The Ohio State University: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

Event Notice – Williams SWCD Field Technology Day on August 26

Join Williams County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) for their annual Field Technology Day – “Save Money – Manage Nutrients” on Thursday, August 26 at 4:30 p.m. at their NEW location, 11246 State Route 15, Montpelier. There is no…

Forage Fertility: Where We Are and Why it Matters

Forage Fertility: Where We Are and Why it Matters

By:  Garth Ruff and Greg LaBarge Hay and haylage crops are grown on just over 1 million acres in Ohio (NASS, 2019) and are grown on more Ohio farms (44% of all farms) than any other crop (Becot et al.,…

June 10th Webinar focuses on In-season Nitrogen Application

June 10th Webinar focuses on In-season Nitrogen Application

By:  Mary Griffith, Amanda Douridas, Mike Estadt, Will Hamman As many producers are getting ready to side-dress corn, the agronomic crops team will host a free webinar on June 10th focused on important considerations and practices to achieve the efficient application…

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Private Pesticide Recertification Deadline is July 1

Private pesticide and fertilizer applicators who expired either in March 2020 or 2021 have until July 1 to recertify and renew. A self-paced online recertification course is available at https://pested.osu.edu/onlinerecert. You can also access the course by clicking the purple…

Fertility Calculator for Ohio Recommendation

Fertility Calculator for Ohio Recommendation

By:  Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet has been developed to support nutrient management education programs provided by Ohio State University Extension and for users who want to generate their own recommendation or compare recommendations provided to them to…