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Jul 31, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Record rain and extensive flooding and ponding have taken a toll on commodity fields across Ohio, leaving some growers facing diseased crops, the death of their plants and potential yield loss, according to agronomists in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University.
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Jul 31, 2017
SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio – Autumn will be here before you know it and if you are a pumpkin grower, you won’t want to miss the Aug. 17 Pumpkin Field Day.
The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Western Agricultural Research Station, 7721 S. Charleston Pike South in Charleston. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. The field day will offer beginning and experienced growers valuable research updates regarding disease management, insect management, weed control, and new pumpkin and winter squash varieties.
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Jul 27, 2017
Downy mildew in cucumbers was confirmed from samples collected yesterday from a small commercial field in Belmont County, near Barnesville. Disease incidence and severity were high in this field, which had not been treated with any fungicides. The outbreak followed several days of intense rainfall in the previous week.
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Jul 27, 2017
MANSFIELD, Ohio — A mystery illness is hitting northeast Ohio’s American beech trees.
Called beech leaf disease, it’s causing striped and curled leaves, weak buds, and sometimes the death of saplings.
It seems to be spreading fast, too.
“And we really don’t know what’s causing it,” said Kathy Smith, forestry program coordinator at The Ohio State University.
The less-bad news: An upcoming event will shed light on the disease, plus many other problems that can bug Ohio’s trees.
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Jul 21, 2017
NORTH JACKSON, Ohio – Farmers are always looking for ways to be more efficient and self-sustainable, and energy technology is one way to accomplish both.
The Mahoning County office of Ohio State University Extension is hosting a field day Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Ward Campbell Farm, 11440 Palmyra Road in North Jackson. The focus of the event is how energy technology, such as solar and wind technology, can fit into a farm management plan.
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Jul 21, 2017
Downy mildew was confirmed on cucumber leaves from a commercial farm in Wayne County, OH on Wednesday June 28 and the next day in Monroe County, MI. This follows the first confirmed case in Ontario (Essex County) on June 27.
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Jul 21, 2017
WOOSTER, Ohio – Small and medium-sized farms often struggle to compete with larger farms, who can have a built-in advantage due to their size. Researchers at The Ohio State University are exploring how smaller farms can maximize their unique strengths and diversify what they produce, rather than expanding the size of their farm.
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Jul 21, 2017
LONDON, Ohio —Tickets for the 2017 Farm Science Review, a three-day agricultural trade show Sept. 19-21 in London, Ohio, are now available for purchase online at fsr.osu.edu.
Buying tickets online allows people to get the $7 early discount price even though they may not live near an Ohio State University Extension county office or participating agribusiness, which are selling tickets at that price.
“Online tickets are the easiest option for people coming from out of state or buying the tickets for a large group,” said Nick Zachrich, manager of the Review.
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Jul 21, 2017
MANSFIELD, Ohio — When it comes to using a chainsaw, there are things you want to cut, like any of Ohio’s millions of still-standing dead ash trees killed by the emerald ash borer pest, and things you don’t want to cut, like … anything not a tree.
A class offered Aug. 3 in Mansfield will help you keep them straight.
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Jul 19, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A July 27 event at The Ohio State University will look at how Ohio communities can experience the most benefits — and fewest problems — from oil and gas work in their areas.
