News

  1. Farmers Required to report Livestock Air Emissions

    Nov 17, 2017

    A new law will go into effect November 15, 2017  requiring farmers to monitor and report air emissions  from their livestock, equine, and poultry farms if levels of certain substances exceed acceptable thresholds within 24-hour periods. Farmers have historically been exempt from this regulation.  

  2. Changes Made to Rules on Applying Fertilizer

    Nov 13, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Take a whole class or just take the test, which is better? Farmers will get to decide. Those who apply fertilizer on 50 or more acres now have the option to take an exam or attend a three-hour course to get the required certification aimed at protecting water quality.

  3. Ohio Climbing Up in Wine Production

    Nov 7, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has inched up in its ranking for wine production to the sixth highest state in the nation.

  4. Agricultural Policy Conference to Discuss Economic Outlook for Farmers

    Nov 6, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Any decline in agricultural income can affect the economy in the areas where farms and agribusinesses exist.

  5. Migrant Farm Laborers Harder and Harder to Get

    Nov 6, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s agricultural industry heavily depends on an ever-shrinking number of migrant workers from Mexico and Central America, many of them undocumented.

  6. CFAES Increasing Agriculture Productivity in East Africa

    Nov 2, 2017

    In Tanzania, more than three-quarters of the labor force works in agriculture, most of them farmers with 5 or fewer acres who weed by hand and strap pesticide tanks to their backs to stop the myriad insects from devouring their crops. Dirt roads far outnumber paved ones, and few own a car to bring what they harvest to large markets where they would earn more.

  7. Ohio's Bats Do Scary-Good Work, Face a Real Horror Story

    Nov 1, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — This Halloween, give a thought to Ohio’s bats, which are facing something truly scary.

  8. Reducing the Environmental Impact of Cows' Waste

    Oct 30, 2017

    No disrespect to cows, but they produce a lot of gas. And while farmers may be unfazed by the smell, the gas is methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases.

  9. Ohio Agribusiness Community to Benefit from New CFAES Center for Cooperatives

    Oct 30, 2017

    Ohio’s agribusiness community, agricultural cooperatives and students in The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) will have greater access to research, educational opportunities and technical expertise through a new, college-wide Center for Cooperatives.

  10. What will dicamba changes mean for farmers?

    Oct 25, 2017

    Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with Monsanto, BASF and DuPont to change dicamba registration and labeling beginning with the 2018 growing season.

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