Agricultural News

A SHOW ANIMAL CLINIC…will be held Tuesday, June 23 at Washington State Community College.

Several experts will be on hand to answer questions and present information.

Several speakers from Purina will share their experiences with show animals across the Midwest

and several counties in Ohio. They will review nutritional guidelines for your specific projects.

They will also answer questions and help farmers with scenarios on raising their own livestock.

OSU Extension will be on hand to review skillathon information and details about the

animal rights/animal welfare issues affecting your project animals and Ohio Agriculture.

LIVESTOCK FARMERS… in the area will also benefit greatly from the Show Animal Clinic

on June 23. Please let us know if you will be attending so we can plan on pizza!

Valley Cooperative for sponsoring this program!!

A PASTURE WALK AT FORNI’S…Dairy Farm will be held on Tuesday, June 30

from 12:30-2:30pm. The topics covered will be pasture composition, plant identification, impacts

of grazing, pasture generation after clear cutting, stocking densities, costs/cwt and many more!

DETAILS & REGISTER: landefeld.6@osu.edu

THE 2009 SUSTAINABLE FARM TOUR…Series is happening all summer all over Ohio!

Learn about trying new enterprises on your farm from farmers who are making it

happen on their farms. To find out about tour offerings, dates and locations:

http://sustainableag.osu.edu and click on “2009 Sustainable Farm Tour Series” in the center of the page.

A LINE FENCE LAW MEETING…will be sponsored by Farm Bureau on Tuesday, June 23.

Details to follow.
THE LINE FENCE LAW…changed in a major way in 2008. To be sure you are in compliance,

to understand agreements for ‘all barbed wire’ fences and to get other details, READ:
http://aede.osu.edu/programs/aglaw/line_and_partition_fence_law_lib.htm

WITH MORE LIVESTOCK FEEDSTUFFS THAN CORN…and soybean grains available to

Ohio dairy producers, finding the bargains while managing a balanced diet can be a challenge.

As the industry faces a dire economic situation, an Ohio State University computer software program

is available to help alleviate some unnecessary management costs.

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