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Jun 27, 2017
BELOIT, Ohio — Weeds have come back this summer in full force and farmers are again learning the best ways to wage war with these green invaders.
Ohio State University Extension’s Mahoning County office is hosting a field day on July 12 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. focusing on how to properly manage weeds and manure on farms.
OSU Extension is the outreach arm of The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
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Jun 27, 2017
MANSFIELD, Ohio -- So you want to know your trees. On July 7, a class offered at The Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus will help you. Called Name That Tree, the class will show you how to identify Ohio trees using common traits like their leaves.
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Jun 23, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Observing and identifying bees used to be reserved for the select few scientists with access to powerful microscopes and detailed identification guides.
With close-up photography, powerful binoculars and user-friendly field guides, now anyone can learn to identify common bees. And an upcoming series of bee biology and identification workshops can help get people started.
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Jun 22, 2017
SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio – As weeds such as marestail become more of a problem for corn and soybean growers, scientists in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University are putting more resources into the research of new herbicides and herbicide resistant weeds and crops.
On July 12, OSU weed specialists will display some of that research during a field day for agricultural industry representatives and corn and soybean growers interested in learning about weed control in Ohio corn and soybean fields.
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Jun 21, 2017
SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio – As weeds such as marestail become more of a problem for corn and soybean growers, scientists in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University are putting more resources into the research of new herbicides and herbicide resistant weeds and crops.
On July 12, OSU weed specialists will display some of that research during a field day for agricultural industry representatives and corn and soybean growers interested in learning about weed control in Ohio corn and soybean fields.
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Jun 21, 2017
Ohio State University Extension Nutrient Management Field Specialist Glen Arnold and Ohio State University Extension Educator Sam Custer have been running tests on side dressing corn with manure since 2013. This spring, they purchased a new piece of equipment to make this unorthodox task a bit more efficient. The Ohio Ag Net's Ty Higgins has more in this video from Harrod Farms in Darke County.
Click here to watch video.
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Jun 19, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A steadily rising number of Lyme disease cases are being reported in Ohio transmitted by a tick that can be as small as a poppy seed.
Every year since 2010, when Ohio’s first population of blacklegged deer ticks was discovered in Coshocton County, the number of people infected with Lyme disease has increased. Last year’s statewide total of 160 human cases of the disease is more than three and a half times the 2010 total.
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Jun 19, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The vice president of agricultural administration and dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University has been appointed by Governor John Kasich to the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board.
Cathann A. Kress, PhD, was appointed for a term beginning June 15 and ending Jan. 25, 2020, and is the college’s second member on the board.
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Jun 17, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It turns out that one way to keep gypsy moths from multiplying is to disrupt their mating.
Whatever images that conjures up, they are probably not in sync with the actual method the Ohio Department of Agriculture uses. Picture a small, yellow plane flying a couple hundred feet above tree tops and buildings, spraying an organic product called SPLAT GM-O. Despite its whimsical name, the product has a serious intent: it confuses male gypsy moths amid their search for females.
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Jun 13, 2017
WOOSTER, Ohio — Secrest Arboretum, like gardens everywhere, has its share of weeds. And Paul Snyder, who works there as a program assistant, has seen their best and worst.
Canada thistle, common moonseed and marestail are the toughest to manage, Snyder said.
