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  1. Dormant Turfgrass Still Needs a Little 'TLC'

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/dormant-turfgrass-still-needs-little-tlc

    stress-causing conditions may speed up the process requiring homeowners and lawn care professionals to intervene ... and provide additional maintenance. Boggs said that such factors as poor soil fertility, poor mowing ... thatch layer more quickly." Homeowners should also mow high and in the early evening when it's ...

  2. U-Pick Apple Orchard Safety

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/u-pick-apple-orchard-safety

    (disease potential) Washing apples before eating (bacteria, dirt, spray residue, etc.) Allergies ... transportation to orchard (Is something going to break) Tree trimming (dead limbs, problem limbs) Mowing areas of ...

  3. Can Animals Spread Disease to Humans?

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/can-animals-spread-disease-humans

    and cause illness – these are known as zoonotic diseases or zoonosis. According to the World Health ... Organization (2020), a zoonosis is an infectious disease that has jumped from an animal to humans. Zoonotic ... pathogens can be either bacterial, viral, or parasitic.  How can they spread? The Centers for Disease ...

  4. Niemczyk Receives TPI Honorary Membership Award

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/niemczyk-receives-tpi-honorary-membership-award

    turf and the biology, ecology, and control of insects and other arthropods in turfgrass has been ... "Destructive Turf Insects" which he collaborated with colleague David Shetler, continues to be a practical ... guide serving turfgrass producers, sports field managers, lawn service operators, golf course ...

  5. Safe Operation of Tractors while Mowing along Roadways

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/july-2015/machinery-maintenance/safe-operation-tractors-while-mowing-along

    driving overturned while using a rotary mower attached to a Ford 600 tractor. The farmer was mowing an ... roadways, farmers and highway crews will be mowing road ditches. With excess water in the ditches, extra ... caution should be used when mowing these areas. Here are some tips for increasing safety when mowing along ...

  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. A Gloomy Soybean Crop Looming for Some Growers

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/gloomy-soybean-crop-looming-some-growers

    a disease-ridden, nonproductive soybean crop. “We got a late start. We don’t have the heat we need. We are not ... getting as much sunlight as normal and we’ve got all of these disease problems,” said Beuerlein, ... diseases. “Soils have been wet and we’ve got root rot diseases everywhere. Plants are dying and they ...

  8. Working in Cold Temperatures

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2022/working-cold-temperatures

    a few months.  It is interesting to note that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) documents that there ...

  9. Hope Emergency Food Pantry

    https://brown.osu.edu/program-areas/master-gardener-volunteers/2021-programs-and-projects/hope-emergency-food-pantry

    disease and insect pest identificaiton. We also discussed the appropriate strategies for ... the the upper side of the leaves. Be on the look out for these diseases in your garden and find more ...

  10. The Thriving Farmer – Information to Help Farmers and Their Families Make Healthful Choices

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/thriving-farmer-%E2%80%93-information-help-farmers-and

    sandwiches made with whole grain bread may help lower your risks of health problems, such as heart disease ...

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