The July OFN issue is now available.  The feature articles include:

• Impact of heat and drought on apple trees and fruit
• Characteristics of apple rootstock
• Mancozeb proposed interim registration review – crop cancellations and REI changes
• Central State Univ offers a new climate-smart commodities program.

Mancozeb information

The proposed cancellation of Mancozeb on grape crops will have a profound impact on the Ohio grape industry. Please read the Mancozeb docket at this link. The deadline for comments is September 16. Changes to REIs will also impact apple and pear producers in the state.

Join our Water Quality Team on August 7, 2024, at 10:30 am for the next episode of Wednesday Women in Ag Webinar featuring Amber Emmons and Rachel Cochran, Water Quality Extension Associates.

In our August Women in Ag Webinar, we will discuss water quality and its relationship to our actions. We will also discuss water quality impairments, how they occur, and how they can be remediated. Research results from OSU Extension will be shared, and we will have an open conversation about how we, as humans, impact water quality.

Register at http://go.osu.edu/wiawednesdaywebinars2024

The Ohio Maple Producers Association is hosting their One Sweet Gathering on August 10^th at The Ohio State University Mansfield Campus.  Join us for this free family field day while exploring the woodland areas at the Mansfield campus.   We will start the day with a tour of the Ohio State Maple Sugarbush.  The afternoon will explore the woodland demonstration areas of crop tree management, grapevine control, brush piles, and deer exclusions.  Visit with the bugs of the Ohio State Bug Zoo and the birds from the Ohio Bird Sanctuary.

Maple treats will be available, and a food truck will be available for lunch. The attached flyer has a campus map on the back.

We hope to see you there – on August 10^th from 10 am – 3 pm.

One sweet gathering flyer

Registration is open for Name That Tree, which will be held on August 22, 2024, in Pickerington. The class is designed to help participants learn some of the key characteristics of tree identification and introduce the use of a dichotomous key for identification.

The deadline to register is August 15, 2024.  Register here.