July Issue of Ohio Fruit News

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.

August is Water Quality Month! How upstream decisions can have downstream impacts.

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

 

Southern Ohio Hay List

Who sells hay?” is a question frequently asked, especially during the winter season. Our goal in making this list is to provide Southern Ohio clientele with a list of producers who make and sell hay.” If you are a hay producer and would like to be on the list, please use the QR code or this link to register your information. Of course, we are open to all areas of the state and region, but we are focusing our resources.

One Sweet Gathering

The Ohio Maple Producers Association is hosting their One Sweet Gathering on August 10th 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 10th from 10 am – 3 pm.

One sweet gathering flyer