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  1. Fall Agritourism Preparedness

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/october-2015/emergency-management/fall-agritourism-preparedness

    a variety of safety concerns for owners of corn mazes, pumpkin patches, haunted houses, and other fall ... Pumpkin patches seem like simple locales of safe fall fun, and they can be, if safety precautions are ... taken by visitors and staff alike.  Ensure that the paths in the patch are clear and free of debris. ...

  2. Field Crop Irrigation May Work For Some Ohio Growers

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/field-crop-irrigation-may-work-some-ohio-growers

    irrigation approaches," said Larry Brown, an Ohio State University Extension agricultural engineer and ... conditions." According to the most recent statistics available to Brown- a limited survey he conducted in 1989- ... possibly twice that, said Brown, but no comprehensive survey has been conducted recently. Irrigation ...

  3. Miscanthus Being Evaluated as Potential Ohio Biomass Crop

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/miscanthus-being-evaluated-potential-ohio-biomass-crop

    types. Maurus Brown, an OSU Extension bioenergy and specialty crop specialist, hopes that successful ... industry," said Brown. Brown is collaborating with Mendel Biotechnology, a developer of energy crops, on the ... harvesting and marketing the biomass crop," said Brown. "In addition, we also want to learn more ...

  4. With a Little Help Freeze-Damaged Plants Can Bounce Back

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/little-help-freeze-damaged-plants-can-bounce-back

    progresses: • For perennials, cut brown foliage back to the crown of the plant to encourage new growth. ... that have been damaged from the cold weather will turn brown around leaf edges and begin to defoliate. ... plant material sit can cause a disease called Botrytis blight. "The disease is favored by cool, ...

  5. COVID-19 Resources for Farmers

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/program-areas/covid-19-resources-farmers

    Agriculture Sector During Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic 3M Video: Filtering Facepiece Respirators ... Prevention  https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/controlprevention.html   EPA Coronavirus Disease 2019 ... https://vet.osu.edu/sites/vet.osu.edu/files/documents/extension/COVID-19%20Handout_SPANISH.pdf   University of Minnesota Swine Disease Eradication Center Practical biosecurity recommendations ...

  6. CDL Update

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2022/cdl-update

    Amanda Douridas, ANR Educator Madison County OSU Extension recently hosted State Highway Patrol officers and a local Sheriff’s Department to discuss the recent CDL changes and answer general farm hauling questions for a program offered jointly to Delaware ...

  7. Learn About Blueberry Production at OPGMA Congress

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/learn-about-blueberry-production-opgma-congress

    plagued as much by insects and diseases," said Brown. "So that really opens the doors for ... and Marketers Association Congress. Maurus Brown, an Ohio State University small fruit specialist with ... learning how to grow the crops and then worry about selling them after harvest," said Brown. "But ...

  8. Scout Soybean Fields for Water-Borne Diseases

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/scout-soybean-fields-water-borne-diseases

    water-borne diseases that may have cropped up during the recent heavy rains. Anne Dorrance, an Ohio State ... the development of diseases such as Pythium seed rot, Phytophthora root and stem rot, Fusarium root ... come up and will damp-off, meaning that they turn brown and die," said Dorrance. "If a dead ...

  9. Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Splash in Trash (for the Week of May 3, 2009)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/smart-stuff-twig-walkingstick-splash-trash-week-may-3-2009

    It's called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It's in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean. And ... "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" entry has a map that shows the location of the patch (if something the ... size of the biggest country in the European Union can be called, erm, a "patch") (yes, and ...

  10. Safe Handling of Livestock on the Farm and at the Show

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/safe-handling-livestock-farm-and-show

    help prevent disease transfer and injury. For more information and safety steps you can go to ...

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