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Grey Leafspot on Corn
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/grey-leafspot-corn
Wayne County Extension IPM crop scouts are noting high incidences of grey leaf spot (GLS) in some corn fields in the area. While northern corn leaf blight (NCLB), another corn foliar disease, has not yet been noted on our scouting reports, other areas o ...
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Vegetable Growers: Disease Alert
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/vegetable-growers-disease-alert
I’ll continue to beat the drum of weather woes with this topic. Commercial vegetable production is another important component of the Wayne County agricultural economy. This is turning into a very challenging year for vegetable growers as the wet condit ...
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Stay Cool In The Kitchen
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/stay-cool-kitchen
During these hot summer days, it’s sometimes a challenge to find ways to prepare a quick nutritious meal without heating up the kitchen. Planning your main meal for the week will help not only save you time, it will save money by purchasing everything y ...
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Jan. 13th Beef Weigh-In Rescheduled to Jan. 20th
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/jan-13th-beef-weigh-rescheduled-jan-20th
ATTENTION: The Beef Committee has made the decision to delay the tag-in until January 20th! We hope everyone stays warm and safe while Mother Nature brings the ice and snow! Remember All Beef Steers, Dairy Steers, Market Beef Heifers, Beef and Dairy Carca ...
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Wheat Harvest Concerns
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/wheat-harvest-concerns
Our recent rainy weather combined with saturated soils is going to delay harvest of wheat harvest. In a recent OSU Extension crop newsletter, OSU Extension specialists Pierce Paul and Laura Lindsey outline some of the possible problems this can cause. L ...
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Summer 4-H Projects And Activities Engage Youth In Experiential Learning
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/summer-4-h-projects-and-activities-engage-youth-experiential-learning
This year some 1,500 youth in Wayne County and thousands more in surrounding counties are engaged in self-directed learning through their participation in more than 200 different 4-H projects. Projects include everything from the traditional cooking, sew ...
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Fly Control Around Livestock Facilities
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/fly-control-around-livestock-facilities
Flies are one of the major nuisances around livestock facilities. They are a particular problem during the summer and fall when temperatures work in favor of their reproductive cyle. Flies can negatively affect animal performance, causing reduced feedin ...
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Dairy Twilight Tour
https://wayne.osu.edu/events/dairy-twilight-tour
The Saal family dairy farm, known as Sterling Heights Dairy, began in 1957 with the purchase of an 80 acre farm. In 1999, the farm expanded from 90 to 250 cows as sons Matt and Mark returned to the farm after college. Since that time the farm has conti ...
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream!
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-ice-cream
As we close the month it’s a great time to celebrate June as Dairy month. I know, many of you know, Wayne County is the number one dairy county in the state of Ohio and according to the 2010 census we are ranked 11 th in the nation. As you travel or ha ...
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Scout for Soybean Diseases
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/scout-soybean-diseases
This past week Wayne County IPM scouts noted increased incidence of leaf diseases in soybean fields. Most of this can be attributed to our rainy weather. According to Anne Dorrance, OSU Extension soybean pathologist, foliar pathogens have the most impac ...