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Using spray oils for insect control
Horticultural spray oils can be effective control materials for orchard insects that occur early in the season.
Manure pits getting full, livestock owners waiting for ground to freeze
Livestock producers across Ohio and the Midwest have been unable to apply manure this fall and early winter due to saturated field conditions. Most livestock farmers are really pressed for manure storage room. Waiting for frozen ground to apply manure is likely to be their only available option.
A new generation learns the hard way
Does the word “relief” bring anything special to your mind except a slogan for an anti-acid? Probably not, unless you grew up in the Great Depression, and there are getting to be fewer of us as the years fly by. “Relief” was a government program to assist jobless families whose savings were gone, whose homes
Ohio farmland preservation program seeking new local sponsors
The Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Office of Farmland Preservation invites agricultural landowners to apply for their local sponsor certification.
OPGMA summer tour takes a closer look at new fruit production techniques
Quarry Hill Orchards shared the latest orchard innovations at the 2016 OPGMA summer tour in Erie County, Ohio, June 22.
FARM SCIENCE REVIEW: Mod squad
COLUMBUS – Carefully designed polyculture systems, grown on small farms or even in suburban yards, could self-limit pest problems and gross up to $90,000 per acre, said Joe Kovach, head of Ohio State University’s Integrated Pest Management program.
More than $1 million in grants awarded to help Pennsylvania specialty crops
Twenty Pennsylvania projects were awarded nearly $1,045,000 in federal grants to increase the visibility and market share of the state’s produce, nursery, horticultural and nut products.
Mercer County Country Tour scheduled
The Sept. 15-16 drive-it-yourself tour will feature eight stops.
Ask Jen about nuts
This week, Jen thinks back to her childhood memories of Thanksgiving and her great aunt’s ‘Black Friday Stuffing.’
Ohio fall foliage viewing season nears
For Ohioans and out-of-state visitors who want to savor this year’s foliage at its peak, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources recommends fall color events at state parks, forests and nature preserves.
