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Upcoming Events

May 30, 2023 Issue:

• The Ag Law Harvest
• Ohio Crop Returns Outlook for 2023 – Final Crop Enterprise Budgets for 2023
• The Ohio State University to Establish Trimble Technology Labs in Columbus and Wooster For Agriculture, Construction, Natural Resources
• Lee’s Monthly News Column
• Ashtabula County 4‐H Camp is Filling Up‐Get your Reservation in Today!

May 23, 2023 Issue:

• Spring Weather & Soil Conditions: Update 7 (Final)
• Fungicide and Insecticide at Flowering: Is This Really Warranted?
• And Now….There’s No Rain – Reminders About Residual Herbicides
• Consumer debt in U.S. hits $17 trillion dollars, U.S. agricultural real estate debt projected to record levels.
• USDA ERS Forecasting Reduced Farm Income for 2023
• Federal court approves settlement agreement in Lake Erie litigation
• Ashtabula County 4‐H Camp is Filling Up‐Get your Reservation in Today!

May 16, 2023 Issue:

• Changes Ahead With Potential El Nino
• Big Tractors, Now Heavier Than Many Dinosaurs, Can Damage Deep Soil
• When Do You Leave Seed In The Bag?
• Pasture Repairs After A Muddy Winter
• Managing Soil Acidity, Not Soil Balancing, Affects Yield

May 9, 2023 Issue:

• Spring Weather & Soil Conditions: Update 5
• Planning Your Winter Annual Cereal Grain Forage Harvest
• Are you charging enough for your hay?
• 2023 Beef Production Forecasts
• Trusts for Second Marriages
• Precision Livestock Farming to Improve Efficiency
• Mental Health Resources

May 2, 2023 Issue:

• May is Here, Planting Considerations for Corn and Soybean
• On Our Watchlist: Seedcorn Maggot and Alfalfa Weevil
• The Ohio End of Maple Season Report
• Timing of Fertilizer Application for Forages
• Ohio State Expert: Expect to See More Ticks Statewide This Season
• Mental Health Resources
• Lee’s Monthly News Column

April 25, 2023 Issue:

• Spring Weather & Soil Conditions: Update 3
• Waterhemp on The Rise
• Waiting on 2026
• ROI; Is it time for a fresh look?
• Enhanced Soil Carbon Farming as a Climate Solution: Pastures and Hayfields in Ohio
• Recycling lake sediments for crop production: A sustainable solution for closing the phosphorus cycle

April 18, 2023 Issue:

• Trends in General Inflation and Farm Input Prices
• Two Rate Nitrogen Trial – MRTN vs. MRTN (+50)
• Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparisons of Feedstuffs Prices
• First Cutting Can Make or Break a Season
• Extension Talk – Mental Health Dinner Theater Held

April 11, 2023 Issue:

• Spring Weather & Soil Conditions: Update 1
• Enhanced Soil Carbon Farming as a Climate Solution: Pastures and Hayfields in Ohio
• Farm On financial management course offers farmers, ranchers training to meet new program requirements
• “Waters of the United States” continues to make waves
• Will Price Volatility Continue in the World Wheat Market?
• Deadlines This Week - College Ag Scholarships Portage County Hiring ANR Educator
• Upcoming Extension Events

April 4, 2023 Issue:

• Portage County Hiring ANR Educator
• Warmer Weather Ahead
• Record in Brazil, Drop in Argentina: Contrasting Soybean Harvests in South America
• Extension Talk – College Ag Scholarships Offered
• Lee’s Monthly News Column
• Upcoming Extension Events

March 28, 2023 Issue:

• When and How Much Nitrogen to Apply to Wheat
• Early Spring Weed Identification
• Help us help you: take our farm legal needs survey
• A Summary of Cost and Returns for the 2022-2023 Hay Crop
• The Farm Insurance Policy: Unique Assets and Activities
• Ohio Agritourism Conference is April 1
• Extension Talk – College Ag Scholarships Offered
• Upcoming Extension Events

March 21, 2023 Issue:

