Welcome to Extension Calling! This website is committed to providing relevant, research-based information to Belmont, Jefferson, and Harrison Counties in Ohio and the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia on all-things related to Appalachian agriculture and natural resources. Check out our Events page to see what’s happening in the area and check out the Extension Calling Podcast.
Find your county’s Extension site:
- Belmont County, OH
- Jefferson County, OH
- Harrison County, OH
- Ohio County, WV
- Brooke County, WV
- Hancock County, WV
Check out the Podcast!
Your source for research based information for the farm, garden, and home. These weekly mini-trainings will give you easily digestible, timely information on topics ranging from soil health to integrated pest management. We discuss risk management for your business, your personal safety and health as well as the health of your farm or garden. We bring extension education to your pocket, your car, or your tractor. You can find us online anytime or on air at 1170 AM at various times including 5:30am Sundays and 101.1 FM at 3:30pm Sundays.
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Looking for topic-specific newsletters?
Ohio Ag Manager: Providing agricultural businesses with timely management information dedicated to improving the efficiency and profitability of their farm enterprise. Focal issues areas discussed in the monthly electronic newsletter include financial, labor, legal, marketing, and human resource development. Subscribe here.
Buckeye Dairy News: A newsletter for all-things dairy. Subscribe on the Buckeye Dairy News home page.
Buckeye Yard & Garden Online (BYGL): Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine provides timely information about Ohio growing conditions, pest, disease, and cultural problems. Articles and supporting photos are created by members of the Extension, Nursery, Landscape, Turf (ENLT) team to benefit those who are managing a commercial nursery, garden center, or landscape business or someone who just wants to keep their yard looking good all summer. Receive BYGL newsletter through email each Monday morning containing timely articles published by the BYGL writers. Send an email to bygl@osu.edu and indicate your interest in being added to the list of subscribers for the weekly newsletter.
Ohio Beef News: A publication of the Ohio State University Extension Beef Team that provides relevant beef cattle management information for Ohioans. Subscribe on the Ohio Beef News site.
C.O.R.N. Newsletter: A summary of crop observations, related information, and appropriate recommendations for Ohio agronomic crop producers and industry. Subscribe here.
Fruit, Vegetable, & Specialty Crop News: outlet for pest management, production, and emerging news for specialty crop growers.
Ohio Fruit News: Newsletter providing fruit growers the most current and relevant information for managing diseases, insect pests and weeds affecting all fruit crops produced in Ohio. To subscribe to the newsletter please contact Melanie Ivey at ivey.14@osu.edu or 330-263-3849.
Ohio Woodlands, Water, & Wildlife: Provides updates on the latest issues related to woodland management, including insect and disease or invasive plant issues. Articles are also geared towards expanding a readers knowledge base on a wide variety of topics related to our Ohio woodlands and the management and care of them. Subscribe here.