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Tick Info – Recordings

As we head into summer make sure that you are keeping you, your family, and your animals tick safe.  Tim McDermott DVM, Assistant Professor and Extension Educator Agriculture and Natural Resources for Franklin County, recently recorded two webinars that can be viewed using the links listed below.  One is a shorter one focused on human safety done in collaboration with American Electric Power for their field staff, the other is a full hour presentation done in collaboration with EABU (Purdue, MSU, and USDA).

Also, don’t forget that OSU now has tick testing capabilites. You can find more info on that here: buckeyeticktest.osu.edu

C.O.R.N. Newsletter: June 16-22

In this edition of the C.O.R.N. Newsletter:

  • Battle for the Belt: Season 3, Episode 12 – Economic Considerations for Replanting – Diego Miranda, Taylor Dill, Maria Kessler, Laura Lindsey, Osler Ortez, Eric Richer, CCA
  • Statewide Slug Monitoring Project – Update # 4 – Trevor Mullen, Rosalind Holt-Frank, Evan Hodkinson, Amy Raudenbush, Dean Kreager, Alan Leininger, Dean Kreager, John Barker, Nic Baumer, Amanda Barnum, Amanda Bennett, Ken Ford, Seth Kannberg, Dean Kreager, Alan Leininger, Clifton Martin, CCA, Kendra Rose, Jocelyn Ruble, Clint Schroeder, Ryan Slaughter, Jacob Winters, Tracy Winters, Ted Wiseman, Kelley Tilmon
  • Lep Monitoring Network – Corn Earworm and Western Bean Cutworm # 8 – Trevor Mullen, Rosalind Holt-Frank, Evan Hodkinson, Amy Raudenbush, Nic Baumer, Lee Beers, CCA, JD Bethel, Trevor Corboy, Mary Jo Hassen, Seth Kannberg, Alan Leininger, Clifton Martin, CCA, Garth McDorman, Jordan Penrose, Beth Scheckelhoff, Mike Sunderman, Kyle Verhoff, Jacob Winters, Curtis Young, CCA, Andy Michel, Kelley Tilmon’

C.O.R.N. Newsletter is a summary of crop observations, related information, and appropriate recommendations for Ohio crop producers and industry. C.O.R.N. Newsletter is produced by the Ohio State University Extension Agronomy Team, state specialists at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). C.O.R.N. Newsletter questions are directed to Extension and OARDC state specialists and associates at Ohio State.

New Ohio law incentivizes energy generation on former brownfields and coal mines

Written by Ellen Essman, Senior Research Associate

Governor DeWine recently signed H.B. 15, which repeals parts of the controversial energy bill passed in 2019,  H.B. 6.  Introduced by Roy Klopfenstein (R, Haviland), H.B. 15 specifically repeals subsidies for coal-fired power plants introduced in H.B. 6, but it also does much more to promote energy production within the state of Ohio.

H.B. 15 is wide-ranging, but certain provisions may be of particular interest to Ohio agriculture and those living in rural areas of the state.  The bill allows county commissioners, municipal corporations, or townships to adopt legislation requesting that the director of the Ohio Department of Development “designate the site of a brownfield or former coal mine within the subdivision’s territory as a priority investment area.” When considering the designation of a priority investment area (PIA), the director of the Ohio Department of Development is required to “prioritize the designation of areas negatively impacted by the decline the coal industry.”  Under the law, the property becomes a PIA when the Director of Development notifies the local legislative authority, or within ninety days if no notification is sent.  Once designated as a priority investment area (PIA), a property will be exempt from taxation for five years, which encourages public utilities to use the property for energy development. The law also requires the Power Siting Board to adopt rules for the accelerated review of energy projects located in an approved PIA.

Agricultural commodity groups like Ohio Corn & Wheat, as well as environmental groups like the Nature Conservancy, have praised the bill, noting that generating power on brownfields and former coal mines will have the added benefit of protecting farmland and native habitats. The thinking is that with more PIAs available for energy generation and accelerated approval from the Power Siting Board of PIAs, the need to use farmland and other areas for renewable energy projects would diminish. Instead, under the new law, political subdivisions and energy generators would be incentivized to use brownfield and former coal mine land that has already been developed, helping Ohio to both protect farmland and meet the demand for more energy generation.  H.B. 15 will go into effect on August 14, 2025.  The bill is available in its entirety here.

BEEF Cattle Letter: June 11

Five new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1451 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

Not only has first cutting hay been a challenge to get made this year in Ohio, but it matured a week or more early throughout much of the state. Does that mean quality is even worse than might be expected for late cut hay in what we used to know as a ‘normal’ year? We can’t mange what we don’t measure, and we won’t know the quality of our forages without first testing them. That said, find announcement of a reduced cost forage testing program in this week’s postings. (PS: This is hot off the press so give your local Extension office a minute to get up to speed on this new program!)

Articles this week include:

  • Cover Crop ‘Forage’ an Option for Prevented Planting Acres
  • OSU Extension Offering Hay Testing Program
  • Pregnancy evaluation = good return on the investment
  • Record High Cattle Prices
  • Imports and Exports in April

Newsletter release by Stan Smith, OSU Extension ANR Program Assistant, Fairfield County

“Let the buyer beware” doctrine applies to real estate sales in Ohio

Written by Peggy Kirk Hall, Attorney and Director, Agricultural & Resource Law Program

“Do your due diligence” is the lesson learned from a recent Ohio appeals court decision in a case alleging that a seller fraudulently induced a buyer in a real estate transaction. The Seventh District Court of Appeals rejected the buyer’s claim, stating that the doctrine of caveat emptor or “let the buyer beware” negated the fraudulent inducement argument because it placed a duty on the buyer to examine all “conditions open to observation.”  The court reasoned that the buyer could not blame the seller for fraud because the buyer had the duty to examine public records that provided accurate information about the property.

