Soil available and added phosphorus (P) nutrient impacts Ohio’s crop production and environment in several ways. Fertilizer P can increase crop yields. Yet, excessive P can have negative impacts on water quality, resulting in toxic algal blooms. To properly calibrate the use of P for maximum crop yield efficiency and environmental safety, it is important to monitor P use trends, understand the changes to P recommendations from 1995 to today, review changes in soil test phosphorus (STP), and identify the sources of P used.
For farmers market Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and nutrition incentive programs to be successful, the community must be aware of the programs and how to participate in them. Nutrition incentives support the purchase of fruits and vegetables by low-income consumers.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) requires farmers markets interested in offering nutrition incentives to have the capacity to manage the funds and train market staff, volunteers, and vendors. Nutrition incentives support the purchase of fruits and vegetables by low-income consumers.
Who Needs to Get Certified
You need agricultural fertilizer certification if you apply fertilizer to more than 50 acres for agricultural production primarily intended for sale.
When is a Private Pesticide License Needed?
You need to have a private pesticide applicator license if you purchase restricted-use pesticides or apply them to the following:
AGR-75 Burley and Dark Tobaccos Sucker Control:
Note: A new Category 2e, Tobacco Sucker Control exam is required as of Aug. 1, 2025. The new study guide for this exam is available for sale at extensionpubs.osu.edu.
Because of differences in the growing season for corn across Ohio, practitioners need a method of accurately rating crop’s maturity to ensure maximum yield, quality, and adequate grain moisture at harvest.
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is an occasional field crop pest in the Midwest. It feeds on a wide range of plants, including corn, sorghum, small grains, pasture grasses, and forage crops. It is a distinct species from other armyworms encountered in Ohio, such as true armyworm, beet armyworm, and yellowstriped armyworm. Fall armyworm is a tropical species, and in the United States it can overwinter in only the warmest places—southern Texas and South Florida.
Have you ever had food poisoning? Food poisoning is the common term many people use to refer to foodborne illness. The exact number of foodborne illness cases that occur each year is difficult to determine because many people attribute their illness to a virus or flu. Public health officials cannot record the number of cases accurately unless the ill person reports their illness to their local health department and/or seeks medical care, which is unusual in mild cases.
