2014 News Articles

The following are news columns written weekly by David Dugan, Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources in Adams, Brown, and Highland counties.

  •     December 29, 2014 The Esophageal Feeder - a Life-Saving Tool for Calves, Dates to Remember
  •     December 22, 2014 Senate Passes Tax Extender Bill---It is on to the President!, Dates to Remember
  •     December 15, 2014 Corn Performance Trials, New Web Pages, Farmer’s Tax Guides, End of Year Tax Strategies for Cattlemen, Dates to Remember
  •     December 8, 2014 Fertilizer Certification, Stored Forage School , Dates to Remember
  •     December 1, 2014 Are You Ready for Winter?, Stored Forage School, Dates to Remember
  •     November 24, 2014 Fertilizer Certification Training Sessions, Ninth Annual Ohio River Valley Wineries Barrel Tasting Trail, Applications Available For Educational Excellence Grant, Dates to Remember
  •     November 17, 2014 Additional Winter Meeting Dates, Farm Bill Meetings Scheduled, Local Tobacco Auction, Applications Available For Educational Excellence Grant
  •     November 10, 2014 Farm Bill Meetings Scheduled, Tobacco Market Opportunity, Livestock Mortality Composting Opportunity
  •     November 3, 2014 Extending Your Hay Supply, It May Soon Be Ladybug Time,
  •     October 27, 2014 Now is the Time to Control Winter Annual Weed Hosts of Soybean Cyst Nematode, GAP for Tobacco Growers
  •     October 20, 2014 Sort Cows for Efficient Winter Feeding, Potential for Corn Ear Rot and Mycotoxin Problems in Ohio, Get Your Calendars Ready
  •     October 13, 2014 Fall Weed Control Thoughts, Ladies Night Out in Georgetown, Master Gardener and SSCC Winter Programs, Dates to Remember
  •     October 6, 2014 Great Time to Soil Test, Highland Co. Dairy Service Banquet, Market for Walnuts, Dates to Remember
  •     September 29, 2014 Use Caution with Pasture and Frost, Tire Amnesty Days in Adams Co., Highland Co. Dairy Banquet, Walnuts for Sale?, Dates to Remember
  •     September 22, 2014 Brown County Fair in Progress, Pricing Standing Corn for Silage Harvest 2014, Keep Farm Safety in Mind, Farm Science Review, Dates to Remember
  •     September 15, 2014 Certificate for Fertilizer Application, Corn Drydown: What to Expect? Farm Bill Meetings, Dates to Remember
  •     September 8, 2014 Certificate for Fertilizer Application, Beware of Yellow Jackets, Shrimp Harvest Opportunities, Farm Bill Meetings, Farm Science Review Tickets, Dates to Remember.
  •     September 1, 2014 Farm Bill Meetings, Adams Co Jr Fair Beef BBQ, Highland County Fair, Farm Science Review Tickets.
  •     August 25, 2014 Highland County Fair, NCR-SARE Announces 2105 Farmer Rancher Grant Call for Proposals, Farm Science Review Tickets, Grazing School in Wilmington.