• Will Brazil Emerge as the Number One Corn Exporting Nation?
• You Get What You Pay For, Until You Don’t
• Could AI-Powered Object Recognition Technology Help Solve Wheat Disease?
• How Drought Impacts Corn Yields
• Ohio Agritourism Conference is April 1st
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy School Returns March 28, 2023
• Upcoming Extension Events

March 14, 2023 Issue:

• Where Could the U.S.-Mexico GM Corn Dispute End Up?
• Role of Biologicals in Enhancing Nutrient Efficiency in Corn and Soybean
• Phosphorus Best Management Practices Field Day
• Extension Talk– Extension and Farm Bureau to hold Free Dinner Theater for Mental Health April 11th
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy School Returns March 28, 2023
• Upcoming Extension Events

March 7, 2023 Issue:

• U.S. Agricultural Projections to 2023
• New Research Lends an Ear to How Drought Impacts Corn Yields
• New Ohio Law Allows Postnuptial Agreements
• Extension Talk - Farewell
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy School Returns March 28, 2023
• Upcoming Extension Events

February 28, 2023 Issue:

• Weather Update: Transitioning
• Ohio Land Values and Cash Rents Analysis
• Drones for Spraying Pesticides
• Double Crop Sunflower in Ohio, is it an Option?
• The Ag Law Roundup: leases, zoning, line fences, milk insurance, and popcorn
• Extension Talk – Ohio Grape and Wine Conference Held
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy School Returns March 28, 2023
• Upcoming Extension Events

February 21, 2023 Issue:

• A Look At Nutrient Deficiency
• Trees Near Rural Property Boundaries: What Are The Laws?
• Farm Sector Profits Expected to Decline in 2023
• Truth Or Fallacy: Cattle Cannot Digest Whole Shelled Corn?
• New Mental Health Resource for Ohioans!
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy School Returns March 28, 2023
• Upcoming Extension Events

February 14, 2023 Issue:

• Mild, Wet and Windy Next 30 Days
• 'Warm' Winter Days...What This Means for Wheat
• Controlling Slugs and Voles in Cover Crops
• Carbon Credit Market Assistance Program Now in the Moore to present Estate Planning Challenges for Farm Families this Wednesday
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy School Returns March 28, 2023
• Upcoming Extension Events

February 7, 2023 Issue:

• Weather Update: January 2023 A Month of Soil Moisture Recharge
• Agency and legislative leadership in 2023: what might it mean for ag?
• Farm Insurance Policies Part #1 - Understanding the Policy
• Agricultural Guestworkers in Ohio: What We Know and Where We’re Going
• Farmers, ranchers needed for national study about balancing work and children
• Work begins on the 2023 Ashtabula Local Food Guide
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy School Returns March 28, 2023
• Upcoming Extension Events

January 31, 2022 Issue:

• Northeast Ohio Agronomy School Returns March 28, 2023
• Sampling Corn Grain for Vomitoxin
• Spinning Food Processing Waste Into ”Gold”
• Frost Seeding Clover: A Recipe for Success
• The Trumbull Portage Summit County Farm Service Agency is Hiring
• Extension Talk – The Chicken or the Egg; Raising Prices Raises Questions
• Lee’s Monthly News Column
• Upcoming Extension Events

January 24, 2023 Issue:

• Settling in for the Winter (and beyond): Road Salt Impacts Groundwater Year -Round
• Renewable Energy for America Program Offering Grants and Low Interest Loans
• Consider Feeding Options for Challenging Conditions
• Help us…Help you! Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rent Survey 2022-2023
• Recognizing Changes in Mental Health
• Upcoming Extension Events

January 17, 2023 Issue:

• John Deere and Farm Bureau Address Right-to-Repair
• Rice breeding breakthrough to feed billions
• Farm Bill Decisions and Risk Mitigation in 2023
• Army of pest-munching ducks keep South African vineyard blooming
• Help us…Help you! Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rent Survey 2022-2023
• EXTENSION TALK: Save the Date: Agronomy School & Pesticide Training
• Upcoming Extension Events

January 11, 2023 Issue:

