Month: September 2017

Ohio Agronomy Guide Available Free Online

| Clifton Martin

The 15th edition of the Ohio Agronomy Guide is now available as a free PDF online.  Hardcopies may also be purchased through the OSU CFAES Publications Store.  First published in 1966, the Ohio Agronomy Guide continues to serve as the official compilation of adaptive research results and recommendations from research and educational programs.

Ohio Agronomy Guide
Link to PDF of Ohio Agronomy Guide

 

Click here if you would like to purchase a hard copy on the OSU CFAES Publications Store.

Alternatively, we can also sell you a copy of the Agronomy Guide at the Extension Office.

 

Thank you for making the 23rd Annual Farm City Day a success!

| Clifton Martin

I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to everyone who made the 23rd Annual Farm City day event a success this past Saturday.  We had wonderful hosts at McDonald’s Greenhouse and Corn Maze in Adamsville and the weather was beautiful.

23rd Annual Farm City Day

Sponsors who supported the event included:

American Pride
Farm Credit Mid-America
Muskingum County Cattlemen’s Association
Muskingum County Community Foundation
Muskingum County Dairy Promoters
Muskingum County Pomona Grange #35
Muskingum County Sheep Producers
Muskingum Valley Music Makers
North Valley Bank
Shirer Brothers
Williamson Insurance Service, Inc.

Farm City Day is a joint effort by several Muskingum County Agencies with a mission of fostering opportunity in the community to share about agricultural production and its importance to our society.  Toward this goal, the committee focuses on bringing in vendors, sponsors, and creative programming to create a family-friendly event for all to enjoy.

Contestants in the VIP pumpkin carving contest.

The 23rd Annual Farm City Day was proudly organized by OSU Extension Muskingum County, Muskingum County Farm Bureau, Muskingum County Master Gardeners, Guernsey Muskingum Electric Cooperative, Muskingum Soil and Water Conservation District, USDA, McDonald’s Greenhouse and Corn Maze, and the Zanesville-Muskingum Chamber of Commerce.

Pumpkin carving by Gus the Squash Carver at the 23rd Annual Farm City Day.

Beef School Grazing and Wrap-Up

| Clifton Martin

Beef School and Grazing Wrap-Up is an annual program at the Eastern Ag Research Station (Caldwell) and the dates for the program this year are Oct 3, 10, and 17. The program is held from 5:30 to 8:00 pm each evening. Topics including nutrition, handling facilities, calving, and forages will be covered in addition to others. Both classroom and field walks are incorporated into the program. Look for the attached registration flier for more information and to register.  More information is below or click this link for details.

Eastern Ohio Beef School Series Begins October 3

 

 

Common Nighthawk Migration

| Clifton Martin
Picture Source: Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

The signs of fall are starting to show. Just this week, I saw upward of 50 common nighthawks in one sighting during the evening hours. These are typically a solitary bird and about the only time they are seen is in the evenings when they feed. As I understand it, they will form loose flocks for foraging and migration and this is the time of year that starts. They will swoop about just above the treeline along open fields as they feed on flying insects. There is a very distinct white patch on each wing. Despite the name “nighthawk”, they are grouped in a small category of birds called “Goatsuckers”, which is a name that originated in medieval times from a wrongly-held belief that they suckled on goats a night.

Need more info?: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Nighthawk/id