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Aug 17, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Though some of Ohio’s corn and soybean farmers may be pessimistic about this year’s yield, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is not.
Despite the excessive rain that fell in Ohio and the necessary replanting for many, sometimes multiple times, the USDA has a reasonably sunny prediction for Ohio’s average yield on corn, soybeans and wheat.
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Aug 17, 2017
LONDON, Ohio — Look for new features like wildflowers and a healthy streambank in Farm Science Review’s Gwynne Conservation Area.
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Aug 14, 2017
LONDON, Ohio — Getting older or injured generally won’t stop a farmer from working.
But work does not have to be painful. Changes can be made to a tractor or a combine, such as adding a lift to get aboard them more easily or adding a camera to keep a farmer from having to turn his or her head to see behind.
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Aug 11, 2017
Late blight has been confirmed on tomatoes in Wayne and Ashland counties this week. We also found downy mildew in basil, cucumber and melons in our sentinel plot in Fremont, OH.
Downy mildew is assumed to be widespread on cucumbers and melons in Ohio, but we have not yet found downy mildew on squash or pumpkins. The late blight and downy mildew pathogens are related and all are favored by moderate temperatures, rain, high humidity and cloudy skies.
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Aug 11, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dicamba, a weed killer notorious in some states for spreading well beyond where it's sprayed, harming other plants along the way, is affecting growers in Ohio.
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Aug 9, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Resembling rust on a pickup, a fungal disease that can afflict corn has been confirmed in a higher than usual number of cornfields in southern Ohio.
Every year, some Ohio farmers find southern or common rust on their corn plants, but this year both diseases have been more prevalent, said Pierce Paul, an Ohio State University Extension corn and small grain specialist. OSU Extension is the outreach arm of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University.
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Aug 8, 2017
LONDON, Ohio — Climate change may trigger images of polar bears falling off melting ice slabs in the Arctic, but the changes are relevant for Ohio farmers as well.
Winters in Ohio are warming quicker than summers are, while summer nighttime lows are increasing faster than daytime highs, said Aaron Wilson, climate specialist for Ohio State University Extension, the outreach arm of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University.
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Aug 7, 2017
WOOSTER, Ohio — This year’s Composting in Ohio tour, featuring industry issues and innovative facilities, will center around Lake Erie.
The Aug. 24 event is for anyone interested in commercial or large-scale composting, including business owners, compost facility staff, farmers, scientists and public officials.
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Aug 7, 2017
Cucumber downy mildew was confirmed in Delaware and Franklin counties this week. Cucumber and melon growers in northern and central Ohio should assume that downy mildew risk is high and should protect their plants with fungicides. Since downy mildew has also been reported on cantaloupe and cucumber in Kentucky (Lexington area), it is likely that theses crops are also at risk in southern Ohio. See links to fungicide recommendations here: http://go.osu.edu/B3AG.
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Aug 7, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gardening is a great option for keeping your children off social media and in the outdoors. And it can teach as well as entertain.
“When children grow their food in a garden, they are much more invested in their food sources. I have seen the excitement that children experience in a garden lead to one-on-one opportunities for them to connect on a personal level with the adult leaders in the garden,” said Sue Hogan, 4-H educator for Ohio State University Extension in Franklin County.