• The New WOTUS Rule: What Does It Mean and Does It Really Matter?
• Ag-Link Program Available to Ohio Farmers Planning for 2023 Growing Season
• Adjusting for Cold Weather
• Jackson-Smith Appointed to the Kellogg Endowed Chair in Agricultural Ecosystems Management at Ohio State
• Lee’s Monthly News Column
• Upcoming Extension Events

January 4, 2023 Issue:

• Weather Update: A Warm and Wet Start to 2023
• Don't Miss Out on 2023 Soil Health Webinar Series
• 2023 "Climate &.." Webinar Series
• Finding Clarity in Muddy Situations
• Starting a Food Business Webinar Series
• 2023 Gift and Estate Tax Changes

December 20, 2022 Issue:

• Weather Update: More Active Pattern Sets in for December
• Giant Ragweed Still Looms Large
• 2022 Ohio Soybean Performance Trials - Yield Results Available Online as Sortable Tables
• OSU Extension to Hold Planning for the Future of Your Farm Webinar Series in 2023
• How intensive agriculture turned a wild plant into a pervasive weed (Waterhemp)
• Like-Kind Exchange Basics

December 14, 2022 Issue:

• Starting Small to Better Understanding Key Steps in the Carbon Cycle
• USDA Releases Nationwide Farmer, Rancher and Forest Manager Prospective Customer Survey
• Registration Open for our Planning for the Future of Your Farm Workshop Offered By OSU Extension
• In Defense of Animal Agriculture

December 6, 2022 Issue:

• Weather Update: More Active Pattern Sets In For December
• The Feed Grinder Mixer, Friend, or Foe?
• Starting A Food Business Webinar Series Being Offered By OSU Extension
• Evaluating Returns Necessary To Justify Installation Of Tile Drainage
• 2022 Ohio Maple Days
• Lee’s Monthly News Column
• 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book Available

November 29, 2022 Issue:

• Protecting the Farm from the Risk of Long-Term Care
• Study: Turning Wastewater into Fertilizer Is Feasible and Could Help to Make Agriculture More Sustainable
• 2022 Ohio Maple Day
• 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book Available

November 22, 2022 Issue:

• Weather Update: January-like Weather Abates in Time for Thanksgiving
• Does Eating Organic vs. Conventional Fruits and Vegetables Impact your Health?
• Farm Service Agency Microloan Program: An Opportunity for New, Niche, & Small Farmers
• A gene from 28 million years ago protects today's plants against caterpillars
• Dr. Mark Sulc Retires
• Upcoming Ohio Certified Crop Adviser Pre-Exam Preparation Class
• 2022 Ohio Maple Day
• 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book Available

November 15, 2022 Issue:

• Outlook for Nitrogen Prices in Spring 2023
• Our New Publication on Keeping Farmland in the Family
• Farm Service Agency Loans for Beginning and Established Farmers: An Overview
• Upcoming Ohio Certified Crop Adviser Pre-Exam Preparation Class
• Soil Sensor Yields Beneficial Information for Farmers
• Ohio Maple Day
• 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book Available

November 8, 2022 Issue:

• Weather Update: Fall Drought Conditions Expand
• Selecting a Business Structure
• Water-The Most Important Nutrient
• Fall Herbicide Applications in Dry 2022 Ohio Maple Day
• 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book Available

November 1, 2022 Issue:

• Online Farm Business Planning 101
• 2022 Ohio Soybean Performance Trials- All Yield Results Available
• Combine Fire Prevention
• First large-scale solar energy project denied in Ohio
• BEEF 509 returns in 2023, registration now open
• 2022 Ohio Maple Day
• Livestock Trailer Rollover Held for First Responders
• 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book Available

October 25, 2022 Issue:

• Online Farm Business Planning 101 Starting November 2nd
• Ohio Laws Governing Manure and Mud On Roadways
• Harvest Considerations for Corn
• Fall Is The Best Time To Sample For Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN)
• Lee’s Monthly News Column
• 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book Available

October 18, 2022 Issue:

