Agricultural News

WHAT FEEDS ARE CHEAPER…than others? What will help you feed your livestock in these

ALFALFA WEEVIL…damage is apparent in much of this spring’s first cutting.

Be sure to scout your fields for weevil damage.

Details on scouting and possible treatments are HERE: http://ohioline.osu.edu/ent-fact/pdf/0032.pdf

THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE…has released new rules for recordkeeping for

private pesticide applicators. These new record changes are simplifications of the previous

recordkeeping requirements and should make recordkeeping easier for growers. Previously, Ohio growers

had to keep more items than federal law and many other states required.

Note: Under the new rules, if a grower applies either a general use or restricted use pesticide

for a neighbor under the neighbor exemption (Revised Code 921.26 (D)) he/she must

record this information for all applications. However, we always recommend that growers

keep records of all their pesticide applications whether required by law or not.

2007 AG CENSUS DATA…for Washington County is now available. Although down in the number

of farms in the county, net sales of agricultural products are up. Farmers in the county are less

dependent on government assistance and vegetable crops are on the rise. Read some of the highlights here:
http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Online_Highlights/County_Profiles/Ohio/cp39167.pdf