What type of tillage is best for your farm? Ashland SWCD Soil Conservationist Brennen Hart talks tillage and no-tillage management pros and cons to make the most of #Plant25 and most importantly, #Harvest25.
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A guided wildflower walk is back for a 3rd year at the Hazel Willis Woods, let by Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalists & Ashland SWCD 2025 Volunteers of the Year - the Laveys! Don’t miss out on this Mother’s Day adventure!
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Summer will be here before you know it, making spring a perfect time to stock your pond for summer fishing fun! Ashalnd SWCD Director Jane Houin shares some tips and guidance for stocking your pond this spring. Ashland SWCD’s fish sale order deadline is March 31.
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Cover crops are literally taking root and growing by leaps and bounds in Ashland County! Join Ashland SWCD on April 8 to learn more - straight from the mouths of farmers like Carl Ayers and Jeff Duling. Plus, MWCD and Ashland SWCD staff will be on hand to share cost share opportunities and programs to help farmers get growing with cover crops!
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We’re so excited to offer this NEW opportunity at the Hazel Willis Woods! For 2025, we will be offering a 3-part Habitat Stewardship Series for this interested in learning more about how to protect and preserve our local habitats.
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Show us your artistic skills! Ashland SWCD is seeking applications for rain barrel artists for our 2025 6th annual Rain Beat on Main Street event. Click for details!
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Don’t leaf us hanging! Now is the perfect time to make a TREE-mendous addition to your landscape with by ordering trees through our tree seedling sale. The order deadline is February 26, so place your order today and don’t get stumped.
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The partnership between farmers, their ag retailers, and their local SWCD office it vital to the success of the H2Ohio program. Join Ashland, Lorain & Richland SWCDs for our Retailer Round Up Conservation Chat to learn more about about opportunities to strengthen that partnership!
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2025 will mark the 6th year of our annual Rain Beat on Main Street celebration, but the event would not be possible without the support of our local sponsors! Click to learn more about sponsorship opportunities this year!
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Do you have your battle plan ready to combat spring mud? Join Ashland SWCD to learn more about conservation practices, programs and cost share opportunities to emerge victorious over the annual mud battle.
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The close of the 2024 calendar events marks 45 monthly Conservation Chats hosted by Ashland SWCD. We’re excited to share with you a preview of our 2025 line up. So get our your calendars, because you won’t want to miss this line up!
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Now that nutrient management planning is complete for Ashland County’s H2Ohio producers, we’ll be focusing on implementing those plans for the 2025 & 2026 crop years. Water Quality Specialist Cora Crilow talks about what that will look like and local resources for Ashland County farmers.
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Ashland SWCD & Ashland County Planning Commission have set their meeting dates for 2025. Here are the details.
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There are fans of winter snow, fans of summer heat, fans of fall’s colors, and fans of spring blooms, but NO ONE is a fan of mud season on the farm. Ashland SWCD Conservation Specialist Katie Eikleberry gives tips for managing mud on the farm to improve both soil and livestock health
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As Ashland County farmers finalize their H2Ohio nutrient management plans, they will start putting those plans to work for the 2025 and 2026 crop season. That’s why Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is hosting a breakfast work session for farmers to learn more about the ins and outs of what putting those plans to work before the temperatures warm and farmers hit the field.
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Ashland County farmers are wrapping up the county’s 1st H2Ohio contracts; here’s a look at the program, the impacts, and what it means to Ashland County.
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The Hazel Willis Woods has hosted many groups over the years, but we think you’ll find new projects at the woods….well..shocking! Quite literally!
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Who doesn’t love getting together with your friends to talk crap? Join Ashland SWCD December 5 for our Conservation Chat: Feces from All Species to learn the ins and outs of CNMP development and how it can pay dividends for your farm. RSVP today (Psst! It’s free when you bring a friend!)
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Fall is the perfect time to take a proactive approach to winter manure management an prevent a literal crap-show this winter. Conservation Specialist Katie Eikleberry discusses best management practices for manure applications this fall and winter.
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There's a lot to love about our updated livestock stream exclusion fencing cost share program. Click here to find out more details about qualifying for this 100% cost share project!
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