Pesticide and Fertilizer Licensing COVID-19 Updates
By: Pesticide Safety Education Program, OSU Extension Will private pesticide and fertilizer deadlines be extended? With the signing of House Bill 197, Ohio’s COVID-19 emergency response legislation, the March 31, 2020 deadline for private pesticide applicators (farmers) and the May 31,…
Late Planted Corn Silage Yields Value
By: Garth Ruff, OSU Extension Henry County; Jason Hartschuh, OSU Extension Crawford County; Allen Gahler, OSU Extension Sandusky County (originally published in Ohio Farmer on-line) The combination of poor quality hay made in 2018, historic alfalfa winter kill, and excessive rainfall across most…
OSU Extension Announces Agriculture and Natural Resources Madness: A Tournament of Education
By: Sherrie R. Whaley Source(s): Julie Strawser and Teresa Funk Did your usual conference get canceled? Looking to fill the void of the big basketball tournament? Ohio State University Extension is here to help with a new virtual education program…
Mitigating Immediate Harmful Impacts of COVID-19 on Farms and Ranches selling through Local and Regional Food Markets
Bottom Line Across key local and regional markets (i.e., farmers markets, farm to school, food hubs serving other institutions, and restaurants) we expect to see up to a $688.7 million decline in sales leading to a payroll decline of up…
Winter Wheat Stand Evaluation
By: Laura Lindsey Between planting in the fall and Feekes 4 growth stage (beginning of erect growth) in the spring, winter wheat is vulnerable to environmental stress such as saturated soils and freeze-thaw cycles that cause soil heaving. All of…