• Online Farm Business Planning 101 Starting November 2nd
• Weather Update: A Winter Preview Before Warmer Weather Returns
• Watch for potential frost damage to non-mature corn
• The War Against Weeds Podcast
• Increase Your Seeding Rate For Late-Planted Wheat
• Social Security Announces 8.7 Percent Benefit Increase for 2023
• Appeals Court upholds injunction against wedding barn
• Ohio State to lead research and development project to help greenhouse growers create optimal conditions, increase crops, and reduce waste
• 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book Available

October 11, 2022 Issue:

• Tar Spot Spotted in NE Ohio Corn Fields
• Business Entity Discounts
• October is Here, Harvest Considerations for Corn Grain
• Another Article About Fall Herbicides?
• 2022 Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference
• Extension Talk – Livestock Trailer Rollover and Farm Business Programs
• 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book Available

October 4, 2022 Issue:

• Three Extension professionals named as field specialists, Farm Management at Ohio State
• October Usually Brings Our First Fall Freeze
• Weather Update: Cool, Dry Weather Continues
• Harvesting and Handling Ear Rot-Affected Corn
• Elvis Has Left the Building
• U.S. Supreme Court begins new term with wetlands and animal welfare cases
• 2022 Beef Twilight Tour Is On October 5^th

September 27, 2022 Issue:

• Lep Monitoring Update: Final Fall Armyworm Update
• Noxious Weeds and Neighbors
• Weather Update: Fall-Like Weather With Eyes On The Tropics
• Poultry Litter Applications
• Great Weather, Crowds Make For Successful 60^th Annual Farm Science Review
• 2022 Beef Twilight Tour Is On October 5^th
• Lee’s Monthly News Column

September 13, 2022 Issue:

• Assessing yield-limiting factors in corn, when do yield components develop?
• Small Farm Ruminant Field Day
• The “letter of intent” for solar and wind energy development
• Ohio Women in Agriculture Program announces opportunities at Farm Science Review!
• When can a county or township prohibit renewable energy facilities from locating in the community?
• When can a county or township prohibit renewable energy facilities from locating in the community?
• Program Announced: Does it Pencil Out? Farm Business Planning 101
• Farm Science Review unveils new mobile ticketing option
• Extension Talk: 2022 Beef Twilight Tour Announced

September 6, 2022 Issue:

• The “letter of intent” for solar and wind energy development: considerations for landowners
• Can We Get More Information From Our Soil Samples?
• USDA Announces Details for the 2022 Census of Agriculture
• Late-Season Soybeans Can Be Pest Magnets
• Farm Science Review unveils new mobile ticketing option

August 30, 2022 Issue:

• Autumn Harvest Still Looks Warmer Than Normal
• Incomplete Kernel Set And Tipped-Back Corn: How Do They Differ?
• Landowner Crop Lease Termination Deadline Is September 1
• Irrevocable Trusts
• Farm Science Reviews Unveils New Mobile Ticketing Option
• Ohio State Leading New $15 Million Project To Study Carbon Farming As Climate Change Solution
• 2022 Grape Field Day A Success

August 23, 2022 Issue:

• Soybean Diseases are Showing up in Ohio
• A Will or Trust?
• Corn at Vegetative Stages in August, will it Make it Safely to Maturity?
• Beef - Strong Demand
• Organic Certification Cost Share Available from Farm Service Agency
• Video: Yield Check 2022 - Ashtabula County, Ohio

August 17, 2022 Issue:

• Weather Update: Mild Conditions for August Continue
• More on Tar Spot: Mid To Late R-Stage Fungicide Application
• Fungicide Fundamentals and Insurance Applications
• Why Interseeding Might Be The Boost Cover Crops Need
• Lee’s Monthly News Column

August 9, 2022 Issue:

• Scouting for Late Season Soybean Diseases
• Plan Now for Fall Fertilization of Perennial Forages
• What’s your baled forage worth?
• A Guide to Accessing Farm Service Agency Programs
• Farm Science Review celebrates 60 years

August 2, 2022 Issue:

• Warm Weather To Persist Into Fall Harvest
• All Puckered Up: Dicamba Drift Reminders
• Are Your Cucurbits Yellowing or Wilting?
• Coming Soon: Ohio’s New Beginning Farmer Tax Credits
• Extension Talk: Fair Is Fair, It’s That Time Of Year Again!

