A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 28,2001 COLUMBUS, Ohio Wet lands improve water quality, pre vent floods and support wildlife. People can learn how at BioHio 2001, said Bill Mitsch, Ohio State professor of natural resources. Tours of Ohio State Universi ty’s 30-acre Olentangy River Wetland Research Park will be offered each day of BioHio, May 10-12. On Friday, May 11, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., visitors can take part in a wetland open house and groundbreaking ceremony for a new Wetland Research and Edu cation Building to be constructed at the research park. The wetland events will be part of BioHio, held on the Co lumbus campus of Ohio State University’s College of Food, Ag ricultural, and Environmental Sciences from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Through hands-on demonstra tions, exhibits and tours, visitors will learn about agriculture, the environment, gardening, fish farming, native plants, berries and more. Many fun and learn ing activities are planned for kids. The BioHio theme is “Bringing Science to Life.” “May is Wetlands Month, and many things will be happening at the wetland. Every spring there’s something new,” Mitsch said. “Visitors should be able to see waterfowl, muskrats, geese, div ing kingfishers, frogs, aquatic wildlife, many wetland plant spe cies and maybe even a turtle or snake or two. They can climb the Sandefiir Pavilion and get a beautiful view, or walk through the wetland without getting wet on the recycled-plastic board walks.” ‘i* ,v Plow or Roundup about mid to late May. This way you can still utilize your spring growth STEP 1 Fertilize and drill in one (or a blend of several) of the fine forages described at right or plant our silage corn. Corn does very well where pasture is plowed down. This may also help break up disease or insect cycles in old pastures. STEP 2 Graze or cut sorghum Sudan at 24 in. (Approx. 40 days after seeding and every 30 days thereafter). Warning: never feed sorghum sudan when it’s less than 18” tall. About mid Sept, plow or disk in manure and plant a high quality Barenbrug Grass Legume Mix. Always take a soil test before new seeding. Graze lightly when 6 to 8 in. tall WHEN FERTILIZED AND GRAZED PROPERLY, BARENBRUG FORAGES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED MILK YIELD PER ACRE COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL PASTURE. STEPS STEP 4 H BARENBRUG Forages For Profit GREAT IN GRASS Also Available: B.Q. 34 Ryegrass Baralfa 54 & 32-10 Alfalfa Red & Alice White Clover Chicory Bromes Timothy Reeds Canary Green Spirit Ryegrass Morsemaster Orchardgrass Kemal Festululolium Fescue Forage Soybeans Forage Oats Triticale Cereal Rye Pasture Walk Here Wetlands Maj Equally important, Mitsch said, visitors can see the experi ments occurring at the site. A monitoring network is in place to gauge the quality of water flow ing into and out of the wetlands. Experiments with plant species and water levels are underway. And the wetlands themselves are experiments-in-action, showing how to create a wetland and re store a wetland forest. Ohio State University Presi dent William “Brit” Kiiwan, of ficials from collaborating univer sities - Wright State, Youngstown State, Shawnee State and Kenyon College - and members of the Friends of Buck eye Swamp will be on hand for the groundbreaking of the state of-the-art Wetland Research and Education Building. There will be refreshments and a live band. The new building will house analytical laboratories, a starting point for wetland tours, displays of site data, and the headquarters for the new multi-university Ohio Center for Wetlands and River Restoration. The YSI Founda tion recently pledged $200,000 toward construction of the build ing, Mitsch said. In addition to learning about wetlands, BioHio visitors can bring samples of plant, weed and insect problems for identification and recommendations; get gar den-variety soybean seeds with information on how to grow and cook them; learn how strawber ries and black raspberries may reduce the risk of certain can cers; see how earthworms can help recycle organic waste, such IMPROVE YOUR PASTURES £■§ AND HAVE TONS OF SUMMER FEED AS WELL ON FARM TEST PLOTS - Also Available From - Kirkwood Snyder Co.. . Snyder Co S. Sommerset Co. N. Sommerset Co. Eastern Shore. E. Drumore Seeds Ephrata Lancaster Ag Products Little Britain Centre Co. Bio Farm Service Dauphin Co. Churchtown or Focus At BioHio 2001 as food scraps; see and even han dle bugs at the Insect Zoo; learn about Ohio’s native plants and how to grow them in the land scape; and learn more about turf grass varieties for the lawn. The Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital, the Horti culture and Crop Science green houses and the Aquaculture Lab oratory will offer tours. Side trips also will be offered to Ohio Stadi um. Live entertainment will be fea tured throughout each day. BioHio is sponsored by the col lege’s components - Ohio State University Extension, the Ohio WASHINGTON, D.C.