There are numerous reports of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) throughout the East Coast in wild bird populations which is a threat to poultry producers of all sizes. See Ohio Department of Agriculture: Ohio Poultry Producers Encouraged to be Alert and Practice Enhanced Biosecurity
For a quick primer on the history and background see this newly published fact sheet from OSU: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Also, see quick tips for the backyard poultry flock in this video:
Farm Office Live provides the latest outlook and updates on ag law, farm management, ag economics, farm business analysis and other issues dealt with in your farm office. Targeted to farmers and agri-business stakeholders, our specialists digest the latest news and information and present it in an easy-to-understand format.
More info at Farm Office Live | Farm Office (osu.edu)
If you are a Pesticide Private Applicator License holder, check your records to see if you are due in 2022. We will be planning our winter meeting season soon which will be announced toward the end of the year. If you are seeking to acquire a license, we have resources to help get you started with the exam. I will include an exam training class in our schedule for preparation. Look for additional updates here or contact me if you anticipate taking the exam.
Autumn is one of the better times to collect a soil sample and get it sent to the lab. The Extension Office is just one of many resources to help get this done. We have soil test kits ready at the office available for $9.
Resources to help out include:
Soil Testing for Ohio Lawns, Landscapes, Fruit Crops, and Vegetable Gardens
Interpreting a Soil Test Report
Fertility Management of Meadows
Soil Testing for Ohio Lawns, Landscapes, Fruit Crops, and Vegetable Gardens
Soil Acidity and Liming for Agronomic Production
Corn, Soybean, and Alfalfa Yield Responses to Micronutrient Fertilization in Ohio
It’s that time of year…a frost can anytime. I put the second week of October as a likely candidate for a first frost…
| Probability of Earlier Date in Fall Than Indicated | |||||||||||
| Temperature | Earliest | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | Latest |
| 36 | 09/21 | 09/23 | 09/30 | 10/02 | 10/03 | 10/06 | 10/10 | 10/13 | 10/16 | 10/19 | 10/24 |
| 32 | 09/23 | 10/02 | 10/08 | 10/11 | 10/13 | 10/17 | 10/18 | 10/21 | 10/24 | 10/27 | 10/31 |
| 28 | 10/03 | 10/11 | 10/17 | 10/19 | 10/25 | 10/29 | 10/30 | 11/02 | 11/02 | 11/09 | 11/12 |
| 24 | 10/20 | 10/23 | 11/03 | 11/05 | 11/08 | 11/10 | 11/12 | 11/14 | 11/18 | 11/23 | 12/04 |
| 20 | 11/04 | 11/05 | 11/11 | 11/14 | 11/17 | 11/21 | 11/25 | 11/29 | 12/10 | 12/14 | 12/24 |
This data is reported at the Zanesville Airport weather station.
Midwestern Regional Climate Center
cli-MATE: MRCC Application Tools Environment
Generated at: 9/27/2021 2:53:35 PM CDT
Several agriculture business enterprise budgets from the OSU Farm Office have been updated recently. They are all available at Enterprise Budgets | Farm Office (osu.edu).
The most recent budgets published by the Farm Office Team are listed below:
Hopefully a few nights of of sub 50 degree F temperatures are helping to knock the fall armyworm population back. However, we are still watching to see what transpires. Recently articles on the Fall Armyworm population are available here:
Re-Alert: Fall Armyworm, Part II? | BYGL
Managing Forage Stands Damaged by Fall Armyworm | Forages
An Overview on Development Times for Fall Armyworm | Kentucky Pest News
Predictions for Round 2 of Fall Armyworm | Agronomic Crops Network
Fall Armyworm reports are coming in throughout Ohio. This can be an issue in green crops and turf during the fall season and is widespread in Ohio at this time. Hayfields, pastures, and lawns are particularly at risk.
More info at:
Agronomic Crops Network CORN Newsletter
Buckeye Yard and Garden Online
Unusual Armyworm Outbreaks are Taking Many by Surprise. See images below for more information #armyworm #scout2021 #ohioag #turf pic.twitter.com/F6UVVgX4jh
— Amy Raudenbush (@AmyRaudenbush) August 27, 2021
Great visual lesson today at Manure Science Review @MVPDairy: What does 1 lb of P2O5 ‘phosphorus’ look like? #4Rs pic.twitter.com/JnGlEDOHd5
— Fulton OSU Extension, AgNR (@FultonCoAg) August 10, 2021