July 26, 2022 Issue:

• Weather Update: Ample July Precipitation for Most
• Defoliation in Soybean and Corn
• Other Corn Ear Abnormalities – when and why do they develop?
• Seeding Perennial Forages in Late Summer
• Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2022
• The Heat is On and the Algae Loves It!

July 19, 2022 Issue:

• Water Use in Corn – What Do We Know?
• Soybeans Progress and Pod Set Growth Stages
• Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2022
• New Lease Termination Law Applies to Lease Landlords
• Extension Talk – Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist Training Offered This Fall
• The Portage County Extension Office is Hiring a Fall Intern
• Ashtabula/Geauga/Lake County FSA Office in Orwell is Hiring a Full Time Position!

July 12, 2022 Issue:

• Below-average harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie
• 2024 Farm Bill Dilemma, 1981 Farm Bill, and 2018 Farm Bill Price Support Adjustments
• Lep Monitoring Update WBC, CEW, FAW and ECB Updates
• Arrested Ear Development in Corn – How to avoid them?
• Drainage Installation Field Day, Tuesday, August 9, 2022
• Right of First Refusals

July 7, 2022 Issue:

• Dianne Shoemaker Signs Off On A Career Filled With Constant Change
• What Was That Early Maturing Grass In My Hay Fields?
• Scouting Notes From The Wayne County IPM Program
• Estate Planning Without Using Wills or Trusts
• Dean’s Charity Steer Show Partners With Ronald McDonald House at Ohio State Fair

June 28, 2022 Issue:

• Nutrient Value of Wheat Straw
• Supplemental Forages to Plant in July after Wheat
• Tri-State Precision Agriculture Conference
• Lupin Used as Winter Cover Crop Boots Summer Sorghum Yield

June 21, 2022 Issue:

• Farm Succession Planning with Second Marriages
• Less Than Sweet Honeysuckles
• Time to Start Scouting for Potato Leafhoppers in Alfalfa
• Ukraine: The Breadbasket of Europe
• Automated drones could scare birds off agricultural fields
• Upcoming Extension Events

June 14. 2022 Issue:

• Corn Growth and Development: Crop Staging
• Double Crop Soybeans Production in Northern Ohio
• Hay Barn Fires a Real Hazard
• Tracking Weeds to Stop Them in Their Tracks
• Upcoming Extension Events

June 7, 2022 Issue:

• Recommendations for Soybeans Planted in June
• Watch for Slug Damage on Seedling Plants
• The Ag Law Roundup
• Additional Ohio Meat Processing Grants Awarded
• 2022 Northeast Ohio Pollinator Summer Festival Registration is Now Open
• Lee’s Monthly News Column
• Upcoming Extension Events

May 31, 2022 Issue:

• Case highlights the risk of misclassifying employees as independent contractors
• It’s not too late to make a Grazing Management Plan
• Spotted Lanternfly Video – Scouting Tips
• Climate change on course to hit U.S. Corn Belt especially hard, study finds
• Upcoming Extension Events

May 24, 2022 Issue:

• Update: Corn Nitrogen Recommendations from MRTN
• Need More Commodity Storage? Consider a USDA Farm Storage Facility Loan
• Lep Monitoring Network Update – True Armyworm vs Fall Armyworm, Trap Count Updates
• First Cutting of Alfalfa and Grasses has Begun
• Market Outlook Report: Wheat
• 2022 Ashtabula County Agricultural Scholarship Winners Announced
• Upcoming Extension Events

May 18, 2022 Issue:

• Cooler (not Cold) and Active Weather Week Ahead
• Preventing Falls from Equipment During Spring Planting Season
• Lep Monitoring Network Update – Black Cutworm &True Armyworm
• Resolving the Drainage Problems that Surface with Spring Rains
• Spring SCN Testing and a Research Opportunity for Ohio Growers
• Kill Poison Hemlock Now
• Online Ohio Certified Crop Adviser Pre-Exam Course Now Available
• Upcoming Extension Events