— (USDA-NASS) Cattle and Calves on feed for slaughter mar ket in the United States for feed lots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.52 million head on April 1,2001. The inventory included 6.96 million steers and steer calves, up 2 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 60 per cent of the total inventory. Heifer and heifer calves accounted for 4.49 million head, up 3 percent from 2000. Placements in feedlots during March totaled 1.85 million, 9 percent below both 2000 and 1999. Net placements were 1.75 million. King’s AgriSeeds Formerly Aaron King Seeds Specializing in high quality forages and grazing since 1993. Falrview Fruit Farm, 96 Paradis* Lane, Ronks, PA 17572 717-687-6224 Herb Weaver, . 717-529-2386 Edwin Martin ... Port Trevorton Glenn Beidler . .. .570-539-8993 .Leroy Brenneman. . 486 Davis Rd. Apt 1 Salisbury 15558 Marvin Thomas 814-479-7570 Mickey Slant .. 410-673-2414 Henry King . .717-548-3376 Carl Martin 717-733-7155 717-293-9701 Landis Weaver 717-529-2609 John Click 814-383-4529 . ..717-295-9100,800-216-1271 Christ F. Fisher .. 717-362-9038 Galen Martin . . . 717-445-5782 April 1 Cattle On 3 Percent Higher Than During March, placements of BROWN MID RIB (BMR) Hybrid Sorghum Sudan from Walter Moss Seed Co. This premium forage has outstanding regrowth and tillering characteristics. The BMR trait increases the digestibility of the stems and reduces lignin by 40 to 60%. Because of this farmers will see increased milk production, or weight gains. The softer leaves and stems make for a more palatable feed. MEQA OREEN Delayed Maturing Hybrid Sorghum x Sudangrass from Walter Moss Seed Co., is a very high yielding multi-leaf variety designed for hay or grazing. It has the potential to out yield silage corn. When left to grow it can reach heights of 12 ft. or more with out making a seedhead. Here in Lancaster Co. I have not seen it go to head at all. Extra leafy leaves can reach 3 in. wide and 4 ft. long. Both Mega Green and Century can be no tilled into old alfalfa stands after first cutting to double your haylage yields. Because of the high sugar content cows really go for it and milk well too. BARKANT FORAQE TURNIP from Barenbrug is a very leafy turnip that has won yield trials including one in Berks Co. PA where it was seeded May 18,1999 and harvested June 30th and rivaled the yield of Sorghum Sudangrass. It has a RFV of 216. It can also be mixed with Sorghum Sudan Berks Co Paul Keller. Perry Co Glenn Martin.... Atglen Sylvan Smoker. Cochranville Ag Service York Co. Hakes Farm & Seed Service Manheim Lebanon Co. .. White Deer. . .. Bio Farm Service. Tioga Co. Juniata Co. Belleville Greencastle Virginia. Agricultural Research and De velopment Center, the Ohio State University Agricultural Techni cal Institute and Academic Af fairs. Admission and parking are free. Parking for BioHio will be north of the Schottenstein Center off of Fred Taylor Drive in the Schott Special Events Parking Lot. Access to the lot will be from Ackerman Road via state Route 31S. Signs will be posted on state Route 315, Ackerman Road and Lane Avenue to direct visitors to event parking. Buses will shuttle visitors to the event from the parking area. cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 330,000; 600-699 pounds were 416,000; 700-799 pounds were 618,000; and 800 pounds and greater were 488,000. Marketings of fed cattle dur ing March totaled 1.93 million, 6 percent below 2000 and 3 percent below 1999. Other disappearance totaled 98,000 during March, 5 percent below 2000 but 38 percent above 1999. Historic 7 States Up 3 Percent Cattle on Feed April 1,2001 in the historic 7 states for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 9.86 million, up 3 percent form the previous year and 11 percent above April 1, 1999. .Lynn Fahnestock. Abner Stoltzfus. Isaac Beiler... . Brian Futhey .... David Johnson Happy Hollow Seeds .Wayne Yoder Chester Hurst L&L Seeds LEGGETT SEED & SUPPLY Specializing in Grass-Based Forages and Dairy Nurtition Western Maryland • 301-733-2818 Tours to the wetland research park will leave by van from the Information Tent on the main BioHio grounds. For those wish ing to drive to the park, direc tions also will be available at the Information Tent. Ample park ing is available at the wetland for tours and the groundbreaking. The site is at 352 Dodridge Road, just north of Chemical Abstracts’ Picnic with the Pops field. For more information about BioHio 2001, call (614) 292-3897 or visit the BioHio 2001 Web site at http:/ www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/ biohio/. Feed Year Ago The inventory included 5.59 million steers and steer calves, up 2 percent from the previous year. This group accounted for 60 per cent of the total inventory. Heif ers and heifer calves accounted for 3.91 million head, up 3 per cent from 2000. Placements in feedlots during March totaled 1.61 million, 9 percent below 2000 and 3 percent below 1999. Marketings during March to taled 1.61 million, 9 percent below 2000 and 3 percent below 1999. Other disappearance during March was 80,000 head, 8 per cent 2000 and 54 percent above 1999. 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