The case

The conflict arose from the purchase of 143 acres of land in Belmont County, negotiated by two attorneys representing the parties.  The buyer was present throughout the negotiations and read all of the e-mail correspondences between the two attorneys.  The parties agreed to a purchase agreement, the buyer ordered a title search for the property, and the purchase took place.  The buyer later learned, however, that a third party held an easement and right-of-way on the property.  The easement allowed surface activities such as locating pipelines and well pads and restricted some development activities by the buyer. Continue reading “Let the buyer beware” doctrine applies to real estate sales in Ohio →

C.O.R.N. Newsletter: June 9-15

In this edition of the C.O.R.N. Newsletter:

  • Battle for the Belt: Season 3, Episode 11: June Weather Update – Maria Kessler, Laura Lindsey, Osler Ortez, Aaron Wilson, Taylor Dill, Diego Miranda
  • Lep Monitoring Network Update #7 – Corn earworm and Western Bean Cutworm – Trevor Mullen, Rosalind Holt-Frank, Evan Hodkinson, Amy Raudenbush, Nic Baumer, JD Bethel, Trevor Corboy, Mary Jo Hassen, Seth Kannberg, Garth McDorman, Jordan Penrose, Beth Scheckelhoff, Mike Sunderman, Kyle Verhoff, Jacob Winters, Andy Michel, Kelley Tilmon
  • Statewide Slug Monitoring Project – Update # 4 – Trevor Mullen, Rosalind Holt-Frank, Evan Hodkinson, Amy Raudenbush, John Barker, Nic Baumer, Amanda Barnum, Amanda Bennett, Pressley Buurma, Ken Ford, Seth Kannberg, Dean Kreager, Alan Leininger, Clifton Martin, CCA, Kendra Rose, Jocelyn Ruble, Clint Schroeder, Ryan Slaughter, Jacob Winters, Tracy Winters, Ted Wiseman, Kelley Tilmon
  • June Considerations When Using the Prevented Planting Option – Eric Richer, CCA, Dr. Carl Zulauf, Aaron Wilson

C.O.R.N. Newsletter is a summary of crop observations, related information, and appropriate recommendations for Ohio crop producers and industry. C.O.R.N. Newsletter is produced by the Ohio State University Extension Agronomy Team, state specialists at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). C.O.R.N. Newsletter questions are directed to Extension and OARDC state specialists and associates at Ohio State.

BEEF Cattle Letter: June 4

Six new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1450 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

This week its all about managing weather, and pasture!

Articles this week include:

  • Weather Damage
  • You can’t manage what you don’t measure . . . including pasture!
  • Plentiful Pastures, a summer pasture walk
  • North American Manure Expo comes to Wauseon, Ohio
  • Help shape the future of Extension communication!
  • Beef Cow Slaughter on Pace for Ten Year Low

Newsletter release by Stan Smith, OSU Extension ANR Program Assistant, Fairfield County

Ohio Legislative Roundup

Written by Peggy Kirk Hall, Attorney and Director, Agricultural & Resource Law Program and Ellen Essman, J.D., Senior Research Associate with the OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program

Note:  We welcome Ellen Essman to the OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program.  Ellen worked with us previously, and has returned to assist with covering legislation and serving as the Education Director for our Ohio Farm Resolution Services agricultural mediation program.

The Ohio General Assembly is currently considering several bills that would affect agriculture, farmers, livestock producers, sellers of homemade foods, landowners, and students participating in FFA or 4-H.  Here is an update on the bills we are following, including a few updates on bills we mentioned in our last legislative blog post. Continue reading Ohio Legislative Roundup →

Buckeye Dairy News – May 30

In this edition of the Buckeye Dairy News:

 

C.O.R.N. Newsletter: June 2-8

In this edition of the C.O.R.N. Newsletter:

  • Can We Shake This Cool, Wet Pattern? – Aaron Wilson
  • Lep Monitoring Network – Black Cutworm and True Armyworm #6 – Trevor Mullen, Rosalind Holt-Frank, Evan Hodkinson, Amy Raudenbush, Nic Baumer, Lee Beers, JD Bethel, Trevor Corboy, Mary Jo Hassen, Seth Kannberg, Alan Leininger, Clifton Martin, Garth McDorman, Jordan Penrose, Amanda Perkins, Beth Scheckelhoff, Kyle Verhoff, Jacob Winters, Curtis Young, Andy Michel, Kelley Tilmon
  • Battle for the Belt: Season 3, Episode 10: Adjustments for Late-Planted Soybean – Taylor Dill, Maria Kessler, Diego Miranda, Laura Lindsey, Osler Ortez
  • The North American Manure Expo comes to Wauseon, Ohio – Glen Arnold
  • Statewide Slug Monitoring Project – Update # 3 – Trevor Mullen, Rosalind Holt-Frank, Evan Hodkinson, Amy Raudenbush, John Barker, Nic Baumer, Amanda Bennett, Amanda Douridas, Dean Kreager, Alan Leininger, Clifton Martin, Ryan Slaughter, Kendra Rose, Jacob Winters, Tracy Winters, Ted Wiseman, Andy Michel, Kelley Tilmon

C.O.R.N. Newsletter is a summary of crop observations, related information, and appropriate recommendations for Ohio crop producers and industry. C.O.R.N. Newsletter is produced by the Ohio State University Extension Agronomy Team, state specialists at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). C.O.R.N. Newsletter questions are directed to Extension and OARDC state specialists and associates at Ohio State.