Ohio Department of Agriculture Announces Free Farm Pesticide Disposal Collection Events
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (May X, 2024) – The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) will sponsor three collection events for farmers wishing to dispose of unwanted pesticides. This year, the collections are happening in Auglaize, Holmes, and Clinton counties on the following…
Williams County Reinstates Ag Hall of Fame
Williams County has a rich tradition in agriculture; however, members of the agriculture community often go unnoticed or unrecognized. The goal of the Agriculture Hall of Fame is to recognize hardworking members of our agriculture community. After a nine-year hiatus,…
Crop Response to Phosphorus Fertilizer in Ohio
Authors: Dr. Manbir Rakkar, Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA; Original published in the C.O.R.N. Newsletter Phosphorus (P) is an essential plant nutrient and P fertilizers are added to supplement the soil’s available P. There are economic and environmental benefits to making informed…
Ohio Fruit News – January 2024
The January issue of OFN is attached and also available online. In this issue, you will learn about: Proposed changes to the registrations for Ziram, Thiram, and Ferbam, three fungicides that are critical to fruit disease management The current status…
A Minimalist Approach to Ensuring Fall through Spring Vegetable Harvests
– Matt Kleinhez, Article Originally Posted on Fruit, Vegetable, & Specialty Crop News) Interest in marketing locally-grown, freshly-harvested vegetables fall through spring is strong and increasing among high tunnel growers in the Midwest, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Mid-South, and Northeast. Scanning…
