Agronomy and Farm Management

In this episode, Josh Winters, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator, talks about the research, “Discovering Agricultural Producers’ Communication Preferences in the Appalachian Region of Ohio”. In this research, Josh discovers the way that farmers in this region prefer when obtaining educational information, promotional materials, program types, and the barriers to digital connection.

Tar spot concern continues to grow across Ohio as it shows up in more and more fields each year. Each year farmers and researchers wonder if this will be the season it really explodes, causing widespread economic damage. For a background on Tar Spot, check out episodes 123 [https://podcast.osu.edu/agronomy/2023/08/30/episode-123-tar-spot/] and 101 [https://podcast.osu.edu/agronomy/2022/07/06/tar-spot-and-other-corn-diseases/]. In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Karhoff [https://hcs.osu.edu/our-people/dr-stephanie-karhoff] updates us on the latest research and treatment recommendations for managing not only Tar Spot but Gibberella ear rot and the vomitoxin it causes. Each disease has certain weather conditions and infection timing that are critical components to successfully managing it in field. The Crop Protection Network’s disease forecasting tool can afford insight into what to look for during scouting: https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/crop-disease-forecasting [https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/crop-disease-forecasting].

Join Bruce and Josh as they introduce Ellen Essman, who recently joined the OSU Extension’s Agricultural and Resource Law Program. Ellen Tells us about herself and what she is looking forward to helping with in her new role.

Dr. Aaron Wilson [https://byrd.osu.edu/people/wilson.1010] is back online to share exactly where this spring came out in the rankings. It might surprise you! We also provide an outlook on what we can expect from Ohio’s weather for the rest of the growing season season and what that means for crop health. Sign up to receive monthly and quarterly updates from the State Climate Office: climate.osu.edu [https://climate.osu.edu/]. Check out mrcc.purdue.edu/ [https://mrcc.purdue.edu/] to find useful tools such as the GDD calculator and freeze predictor. You can also reach out to Aaron at wilson.1010@osu.edu [wilson.1010@osu.edu].

Trevor Corboy is the current Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator for OSU Extension Brown County.  Trevor resides in Brown County with his wife Rachel on his family’s which was establish in the 1850’s farm.  Here he is active in raising Angus cattle, Boer and Nubian goats, hay, and grain products. Trevor currently provides leadership as one of the four co-leaders with the small farms team for OSU Extension. In this episode, Trevor will give you a peak at what the Small Farm College consists of through OSU Extension.