May 10, 2022 Issue:

• CFAES Ag Weather System 2022 Near-Surface Air and Soil Temperatures/Moisture
• Soybean Planting Progress, Emergence, and Misconceptions
• Alfalfa Continues to Mature
• Spring SCN Testing and a Research Opportunity for Ohio Growers
• Lep Monitoring Network Update – Black Cutworm
• Island Maple Syrup Project has a Sweet Outcome
• Spray Drift: A Serious Problem You Can Manage
• The Impact of U.S. Agricultural Exports on Jobs
• Upcoming Extension Events

 

May 3, 2022 Issue:

 

• Wet Weather Then a Planting Window
• OSU Extension Lake County is Hiring an ANR Educator
• What Do We Know About the Impact of Late Planting on the US Average Corn Yield?
• Lep Monitoring Network Update
• It’s Time to Start Monitoring Your Alfalfa Fields for %NDF
• Hay in May!
• Lee’s Monthly News Column
• Upcoming Extension Events

April 26, 2022 Issue:

• OSU Extension Lake County is Hiring an ANR Educator
• Plant Forage Stands as Soon as Feasible
• ill Upcoming Cool Temperatures Hurt Winter Wheat?
• Participate in a Study to Identify Major Barriers to Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption
• Scholarships Available for Ashtabula County Students
• Free Seeds Available for your Ohio Victory Garden! – Extension Talk
• The Portage County Extension Office is Seeking a Summer Intern
• Ag Day 2022! Volunteers and Donors Needed!

April 19, 2022 Issue:

• When the rain won’t let up
• Ryes to the Occasion – Exploring How Winter Rye Varieties can Suit Different Climates
• Record Wheat Prices Prompt More Ohio Farmers to Plant Wheat this Year
• Potential to reduce reliance on non-renewable fertilizers in agriculture
• Scholarships Available for Ashtabula County Students
• 7^th Annual Chili Cook Off & Family Fun Night
• The Portage County Extension Office is Seeking a Summer Intern
• Ag Day 2022! Volunteers and Donors Needed!

April 13, 2022 Issue:

• Weather Update: A Warmer but Wetter Week Ahead
• Set-Up Soybeans for Success in 2022
• Charitable Remainder Trust strategy for retiring farmers
• Ohio legislature passes statutory farm lease termination and beginning farmer bills
• Scholarships Available for Ashtabula County Students
• 7^th Annual Chili Cook Off & Family Fun Night
• The Portage County Extension Office is Seeking a Summer Intern
• Extension Talk: Ag Day 2022! Volunteers and Donors Needed!

April 5, 2022 Issue:

• Chilly Damp April Expected
• HPAI Detected in Franklin County; Ohio Poultry Producers Encouraged to Practice Enhanced Biosecurity
• Farm Income Enhance Program Studies Accuracy of Agricultural Baseline
• Wheat in 2023?
• Scholarships Available for Ashtabula County Students
• 7^th Annual Chili Cook Off & Family Fun Night
• The Portage County Extension Office is Seeking a Summer Intern
• Lee's Monthly New Column

March 29, 2022 Issue:

• Weather Update: Seasonally Chilly Conditions to End March and Start April
• Winter Wheat Stand Evaluation for 2022
• Extension and Ag Researchers Work Toward Agroecosystem Resilience
• Scholarships Available for Ashtabula County Students
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy Breakfast Weekly Webinar Series
• The Portage County Extension Office is Seeking a Summer Intern
• Upcoming Extension Programs

March 22, 2022 Issue:

• Specialty Crop Virtual Listening Session Set
• Expanding Your Herd? Frequently Asked Questions About Johne’s Disease and How To Keep It Off The Farm
• LLCs For Farm Machinery, Not The Liability Barrier You Might Think
• Greenhouse Study Confirms Flood-Tolerant Varieties Of Soy
• Why Can’t Alfalfa Tolerate A Low Soil pH?
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy Breakfast Weekly Webinar Series
• Upcoming Extension Programs

