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Ohio State expert warns about effect of rock salt on plants
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-expert-warns-about-effect-rock-salt-plants
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio-- Rock salt and other de-icing agents can be especially useful in tackling cold, long winters in Ohio. But according to a horticulture expert at The Ohio State University, if misused, these chemicals can cause damage to plants around it. ...
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Extensive Spread of Corn Toxin Could Affect 2019 Crop
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/extensive-spread-corn-toxin-could-affect-2019-crop
COLUMBUS, Ohio—A wetter than normal summer and fall in Ohio led to the worst spread of a toxin on corn in at least a decade, according to a grain disease expert with The Ohio State University. And next year’s crop may be at risk as well. The fungus that p ...
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Ohio Maple Days are coming, a chance to prep for syrup season
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-maple-days-are-coming-chance-prep-syrup-season
WOOSTER, Ohio—What will Ohio’s recent weather—wet last year, warmish this winter—mean for the coming maple syrup season? It’s one of the topics at this year’s Ohio Maple Days program, an educational event for syrup producers set for three dates in three l ...
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Mitchell to Lead Plant Pathology at Ohio State
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/mitchell-lead-plant-pathology-ohio-state
The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) has appointed a professor with additional experience leading a local government as the new chair of the Department of Plant Pathology. Along with an extensive acad ...
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Extension in the Classroom
https://mahoning.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/extension-classroom
Extension in the Classroom- Program Topics Click the links below to learn more about the hands-on educational workshops we can bring to your organization. We offer programs in a series of activities, one-time activities, day camps, and train-the-trainer e ...
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Farms and Fun: Reducing Liability Risk for Agritourism Webinar on Jan. 16
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farms-and-fun-reducing-liability-risk-agritourism-webinar-jan-16
The agritourism industry is in a growth pattern. The number of farms receiving income from agritourism in the U.S. expanded from 23,350 in 2007 to 33,161 in 2012 and agritourism income grew from $566 million to $704 million, with an average income of ove ...
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Raindrops Kept Falling on Our Heads
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/raindrops-kept-falling-our-heads
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The soggy truth? Ohio had a really wet year. After an exceptionally rainy fall in Ohio, the state is on track to have its third wettest year ever, said Aaron Wilson, climate specialist with Ohio State University Extension and the Byrd Pol ...
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Farm Bill Could Help Farmers Weather Low Milk, Other Commodity Prices
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farm-bill-could-help-farmers-weather-low-milk-other-commodity-prices
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dairy farmers have a stronger safety net against low milk prices and high feed costs under the new federal farm bill, and more federal dollars will be spent to spur international trade of American agricultural products. Both changes could ...
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Hall Receives Distinguished Service Award
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/hall-receives-distinguished-service-award
Peggy Kirk Hall, an associate professor in the College of Food, Agriculture & Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University, received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Agricultural Law Association on Oct. 26 during the associatio ...
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Agricultural Tax Issues Webinar
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/agricultural-tax-issues-webinar
COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Looking for information on how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will affect your farm or rural property? Ohio State University Extension is hosting an upcoming webinar focused the new regulations affecting income tax returns. Tax practitioners, ...