Past Events

The Ohio Department of Agriculture Working Lands Buffer Program allows for forage to be grown and harvested from field edge buffers in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Join OSU Extension, Ohio Forage and Grassland Council, and your local Soil and Water Conservations Districts to learn about the Working Lands Program. Topics to be covered at these field days include:

The Ohio Department of Agriculture Working Lands Buffer Program allows for forage to be grown and harvested from field edge buffers in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Join OSU Extension, Ohio Forage and Grassland Council, and your local Soil and Water Conservations Districts to learn about the Working Lands Program. Topics to be covered at these field days include: Soil Fertility Seed Bed Preparation Forage Species Selection Seeding Methods and More!

During this Regional Program discussions will address the current forage situation and forage best practices looking to the coming months.

This workship will be an excellent opportunity for conservation professionals to learn about grazing native warm season grasses.  Dr. Pat Keyser from the University of Tennessee and ODA staff will cover the grazing portion of this workshop.  We’ll also cover pollinator habitat planning, site prep, establishment, and management. A workshop for producers will be held at in Hillsboro in the evening -- see event Producer Workshop - Using Native Warm-Season Grasses in a Grazing System).