March 15, 2022 Issue:

• Weather Update: March is a Time for Transition
• Applying MAP and DAP at Corn Sidedress
• Is Spring Wheat an Option for Ohio Farmers?
• Ohio Case Illustrates the Risk of Leaving Farmland to Co-Owners
• The Portage County Extension Office is Seeking a Summer Intern
• NORTHEAST OHIO AGRONOMY BREAKFAST WEEKLY WEBINAR SERIES - STARTING FEB 23

March 8, 2022 Issue:

• IT'S A WORM’S WORLD! The Impact of Nematology on Plant and Soil Health
• Corn College and Soybean School Recordings Available
• Nanocarrier spray: better crops without genetic modification
• Ohio Farm Custom Rate Survey 2022 Responses – Last Call
• Specialty crop virtual listening session set
• NORTHEAST OHIO AGRONOMY BREAKFAST WEEKLY WEBINAR SERIES - STARTING FEB 23
• Upcoming Extension Programs

March 2, 2022 Issue:

• Revisiting Ukraine, Russia, and Agricultural Commodity Markets
• Using the Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator
• Solar Energy and Your Farm
• Biosecurity Alert: Avian Influenza in Commercial Poultry on February 23, 2022
• The Ag Law Roundup
• Plan Now for Improving ”Winter” Damaged Pastures
• Register Now for the Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy Breakfast Weekly Webinar Series
• Upcoming Extension Programs

February 22, 2022 Issue:

• Determining Outcomes of On-Farm Best Practices
• The Ag Law Harvest
• Is Using Herbicide Impregnated Fertilizer an Option for Pastures on a Budget?
• Register Now for Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy Breakfast Weekly Webinar Series - Starting Feb 23
• Upcoming Extension Programs

February 15, 2022 Issue:

• Wet Times and Challenges Ahead
• Hemp Hampered No More with Research Showing Potential as Cash Crop
• USDA Fertilizer Analysis: 2011 – 2021
• Join us for February’s Farm Office Live
• USDA Report: Small Family Farms Produce Majority of Poultry and Eggs, and Hay
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy Breakfast Weekly Webinar Series - Starting Feb 23
• EXTENSION TALK: Grain Bin and Dryer Fire Safety and Prevention Webinar Announced
• Upcoming Extension Programs

February 8, 2022 Issue:

• Ohio Dairy Producer Webinar Series
• Ohio Grape Grower Survey
• OSU Extension to Host 2022 East Ohio Women in Ag Conference
• The Ag Law Harvest
• It’s Time to Frost Seed!
• Online Options for Pesticide Recertification Available
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy Breakfast Webinar Series
• OSU Extension Lake County is Hiring an ANR Educator
• Portage County Extension Office is Hiring an Office Associate.
• Upcoming Extension Programs

February 1, 2022 Issue:

• Weather Update: Will Cold and Snowy Weather Continue into February?
• Considerations for managing P & K in 2022
• Online Options for Pesticide Recertification Available
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy Breakfast Weekly Webinar Series – Starting Feb 23
• What's ahead for legal issues in 2022?
• Trumbull SWCD Aerial Seeded Cover Crop Program
• OSU's decision tool can help with Farm Bill elections
• OSU Extension Lake County is Hiring an ANR Educator
• Portage County Extension Office is Hiring an Office Associate.
• Join us for a Farmland Leasing Update Webinar
• Upcoming Extension Programs

January 25, 2022 Issue:

• OSU Extension Lake County is Hiring an ANR Educator
• Online Options for Pesticide Recertification Available
• Northeast Ohio Agronomy Breakfast Weekly Webinar Series - Starting Feb 23
• AEDE Economic Outlook and Policy Webinar Series
• Fertility Calculator for Ohio Recommendations
• A New Enlist Labels – When Enlist is Outlawed, Only Outlaws…
• OSU’s decision tool can help with Farm Bill elections
• Timely Frost Seeding Improves Pasture, Hay Stands!
• Upcoming Extension Programs

January 18, 2022 Issue:

