agronomy

Pesticide Applicator Exam Training Session January 17, 2023

| Clifton Martin

A pesticide applicator exam training session will be offered on January 17, 2023, 6:00 PM, at the Rural Services Building.  In order to obtain a Private Pesticide Applicator License, individuals must pass the exam which is administered by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.  Those who wish to use Restricted Use Products (ODA List) must acquire an applicators license to purchase and apply product. This training is intended to provide an overview of the concepts presented in the exam as preparation.  To register for this exam training session please email martin.2422@osu.edu or call 740-454-0144.

 

Following this training session, the Ohio Department of Agriculture will be present at the Rural Services Building to administer the exam on:

January 25, 2023, 1:00 PM (Exam registration at the ODA Website)

March 29, 2023, 1:00 PM (Exam registration at the ODA Website)

Fall is the Best Time to Sample for Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN)

| C.O.R.N. NEWSLETTER // 2022-37 // FALL IS THE BEST TIME TO SAMPLE FOR SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODE (SCN)

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) remains the most economically damaging soybean pathogen in North America. If SCN levels are above damage threshold, significant yield reduction can often take place without visible symptoms. To know if the nematode is present in a field, soil sample for SCN testing must be properly collected. The presence of SCN in a field, but most importantly, the SCN numbers will determine the best management strategy. Therefore, you need to test your fields to know your SCN numbers.

Full Article at Fall is the Best Time to Sample for Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) | Agronomic Crops Network (osu.edu)

2022 Farmer and Farmland Owner Income Tax Webinar

| OHIO AG LAW BLOG // 2022 FARMER AND FARMLAND OWNER INCOME TAX WEBINAR

Are you a farmer or farmland owner wanting to learn more about the recent income tax law changes and proposals? If so, join us for this webinar on Thursday, November 17th, 2022, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Register for just $40. If you can’t attend, you will be sent a link to view the recorded webinar later at your convenience. You have unlimited views of the replay, and it will be available throughout the 2022 tax filing season. Details and registration link can be found at: https://farmoffice.osu.edu/tax/farmer-and-farmland-owner-income-tax-webinar

More details at: 2022 Farmer and Farmland Owner Income Tax Webinar | Farm Office (osu.edu)

2023 Ohio Organic Grain Conference

| C.O.R.N. NEWSLETTER // 2022-37 // 2023 OHIO ORGANIC GRAIN CONFERENCE

Have you been thinking about ways to take your farm a different direction or uniquely add value to your grain operation? One of many ways to do this is by transitioning your grain farm to USDA-certified organic production. To address this production system, OSU Extension will be holding the Ohio Organic Grains Conference on January 4-5, 2023, in Archbold, Ohio.

Full article and information at 2023 Ohio Organic Grain Conference | Agronomic Crops Network (osu.edu)

It’s a great time to take a soil test…

| Clifton Martin

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.

We loan soil core probes for a $10 deposit, returned on receipt of the tool back to the office.

Resources to help 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

Crop Scout Walk, Wednesday, Aug 31, 10:00 AM

| Clifton Martin

Join us for a field scouting walk to look at row crop corn and soybean agriculture and pest management issues in Ohio. We will meet at 310 Hicks Rd, Zanesville at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 31 and wrap up by 12:30 PM. We will be joined by Kelley Tillmon and Andy Michel, State Extension Entomology Specialists. RSVP to Clifton Martin at martin.2422@osu.edu or 740-454-0144.  There is no cost for this program.

Extension News Updates

| Clifton Martin

Hay Barn Fires a Real Hazard | Agronomic Crops Network
Lep Monitoring Network Update –Trap Count Updates | Agronomic Crops Network
Evaluating the Prevent Plant Option | Ohio Ag Manager
Ohio Crop Returns Outlook for 2022: Final Crop Enterprise Budgets for 2022 | Ohio Ag Manager
Need More Commodity Storage? Consider a USDA Farm Storage Facility Loan | Ohio Ag Manager 

A Rose We Love to Hate | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter 

How Do Sulfates in Water Affect Livestock Health? | OSU Sheep Team
Ethnic Marketing of Sheep and Goats | OSU Sheep Team
Summer Grazing with Winter Confinement (Intensive Management) of Sheep | OSU Sheep Team
The Ag Law Roundup | Farm Office
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OSU Extension New Headlines

| Clifton Martin

 

Hay in May! | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter
  

Harvest Timing Affects Winter Annual Forage Yield and Quality | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter
  

Do we treat our forages with the same respect as our corn field? | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter
  

What can I afford to pay to rent hay ground? | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter
  

The Core Vaccines every Ohio beef cow should be receiving | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter
  

Measuring Forage Moisture Content Using an Air Fryer | OSU Sheep Team
  

Coccidia Management in Sheep and Goats | OSU Sheep Team
  

Marketing Feeder Lambs | OSU Sheep Team
  

Lamb Quality Series: Live Lamb Evaluation | OSU Sheep Team
  

Ohio Ag Manager | Management Information For Today’s Agricultural Business
 

Soil Mining Bees: All Buzz, No Sting | BYGL
  

Time for Termites! | Kentucky Pest News
  

Three Tree Pest Insects That Will Start Hatching Soon – Purdue Landscape Report
 

Using the Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator

| C.O.R.N. NEWSLETTER // 2022-05 // USING THE CORN NITROGEN RATE CALCULATOR

Throughout this winter meeting season, fertilizer has been a hot topic. Generally, the discussion has been around nitrogen price and availability. Most of us have little to no influence on price or availability, but as a farmer, you decide your corn (and wheat) nitrogen rates, assuming you can get the nitrogen product you want. Your corn nitrogen rate could likely cost $100 per acre more in 2022 as compared to the year prior and nitrogen will probably surpass seed as the most expensive variable cost per acre this year.

Read more from this article from the C.O.R.N newsletter at this link