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  1. Springtime on Rural Roads

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/springtime-rural-roads

    Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Crash Facts).  Of these 380 incidents, 3 resulted in fatalities and 99 ... the State of Ohio.  After challenging planting seasons in recent years, farmers will be taking ... telecommuting back to work from COVID-19 and we have an increased risk of incidents on local roadways. In the ...

  2. Tree University: Why Urban Foresters Do the Things They Do and How You Can Help

    https://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/events/tree-university-why-urban-foresters-do-things-they-do-and-how-you-can-help

    Why do cities do the things they do to enhance our urban trees? Central Ohio municipal tree care ... for this 1-hour webinar on this topic that discusses how Ohio's urban forestry evolved, tree ... selection, planting, care, and much more. Drew Todd, formerly Ohio’s Urban Forestry Coordinator, worked for ...

  3. Bumper crop of jobs for ag-school graduates

    https://fst.osu.edu/news/bumper-crop-jobs-ag-school-graduates

    disciplines in Ohio and nationwide. “Food is in the news,” said Bruce McPheron, the recently appointed dean of ... reasons food makes news. As a result, student enrollment in agriculture is up at his OSU college and ... Interest in food — safety, availability, environmental impacts — is on the rise, and as a result ...

  4. 2019 Central Ohio Precision Ag Symposium

    https://agnr.osu.edu/events/2019-central-ohio-precision-ag-symposium

      https://knox.osu.edu/news/central-ohio-precision-ag-symposium or contact the OSU Extension Office in Knox County at 740-397-0401 or AgInfoTech 740-507-2503.    ... The Central Ohio Precision Ag Symposium will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at All ... Occasions Catering 6986 Waldo-Delaware Rd., Waldo Ohio from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  This year’s program will ...

  5. Helping farmers know their bottom line

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/helping-farmers-know-their-bottom-line

    LOUISVILLE, Ohio—In this rural town, a short drive from Canton, Ohio, Mark Thomas had been running ... They used information from several years of analysis done through the Ohio Farm Business Analysis and ... Benchmarking Program in The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences ...

  6. Need Farm Workers? It could get easier

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/need-farm-workers-it-could-get-easier

    COLUMBUS, Ohio—Hiring migrant farm workers will become cheaper and easier as a result of several ... upcoming changes to the process, according to a labor economist with The Ohio State University. The  new ... workers an hourly wage based on what other domestic workers employed in the same position in the area are ...

  7. Ohio AgrAbility in Action: Fitness for Farm Life – One stretch, 3 ways

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/december-2019/ohio-agrability-action-fitness-farm-life-%E2%80%93-one-stretch-3

    Laura Akgerman, Disability Services Coordinator, Ohio AgrAbility Project Farmers spend hours every ... the result. Try this stretch when you are sitting or standing – you can even use a wall, pole or ... exercise using a wall: Start in an upright standing position Place elbows on the wall at face height Take ...

  8. Manure Science Review Set for July 25

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/manure-science-review-set-july-25

    “Regulations Update” by Matt Lane of the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s (ODA) Division of Soil and Water ... FOREST, Ohio — There are safe, research-tested, beneficial ways to use manure on farm fields ... an upcoming event in northwest Ohio. On July 25, Watkins Farm in Hardin County will host Manure ...

  9. Tractor Accident Can Happen to Anyone

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/resources/free-video

    and generally mountainous terrain increased the risk of rollovers and the subsequent fatal injuries to ... tractor operators. As a result of the significant number of tractor rollover deaths, a survey was ... risks associated with tractor rollovers and the effectiveness of ROPS and seat belts in reducing ...

  10. US EPA allows use of dicamba products by July 31, 2020

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/us-epa-allows-use-dicamba-products-july-31-2020

    “approximately 4 million gallons could be in the channels of trade.”  Risks resulting from the use of the ... stocks of cancelled pesticides, both when no significant risk concerns have been identified and when ... there are significant risk concerns for a cancelled product.  The agency noted that it considered the ...

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