• OSU Extension Lake County is Hiring an ANR Educator
• Online Options for Pesticide Recertification Available
• Do You Need To Plan For The Future Of Your Farm?
• Join Us For The 2^nd Annual Virtual Corn College and Soybean School
• Fertility Calculator for Ohio Recommendations
• A Little Celebration for National Popcorn Day
• Fighting Weeds In A Changing World
• Upcoming Extension Programs

January 11, 2022 Issue:

• Dealing. with Fertilizer Costs and Shortages: "No Silver Bullets"
• It's a Good Time for a Farmland Leasing Update
• Research Shows More Riparian Buffer Strips can Protect Our Waterways
• Lee's Monthly Column
• The Stark County Extension Office is Hiring
• Upcoming Extension Programs

January 4, 2022 Issue:

• The Ag Law Harvest
• A New Year…An Updated Farm Balance Sheet
• Evaluate, Adapt, Improve, Repeat
• Ohio Farm Custom Rate Survey 2022 Responses Requested
• Ohio NRCS Announces Conservation Funding Deadline
• Upcoming Extension Programs

December 28, 2021 Issue:

• 2021 OSU Vegetable Disease Management and Diagnostics Reports Now Available
• OSU Extension to Host “Planning For The Future Of Your Farm” Webinar Series
• Increase Productivity and Protect The Value of Your Land Through USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program
• Ohio NRCS Announces Conservation Funding Deadline
• What Does it Mean?
• 2022 Agricultural Outlook and Policy Meetings Set To Kickoff
• Upcoming Extension Programs

December 21, 2021 Issue:

• Weather Update: Winter Off to a Warm Damp Start
• No Christmas gifts for agriculture, but some Ohio Legislation is Moving
• Kentucky Rising Above Tornado Aftermath
• Pasture Rental Rates. Do you Know Your Price?
• The Ohio Soybean Council is Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
• Upcoming Extension Programs

December 14, 2021 Issue:

• The Ag Law Harvest
• Ag Policy and Outlook Conference Recordings Available
• Winter and Spring Weather Outlooks
• Valuing Bedded-Pack Manure
• The Ohio Soybean Council is Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
• EXTENSION TALK: Save the Date - Agronomy School and Pollinator Symposium
• NEW 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book NOW Available
• Upcoming Extension Programs

December 7, 2021 Issue:

• Alternative Spring Burndown/Postemergence Strategies When Herbicides Are in Short Supply
• 12 Days of Experts: 9 Tips for Keeping a Christmas Tree Fresh, 4 Trees You Should Know
• ODA Director Announces Dr. Dennis Summers as Ohio’s State Veterinarian
• One (Soil) Test to Rule Them All
• The Ohio Soybean Council is now Accepting Scholarship Applications
• Extension Talk: Record Keeping 101 & NEOPS Winter Series 2022
• Upcoming Extension Programs

November 30, 2021 Issue:

• Falling Leaves Poison with Ease
• The Ohio Soybean Council is Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
• The Ag Law Harvest
• Extension Talk: Alternative Uses for Miscanthus
• Now Hiring: Portage County Program Assistant
• New 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book Now Available
• Lee’s Monthly News Column
• Upcoming Extension Programs

November 23, 2021 Issue:

• Implications of High N Fertilizer Prices on Corn N Fertilizer Recommendations
• Fall Herbicide Treatments – Just Do It – Nag Nag Nag
• USDA Funding Available To Help Ohio Landowners Protect and Restore Wetlands and Wildlife Habitat
• USDA Economic Research Service Corn & Soybean Projections to 2030
• Can I afford to Fertilize my hay?
• Ohio Legislative Update
• Now Hiring: Portage County Program Assistant
• New 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book NOW Available

November 16, 2021 Issue:

• What doesn't kill you makes you stronger: Research shows crops have drought 'memory' to help reduce yield loss
• The Ag Law Harvest
• Farm Office Live Fall and Winter Edition
• Sticker – shocking feed prices require wise livestock management
• New 2022 Ashtabula County Plat Book NOW Available

November 9, 2021 Issue:

• Weather Update: Seasonal Rollercoaster
• Help Wanted: Recruiting Dur