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  1. Biological Soil Health

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0205

    structure. The living organisms in soil make up the soil food web, connecting soil to plant health and ... (i.e., releasing) organic nitrogen to a plant-available form, and if so, at what rate? In practical ... plant detritus or manure) to inorganic (i.e., plant-available) N or P key contributer to the ...

  2. It’s Paper Clover Time—Plant a Gift, Grow a Leader

    https://ohio4h.org/november-2025/it%E2%80%99s-paper-clover-time%E2%80%94plant-gift-grow-leader

    Since 2010, Tractor Supply Company (TSC) has proudly partnered with 4-H to help youth across the country thrive. Each year, the TSC Paper Clover fundraiser raises tens of thousands of dollars to support 4-H programming in Ohio—programs that spark curiosit ...

  3. Producers Should Plan Their Final Grazing Based On Conditions

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/producers-should-plan-their-final-grazing-based-conditions

    plant to store energy in preparation for the winter dormancy period. The question of when to end the ... dormancy.  This stored energy will be important to initiate regrowth next spring.  If the plant is not given ... the plant may not survive the cold of winter and will struggle to get going next spring.  Where this ...

  4. STEM Resources

    https://ohio4h.org/STEMresources

    resources to lead classroom projects involved in food science, animal science, plant science, and even ...

  5. Soil Health Testing

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0206

    plant growth and environmental functions: Chemical soil health indicators ... stability, organic matter, active carbon, nitrogen cycling enzymes, respiration, pH, plant ... mineralization, carbon cycling enzymes, pH, salt content, and plant-available P and K. The SMAF test is relatively ...

  6. 2025 Agriculture Hall of Fame Honorees Announced

    https://hardin.osu.edu/news/2025-agriculture-hall-fame-honorees-announced

    Company, Gary worked to keep Hardin County farmers in operation, especially during Spring planting and Fall ... that continues to shape the lives of others. During the critical spring planting and fall harvest ... invention with nylon bristles provided soybean farmers with an efficient and effective way to plant seeds ...

  7. Chemical Soil Health

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0204

    plants can take up nutrients to the long-term sustainability of farm productivity. For Ohio farmers and ... content, pH, and chemical interactions that influence the ability of soil to support plant growth and ... contamination measure of plant-available, macronutrient concentrations (e.g., nitrate-N, Mehlich-3 P and K) is ...

  8. Noble County OSU Extension Welcomes New Staff

    https://noble.osu.edu/news/noble-county-osu-extension-welcomes-new-staff

    available for public use pertaining to plants, animals, people, and the environment they inhabit.   The ...

  9. Field Crops and Forages

    https://extensionpubs.osu.edu/field-crops-and-forages/

    and others planted, harvested, and used? Find out from professionals “in the field” of agriculture, ...

  10. Soil Health

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0202

    (nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/natural-resource-concerns/soil/soil-health), is, “the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants ... Sustains plant and animal life. Filters potential pollutants. Cycles nutrients. Provides physical stability ... regulate ion exchange and plant nutrition (ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0204). Biological properties such ...

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