When Is a Private Pesticide License Needed?

You need to have a private pesticide applicator license if you purchase restricted-use pesticides or apply them to the following:

• land you own, rent, or are employed to work on to produce an agricultural commodity
• grain bins, ponds, livestock, or other areas on a farm

Licensing is required to ensure applicators use restricted-use pesticides responsibly, without causing harm to themselves, the public, or the environment…

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You need a commercial applicator license if you:

• apply pesticides to the property of another for hire
• apply pesticides for any government agency: federal, state, county, township, city, village, or school district
• apply pesticides to schools, parks, golf courses, restaurants, food processing plants, medical facilities, and apartment complexes with more than four units
• conduct wood-destroying insect (WDI) diagnostic inspections for real estate transactions…

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Box Tree Moth (BTM) (Cydalima perspectalis, family Crambidae) is a non-native pest of boxwoods (Buxus spp.).  Yesterday, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced that a BTM sighting has been confirmed in Montgomery County (Dayton Area).  The confirmation was based on adult moths…

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As hay making season ends and hay feeding season approaches, it is time to remind everyone that feeds hay how important getting a hay test completed is for deciding how to feed your livestock this winter. A hay test will cost you far less than the cost of a single round bale. The results you get back will give you the information you need to decide what type of feed and how much you will need to purchase to keep your animals productive until good pasture is available to graze again…

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This year has been a weather rollercoaster with multiple spells of drought and flooded conditions. These adverse growing conditions can cause unforeseen challenges with the forages you have stored away. We have had multiple reports of high nitrate levels this year. The first reports of high nitrate levels were in June harvested oats after the early season drought. Recently we have had additional reports of dangerously high nitrate levels in millet hay with the recently dry weather.  Producers have also told us that they are struggling with excessive silo gas coming from corn silage…

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Get the gross per acre, value per ton, as fed, and the value per ton, dry matter silage pricing in three easy steps. Users can enter their own values in each step or select the guided value using Ohio operation costs from Extension and county-level cash corn prices.

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Search eFields reports from around Ohio by author, crop, county, year, and topic. Interact with data from the last 6 years using filters for trial type, treatment, amendment, seeding rate, and more. Or view profiles of Extension and producer partners, learn about initiatives, and explore a more interactive map of reports.

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Use the searchable database to view eBarns reports by research area, author, topic, county, author, year, and production system. New 2023 reports coming soon!

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Internal parasites, or worms, are a common problem impacting cattle that graze on pastures. When infected, animals may display visible symptoms such as: emaciation, diarrhea, and rough hair coat. However, sub-clinical issues may also occur which may impact animal performance such as a decrease in milk yield, weight gain, carcass characteristics, and fertility.

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