An Introduction to Pawpaws
By Dan Lima, Extension Educator, Belmont County Pawpaws (Asimina triloba) are a native North American tree in the Annonaceae family. The pawpaw tree has a natural habitat in every county in Ohio. The distribution of pawpaw trees extends from Missouri…
Favorable Planting Weather
Climate Summary Precipitation over the last week has been hit or miss. Although systems have moved through at a pace of every 2-3 days, some areas received much more rain than others (Figure 1). Particularly hard hit this week was…
Alfalfa Weevils are Active Statewide
Alfalfa weevil larval activity is beginning its peak activity across the state. Alfalfa weevil feeding activity is driven by the accumulation of growing degree days (GDD) and reaches their peak feeding and damage when heat units for the area are…
Spring pasture management; Plan now to optimize the entire grazing season
– Victor Shelton, Retired NRCS Agronomist/Grazing Specialist I’m glad that May has finally arrived. For me, it’s been a wet and somewhat stormy spring so far. If you haven’t done it already, it’s a really good idea to walk your…
Springtime Decisions
– Jordan Penrose, Ohio State University Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Morgan County Spring is finally here in Ohio! With it being spring, that means it is time for grazing, but also the time for decisions to be made. We…
