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  1. Top-dressing Wheat with Liquid Manure

    this week. The key to applying the correct amount of manure to fertilize wheat is to know the manure’s ... and streams. Applicators in the Western Lake Erie Basin also need to look at the weather forecast to ... considering applying liquid manure as a top-dress fertilizer for wheat once we get through the rain expected ...

  2. Management of Fusarium Head Blight

    within the first five days after heading. This is different from what is recommended for wheat, as ... Foliar fungicides have the greatest efficacy against Fusarium head blight when applied at or ... anthesis generally occurs before anthers are extruded. Once anthers are extruded, fungicide efficacy ...

  3. Freezer Not Just For Dinner But Also Snacks

    Over the past few weeks, I have been taking time to prepare for the arrival of my first baby. ... Early on in my pregnancy I knew that I wanted to prepare freezer meals and items to help make life just ... up those weeknight dinners, prepping ahead is a great way to save time and enjoy meals cooked at ...

  4. Weather whiplash raises financial risk for Ohio farmers

    is direct. “Water management is key. Be prepared to deal with too much and too little water in the ... Tracy Turner COLUMBUS, OhioOhio farmers are increasingly being forced to manage two opposing ... recordkeeping began in 1895. Temperatures shifted sharply as well, from a colder-than-average May to record-warm ...

  5. Disease Management

    minimize yield loss. A well-timed foliar fungicide application is able to effectively control most foliar ... Disease is one of the major factors limiting wheat yield and quality in Ohio and other Midwestern ... Ohio. Monitoring wheat diseases aids a producer in selecting varieties with resistance to the common ...

  6. White Grub Identification, Biology and Management

    require moist conditions to be effective, they need to be watered in immediately after application. Daily ... and/or curative control of white grubs, as listed in Table 1. It is worthwhile to note that pyrethroids ... University “White grub” is the common name for root-damaging turf pests in the family Scarabaeidae, or scarab ...

  7. Soil Fertility Crucial For Forage Crops To Recover From Drought

    need to think about babying the new growth to help plants fully recover. Adequate soil fertility is ... can assume sufficient moisture to help get our forage crops off and running in a few weeks, we still ... found at  https://go.osu.edu/smallfarmconference2026.  The second is the Eastern Ohio Women in Ag ...

  8. 2026 Keynote Speakers

    Bio Bob Jones is co-owner and CEO of The Chef's Garden in Huron Ohio. The Chef's Garden and ... "Culinary Herbs in Greenhouses and Vertical Farms”   Click Here for Roberto's Bio Dr. Roberto Lopez’s ... on energy-efficient production, some of which are in Spanish. Roberto has received awards for his ...

  9. Squash Vine Borer Damage and Management: What to Look for and When to Act

    least weekly. If five or more moths are caught weekly, then management action is needed to reduce crop ... the soil. However, keep in mind that fields often need to be rotated more than 5 miles away as SVB can ... is a destructive insect pest of cucurbits in Ohio and across the eastern and central United States. ...

  10. On My Terms: An Empowerment Tool for My Family

    tough decisions will need to be made. In the past, as individuals have aged, reactive measures have been ... Take a proactive approach to estate planning! Join us for this 4-part series! On My Terms is an ... consideration of all wishes of the loved one involved in the crisis. To meet the inevitable needs of aging ...

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