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Supporting Farm Families Coping with Dementia
https://fcs.osu.edu/news/supporting-farm-families-coping-dementia
Older agricultural workers face a higher risk of dementia putting themselves and their families at increased risk of injury and making it harder to safely age in place on the farm. Yet, most safety programs don’t address the unique challenges of dementia ...
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Battle for the Belt: Season 3, Episode 13 – Corn & Soybean Stand Counts
In Episode 13, we joined graduate students Diego Miranda, Taylor Dill, and Maria Kessler in the field for a demonstration on corn and soybean stand counts. Season 3, Episode 13 of Battle for the Belt is now available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c ...
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Lep Monitoring Network – Corn Earworm and Western Bean Cutworm # 9
This is our 9 th week of monitoring moth pests in Ohio, and w e are in our third week of monitoring Corn Earworm (CEW) and Western Bean Cutworm (WBC). These pests are monitored starting the week of June 1 st and will continue through the week of August 4 ...
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Statewide Slug Monitoring Project – Update # 6
Our sixth slug update covers monitoring from June 16 th to June 22 nd. During this time, we had 12 counties monitoring a total of 96 shingle traps. Slug populations seem to be finally recovering from the cold weather early in the season, as their numbers ...
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Beating the Heat on Farms
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-19/beating-heat-farms
As we move toward late June, OSU Extension State Climatologist, Aaron Wilson has expressed concern for both human and livestock welfare as we continue in our first heat wave of the season. With forecast highs in the mid to upper 90s and little cooling in ...
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Consider the Cool Pattern Shook – Heatwave Ongoing
Climate Summary After the cool conditions for much of May, June temperatures have rebounded closer to normal for the first three weeks of the month. A few northern counties have continued with below normal temperatures (1-2°F), while southeast Ohio is ru ...
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Harvest Strategies to Avoid Wheat Quality Losses
Fusarium head blight (FHB) or head scab has been reported in western Ohio. As we approach wheat harvest, there are strategies to reduce the effect of FHB and DON (or vomitoxin) contamination on grain quality. Prior to harvest, it is important to scout fie ...
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Grain Handling Systems Open House
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-19/grain-handling-systems-open-house
You are invited to the Molly Caren Ag Center Grain Facility for an open house to learn more about grain handling systems and safety. Technology and design will be on display July 24, 2025, from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. OSU Extension and industry representative ...
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Potato Leafhopper is Arriving in Alfalfa
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-19/potato-leafhopper-arriving-alfalfa
This Spring has presented plenty of challenges, and another is coming in from the south. Potato leafhoppers (PLH) are being carried into Ohio fields on southern winds and can quickly become a concern. PLH arrives around the time of first cutting and can b ...
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Double Crop Soybean (or Late-Planted Soybean) Considerations for 2025
As wheat harvest begins in Ohio, farmers may be considering double crop soybean. In other areas of the state, soybean planting is still underway due to wet spring weather. In either scenario, there are several adjustments to consider when soybean planting ...