers thinking about agriculture and where their food comes from, where there clothes are coming from and how it relates to their everyday life,” said Steinmetz.

Leslie Risch, the OSU Ag Day Club advisor says while the goal of the event has remained pretty much the same, it has evolved over time and it goes beyond the campus event.

“We worked with the teachers prior to the event by hosting a teacher’s workshop and we’re providing them with agricultural curriculum, simple lessons, showing them how easy it is to incorporate agriculture into basic science studies in their classrooms,” Risch said. “Many of the teachers are using that curriculum here, probably this week particularly prior to the event to get their kids excited about the day.”

The hands-on, science based sessions will be taught by Ohio State students, staff and faculty and commodity leaders.

Audio: Leslie Risch and Nicole Steinmetz, Ohio State University (9:45 mp3)

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Livestock judging clinics

April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The Ohio State University Livestock Judging team will be hosting two, one day judging clinics on May 11 and May 18.

Livestock judging team coach Kyle Culp says the camps are open to anyone interested in competitive livestock judging.

“Of course they’re going to be geared more for students, but we’re encouraging parents and coaches that have an interest to come along,” said Culp. “Both are going to be hosted at the OSU Farms on Sawmill Road.”

The cost is $20.00 per person and more information is available here and here.

Culps says the clinic will be the same both days.

 

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OSU students begin dialog

April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Farm to Fork Food Dialogs_webEven on a night when the Ohio State Buckeyes were playing in the Sweet 16, 250 students met in the Ohio Union to begin a dialog about food.

Mike Hannewald of Lucas County, a junior majoring in agronomy and outgoing president of the Collegiate Young Farmers (CYF) tells Brownfield the challenge now is to keep the conversation going.

“We’ve already seen by the turnout tonight that students at Ohio State really do want to talk about this,” Hannewald said.

Audio: Mike Hannewald, Ohio State University, Collegiate Young Farmers (2:45 mp3)

For Katie Fisher of Washington County Ohio, a junior, majoring in ag communications at Ohio State, the Farm to Fork Food Dialogs event held last week didn’t change her way of thinking, but it did point out the need to continue to have the conversation.

“Well I’ve always wanted to invite people I meet here back home with me because I live in such a rural area,” Fisher said. “Our farm’s kind of unique and I love the way I was raised and every farm is different and there’s a reason why I believe the way I believe.”

Audio: Katie Fisher, Ohio State University, Ag Communications (2:00 mp3)

Thurman Rose of Columbus and a student at Ohio State attended the Farm to Fork Food Dialogs because he wanted to learn more about how food is produced. Thurman tells Brownfield he found the discussion interesting.

“I loved it,” Rose said. The discussion, everybody was really in to it and there were multiple sides to the argument, it was great to hear the other side, and it was great that I had an ally on my side.”

Thurman’s takeaway, from the Farm to Fork Food Dialog event.

“I definitely want to know more where my food is coming from and how it’s grown,” said Rose. “And just like to panelists said, have the discussion.”

Audio: Thurman Rose, student, Ohio State University (2:15 mp3)

Of those attending the first Farm to Fork Food Dialogs, 58 percent represented the ag campus, the other 42 percent represented other majors on the Ohio State Campus.

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OSU judging teams banquet planned

March 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The Ohio State University Livestock and Meats judging teams will hold a recognition and fund raising banquet on Friday, April 19 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin.

“We’re inviting all alumni and supporters that have an interest in our programs to come and share the evening with us,” said Livestock Judging Team coach Kyle Culp. “We’re also going to use it and try to and generate some more funds for our teams.”

Culp says the evening will recognize the 5, 10, 25 and 50 year anniversary teams as well as students from the 2012 Livestock and Meats judging teams.

To RSVP for the banquet you can email Kyle Culp, or call 614-292-6564. The deadline is April 12.

Audio: Kyle Culp, Livestock Jedging Team Coach, OSU (1:45 mp3)

 

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Livestock judging team making progress

March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment

When they started the livestock judging season, The Ohio State University judging team, as a group, was pretty inexperienced, but pointing to the results from the Houston contest earlier this month, judging team coach Kyle Culp says over the past month they’ve made progress.

“We improved about five spots from Denver, finished 12th out of 26 teams,” said Culp. “Probably the biggest accomplishment, we gained almost 60 points in reasons, as a team.”

The OSU Livestock Judging Team will compete next at the All East contest at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

“That contest consists of three days of competition,” Culp said. “The final day will be a typical judging contest with 12 classes and eight sets of reasons.”

Audio: Kyle Culp, Ohio State University Livestock Judging Team (5:10 mp3)

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