The physical properties of soil play a critical role in determining how well soils support crops, manage water, and resist degradation. This fact sheet is for Ohio farmers, advisors, and conservation professionals who want to better understand how soil texture, structure, compaction, and water movement affect soil health and crop productivity.
This fact sheet is the first in a five-part series introducing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate and related core curriculum topics. Upcoming fact sheets will cover airspace, weather, safety regulations, and career opportunities in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Known by the scientific name Euonymus alatus, winged burning bush’s native distribution extends from Central China to northeastern Asia, but it has been present in the United States since the mid-1800s. It occurs from as far north as Ontario, Canada; south to Missouri, Kentucky, and South Carolina; and east to New Hampshire (Kartesz, 1999). Introduced as an ornamental shrub, winged burning bush has been prized as a low-maintenance hedge.
The black cutworm [(BCW) Agrotis ipsilon, family Noctuidae] is a caterpillar pest of many crops, including turfgrasses. Adults are medium-sized (1.5—1.9 inch) moths with brown wings, held flat against their back at rest.
Ailanthus (Ailanthus altissima), also known as tree-of-heaven, is a moderate-sized (60- to 80-foot-tall) deciduous tree that can grow up to 6 feet in diameter. The tree was first introduced into the United States from Asia in the late 1700s for use as an urban landscape tree (Kasson, et al., 2013) and in strip mine reclamation in the Eastern United States. Ailanthus has numerous invasive characteristics:
Over the past five decades, corn grain yields in Ohio Corn Performance Tests (Medeiros, et al., 2024) and the state average of on-farm yields (United States Department of Agriculture, National Agriculture Statistics Service, n.d.) have increased at 2.1 and 1.8 bushels-per-acre per year, respectively.
Poisonous plants rarely cause issues for horses unless there is not enough proper feed/forage. However, some horses may ingest things they should not, particularly young or curious horses (Figure 1). Boredom and deficiency are other reasons horses may ingest poisonous plants.
Peer groups have come into their own in the agricultural industry. They have been somewhat commonplace in business generally, yet less so in agriculture until recently. Peer groups are typically made up of like-minded farm or agribusiness owners who gather two to three times per year to discuss business challenges they face, and also to share solutions to these problems.
This fact sheet is for Ohio gardeners who want to create pollinator-friendly spaces that truly support bee health. It includes the bee food pyramid to highlight different plants found in Ohio and the nutritional values of the plants’ pollen. These plants include a variety of flowers that meet the nutritional needs of garden visitors, including a diversity of bee species.