  •     August 18, 2014 Blue Mold Found in Lewis and Mason Counties, Sclerotinia Stem Rot and White Mold in Soybeans, Farm Science Review Tickets, Dates to Remember
  •     August 11, 2014 Watch for Stinkbugs in Soybeans, Managing Minerals, Highland Co. Fair, Farm Science Review Tickets, Dates to Remember
  •     August 4, 2014 Scours, A Systems Approach, Farm Science Review Tickets, Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show, Dates to Remember
  •     July 28, 2014 Southwest Ohio Corn Growers Field Day, Farm Bill Meetings, Dates to Remember
  •     July 21, 2014 Anaplasmosis, Hops Field Night, Dates to Remember
  •     July 14, 2014 Adams County Fair in Progress, Tobacco Update, Insects in Soybeans, Dates to Remember
  •     July 7, 2014 Do You Now Need Rain, Late Harvest of First Cutting, Fly Control/Pinkeye Prevention Needs to be Continuous, Dates to Remember
  •     June 30, 2014 Spiny Amaranth Trial, Tomato Problems, The Challenge of Controlling Flies, Dates to Remember
  •     June 23, 2014 Price of Cheap Food, Check Your Alfalfa, Blueberries-Brambles-and Wine Grape Field Night, Dates to Remember
  •     June 16, 2014 Noxious Weeds, Bagworms Munching, Tomato Problems, Dates to Remember
  •     June 10, 2014 The Yellow Weed, Jackson Beef & Forage Field Night, Dates to Remember
  •     June 3, 2014 Why Rotational Graze? Southern Ohio Ag and Community Development Foundation Meetings, Dates to Remember
  •     May 23, 2014 Thoughts on the Hay Crop, Dates to Remember
  •     May 19, 2014 The Only Way to Work Cattle Quickly is Slowly, Dates to Remember
  •     May 12, 2014 Tobacco Company Farm Visits, Beef Cattle Market Forecast, Tobacco Plant Issues, Dates to Remember
  •     May 5, 2014 Rotational Grazing, GAP for Vegetable and Fruit Producers, Fence Building Field Night, Strawberry Field Night, Dates to Remember
  •     April 28, 2014 Animal Disease Traceability, Fence Building Field Night, Strawberry Field Night, Dates to Remember
  •     April 21, 2014 Animal Traceability Program April 28, Termites Swarming, Carpenter Bees are Buzzing, Scours in Calves, Dates to Remember
  •     April 14, 2014 GAP Training for Tobacco Growers, Grass Tetany Risks, Armyworm Flight in Kentucky, Dates to Remember
  •     April 7, 2014 Changes in County Fair Swine Procedures, GAP Training for Tobacco Growers, Pesticide License Testing, Local Wineries, Dates to Remember
  •     March 31, 2014 Ohio Beef Checkoff Pass, Pelletized Lime in Production Systems, Dates to Remember
  •     March 24, 2014 GAP Training for ALL Tobacco Producers, Good Time to Control Poison Hemlock, Prevent Grass Tetany & Other Problems, Dates to Remember
  •     March 17, 2014 Composting at Southern State on Thursday, Agronomy Series Part 3, Are Your Bulls Ready, Farm to School Program, Dates to Remember
  •     March 10, 2014 Do You Have Sensitive Crops, Products for Preventive Control of Tobacco Aphids and Worms in Tobacco, 20th Annual Southwest Ohio Perennial School, Dates to Remember
  •     March 3, 2014 Farm & Family Night is March 11, Beef Quality Assurance Program, Dates to Remember
  •     February 24, 2014 Attention Tobacco Growers, Artificial Insemination Class, Ohio Farmers Encouraged to Apply for Treasurer's 2014 Ag-LINK Program, Dates to Remember
  •     February 17, 2014 Pesticide Recertification, Problem Weeds & Resistance, ALB Reminder, Dates to Remember
  •     February 10, 2014 Farm Truck Awareness Program Monday, GAP Training for Tobacco Producers, Solid Waste Management on the Farm, Beef Check-off Voting, Dates to Remember
  •     February 3, 2014 Management of Young Cows, Dates to Remember
  •     January 27, 2014 Tobacco Buyout Money Delayed, Treat for Lice, Weather and Truck Cleanup, Ohio River Valley Agronomy Day, GAP Training for Tobacco Growers, Dates to Remember
  •     January 20, 2014 Buy Local Foods Seminar, Farm Truck Safety Awareness, Soybean College in Wilmington, Ohio Commercial Berry Production School, Dates to Remember
  •     January 13, 2014 Black Vultures Continue to be Costly, SOACDF Scholarships, Dates to Remember
  •     January 6, 2014 Three Part Agronomy Series Planned, Pesticide Testing Dates Set, Gardening Seminars Scheduled, 2014 Ohio Beef Cattle School Planned, Dates to Remember