Now is the time to make your decision about whether you will use ARC or PLC for your operation in 2021. March 15 is THE LAST day to make what is likely one of the most important business decisions you will make for your farming operation this year. Please contact your FSA County office to setup an appointment today. There will not be an extension of this deadline. Producers who fail to elect either Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) by March 15, 2021 will NOT receive a 2020 payment and their 2021 election will default to the prior farm bill election. Continue reading Reminder – Enrollment Deadline for ARC & PLC Programs is March 15
Month: March 2021
Event Notice – Fulton County Lady Landlord Program on March 23
Do you have questions for what are the best practices for farmland leasing? Would you like to incorporate conservation practices or other items into your lease agreement? Do you know what should be in writing? If you are a farmland owner or farmer and you have these types of questions, consider attending the Lady Landlord program on Tuesday, March 23 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Robert Fulton Agriculture Center, 8770 State Route 108, Wauseon, OH. Continue reading Event Notice – Fulton County Lady Landlord Program on March 23
Call for Cooperators – 2021 Western Bean Cutworm Monitoring Program
Western Bean Cutworm Trap
Williams County OSU Extension will be monitoring for Western Bean Cutworm (WBC) moths again during the 2021 growing season. We currently have two farmer cooperators for 2021, with the goal of having five throughout Williams County. We are especially looking for fields near Edon, Pioneer, and Stryker.
Moths are trapped by placing pheromone traps (see picture) at the edge of corn fields throughout the county, and checked on a weekly basis beginning late June and proceeding through August. Continue reading Call for Cooperators – 2021 Western Bean Cutworm Monitoring Program
Virtual ANR Programming – Week of March 15
Check out the listing below for upcoming Agriculture and Natural Resources virtual programs. Click the program title to register for individual webinars. A complete listing of 2021 ANR virtual programs may be found at https://agnr.osu.edu/events/calendar.
Monday, March 15
County Outlook Meeting, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
2021 Virtual Ohio Agritourism Ready Conference, 6:30 -8:30 p.m. Continue reading Virtual ANR Programming – Week of March 15
Farm Office Live Continues!
By: Barry Ward, David Marrison, Peggy Hall, Dianne Shoemaker and Julie Strawser – Ohio State University Extension
“Farm Office Live” continues this winter as an opportunity for you to get the latest outlook and updates on ag law, farm management, ag economics, farm business analysis and other related issues from faculty and educators with the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University. Continue reading Farm Office Live Continues!
Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rents Survey 2020-21
We are once again surveying ag professionals/farmers/landowners across Ohio to generate information for those interested in farmland. You can assist us by completing the online survey by March 31, 2021 (see link below)
The online survey is available at:
OhioCroplandValuesCashRents202021
or
https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eXlA7B6jbgSoRGC Continue reading Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rents Survey 2020-21
Options for 2021 Private Pesticide and Fertilizer Recertification
Private Pesticide and Fertilizer Applicators whose license were set to expire in March 2020 or 2021 now have until July 1, 2021 to renew and recertify. Commercial Pesticide Applicators expiring in 2020 now have until July 1, 2021 to renew and recertify. Please see below for the current recertification options: Continue reading Options for 2021 Private Pesticide and Fertilizer Recertification